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Alistair Gauld
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Tamiya 1/48 Brewster Buffalo B-339 Pacific Theatre.

July 28, 2023 · in Aviation · · 26 · 240

For a kit that was originally released in 1974 it went together beautifully.

Primed with Neutral Grey.
Painted with:
Tamiya Flat Aluminium, Khaki, Olive Drab, Rubber Black, Nato Black, Clear Red and Clear Green.
Hataka Golden Yellow
Washed with Flory Dark Dirt, Various Windsor & Newton Oils thinned with lighter fluid.
Oil dot filter with Windsor & Newton White, Green, Paynes Grey, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna and Abteilung Smoke.
Clear Coated with Windsor & Newton Galeria Matt Varnish tinted with a couple of drops of Tamiya Deck Tan.

Thanks for looking,

Cheers,
Alistair

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26 responses

  1. Nice looking Buffalo, Alistair. Well done!

  2. Alistair @alistairfgauld, what an impressive build. How on earth did you do that beautiful and delicate canopy?! The paint scheme is beautiful with the subtle weathering, love it.

    • Thanks very much.
      Tamiya give you a mask set for it but you have to cut them out yourself.
      I transferred the mask to my Silhouette cutter and cut my own masks from that.

  3. Very nice Buffalo in ML-KNIL livery!
    The Dutch used to call this aircraft just Brewster, the British called it Buffalo though.

  4. Excellent job as usual, Alistair! This is a super looking Buffalo!

  5. Lovely Buffalo - I don't remember seeing one in Dutch colors, but now I may have to add another project to my builds!

  6. Great work Alistair!

  7. Your usual excellent work Alistair and a great result.

  8. Wonderful result Alistair @alistairfgauld! 👍 And, somewhat a departure for you, from 1/72 isn't it? This one is a beauty to behold! 🍻

  9. Beautiful Buffalo, Alastair, the canopy on its own is a masterpiece.

  10. Excellent work, Alistair.

  11. One fine looking Buffalo, Alistair @alistairfgauld
    Your work on the canopy, like the rest as well, is fantastic.
    I do have this same kit approaching the finish line and it is indeed a nice kit to work on.

  12. Cool, I've always liked those Dutch Buffalos. I've got one in the stash also planned as a Dutch bird. Someday.

    Yours turned out great Alistair. Thanks for sharing the photos.

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