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Brewster B339 Buffalo (Tamiya 1/48), KNIL 1942

Started by John vd Biggelaar · 152 ≡ · ↻ 8 months ago

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John vd Biggelaar said 11 months ago:

@gblair, I'm kind of nervous to get the Dutch scheme on in a good way.
George R Blair Jr said 11 months ago:

It is a cool paint scheme, John (@johnb). The national pride of the Netherlands rests on your shoulders, so no pressure.
Spiros Pendedekas said 11 months ago:

I am sure you will get the scheme spot on, my friend @johnb!
John vd Biggelaar said 11 months ago:

@gblair, now you are really putting the pressure on 🙂
@fiveten, the aluminum lower surface might be the most challenging part.
John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

Finally the Buffalo is back on the bench. The clear glue for the canopy did cure enough after one week. Painted the canopy and the screen in the belly interior green.
George R Blair Jr said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

Looks great, John (@johnb). This would be a lot tougher if you had to create your own masks.
John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

@gblair, thank you, George. I'm glad indeed that Tamiya did provide them.
Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

Looks great indeed, my friend @johnb!
John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

@fiveten, thank you, Spiros
John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

Had to go for a second round of primer. During the first round, the airbrush was "spitting" a lot of drops on the surface. I had to let it dry and did a little bit of grinding to smooth the surface. The second round went on much better.
I'm reaching the end of the bottle for the primer, maybe wise to get a new/fresh one.
Spiros Pendedekas said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

Looks nicely primed, my friend @johnb!
John Healy said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

Progressing nice, John. That's such a fun kit.
John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 3 weeks ago:

@fiveten, thank you, Spiros
@j-healy, thanks, John. Till now this is indeed a fun kit to work on.
George R Blair Jr said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

Primer looks awesome, John (@johnb). Have you figured out why you had problems with the first round of primer?
John vd Biggelaar said 10 months, 2 weeks ago:

@gblair, thank you, George. It is the last bit of primer left in the bottle, I think it somehow became a little thicker than usual, I did thin it the last round more than I usually do and that seemed to work. Definitely time to open up a new bottle.

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Brewster B339 Buffalo (Tamiya 1/48), KNIL 1942