Tamiya 1/48 Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo, VF-2 "Flying Chiefs"

Started by Reinhard Spreitzhofer · 30 · 1 year ago
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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Another yellow wing subject..
    Almost too late because already close to the finish line

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    starting with the cockpit
    some primer because the plastic is very smooth
    seat had molded on seatbelts but they are a bit wrong style, removed them and gonna add other ones

    no decals for the IB and not much structure to drybrush

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    stole decals for the instruments out of Tamiya´s export B339 version kit

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    some more build up progress

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    applied a Mr Paint primer
    used the late style canopy for closing the cockpit during the paint stages

    that is the actual cockpit

    also started with the landing gear

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Won´t do the box art scheme or the other included scheme with black section colour.
    It´s gonna be this green section colour aircraft

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    some Gunze H26 Bright Green for Section 5 and lightened up Yellow for the Lexington

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    "ID" areas masked, getting ready for yellow wings and shiny fuselage

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    yellow wings painted with AK RC RLM04
    black outlines done with leftover decals from the AM F3F kits

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    some more decal progress

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    whereas my dad kept the two previous built F3Fs pristine, he decided to apply a subtle oilwash on the Buffalos

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    installing the main landing gear

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Looking great, my friend @grimreaper!

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    Pretty awesome, Reinhard (@grimreaper). All of the masking and colors are really look great. What did you use for the metallic areas?

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    Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 1 year, 5 months ago:

    used AK Xtreme Metal White Aluminium