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For the 1941 Theme @ Telford - Tamiya 1:48 Brewster Buffalo

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Ian the Kiwi Herder

October 04, 2011, 07:28:13 AM
Brewster B339 Buffalo
2eme Escadrille, Grp de Chasse I/5
Cassablanca, Morocco
Mid 1941


























If folks are interested, I'll post up a series of progress shots in a separate thread. Some have said in the past that progress shots are a wee bit boring, and are just happy to see the finished results and that's fine by me. For the record, the only thing on the model that wasn't included in the box - apart from the paint and decals  :blink: - is the prop... it's from the AMT/Italeri Boston, a project that fell at the very last hurdle earlier this year  :rolleyes:.

As ever, thanks for taking the time to look and I'll take any/all questions, comments and criticism.

AFN

Ian
"When the Carpet Monster tells you it's full....
....it's time to tidy the workbench"

Confuscious (maybe)

NARSES2

#1
October 04, 2011, 07:29:38 AM
Nice Ian - looking forward to the progress shots
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

AXU

#2
October 04, 2011, 07:41:22 AM
Ooohh yeah,this is impressive,well done Ian,me likey  :wub: :thumbsup:

Alex

Mossie

#3
October 04, 2011, 08:12:55 AM
Lovely, that'll make for a few double takes! :thumbsup:
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

sequoiaranger

#4
October 04, 2011, 08:31:17 AM
I haven't yet modeled a Vichy aircraft, but have always liked the flamboyant striping they employed.

Nice "glasswork" and overall job!
My mind is like a compost heap: both "fertile" and "rotten"!

PR19_Kit

#6
October 04, 2011, 09:28:24 AM
Magnifique mon brave!  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Martin H

#7
October 04, 2011, 10:24:13 AM
ohhh now there's posh!

Wouldnt have thought of a French Buffalo myself. Nice one Ian.
I always hope for the best.
Unfortunately,
experience has taught me to expect the worst.

Size (of the stash) matters.

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kitbasher

#8
October 04, 2011, 12:37:37 PM
Very pretty!
Stick in the Nats proper - no one will tell it's a whif!!
What If? & Secret Project SIG member.
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ChernayaAkula

#10
October 04, 2011, 03:32:35 PM
Brilliant!  :bow:
Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

Scooterman

#11
October 04, 2011, 06:27:41 PM
Veddy nice, my brother!  :thumbsup:

Hotte

#12
October 05, 2011, 09:39:32 AM
Fantastic  :bow:
Good idea!


Hotte

Pablo1965

#13
October 05, 2011, 02:48:00 PM
This is the most exotic B339, that I ever seen. I like the french camo.  :thumbsup: :cheers: :bow:

sequoiaranger

#14
October 06, 2011, 08:45:02 AM Last Edit: October 06, 2011, 08:54:58 AM by sequoiaranger
>Wouldnt have thought of a French Buffalo myself.<

There were some real French Buffaloes (B-339's) rotting on Martinique, ostensibly for the French carrier Bearn, after the collapse in 1940.
My mind is like a compost heap: both "fertile" and "rotten"!
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