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

Started by Reinhard Spreitzhofer · 30 ≡ · ↻ 10 months ago

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Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 11 months, 1 week ago:

Another yellow wing subject..
Almost too late because already close to the finish line
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Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 11 months, 1 week 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 11 months, 1 week ago:

stole decals for the instruments out of Tamiya´s export B339 version kit
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Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 11 months, 1 week ago:

some more build up progress
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Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 11 months, 1 week 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 11 months, 1 week 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 11 months, 1 week ago:

some Gunze H26 Bright Green for Section 5 and lightened up Yellow for the Lexington
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Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 11 months, 1 week ago:

"ID" areas masked, getting ready for yellow wings and shiny fuselage
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Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 11 months, 1 week 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 11 months, 1 week ago:

some more decal progress
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Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 11 months, 1 week 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 11 months, 1 week ago:

installing the main landing gear
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Spiros Pendedekas said 11 months ago:

Looking great, my friend @grimreaper!
George R Blair Jr said 11 months ago:

Pretty awesome, Reinhard (@grimreaper). All of the masking and colors are really look great. What did you use for the metallic areas?
Reinhard Spreitzhofer said 11 months ago:

used AK Xtreme Metal White Aluminium

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