From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "David Thompson" References: <000001c400b8$dab4a1f0$0300a8c0@Thommo> Subject: Re: Gallery article Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:14:34 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01A8_01C40B3F.824DD2C0"; type="multipart/alternative" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01A8_01C40B3F.824DD2C0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_01A9_01C40B3F.824DD2C0" ------=_NextPart_001_01A9_01C40B3F.824DD2C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi David, Thanks for sending in your Brewster Buffalo article. Great looking = model and very well done article. I'm catching up on a backlog of = e-mails....sorry for the slow response. I'll e-mail you when your = article goes on ARC. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David Thompson=20 To: sheb@telus.net=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 4:45 PM Subject: Gallery article Gallery Template #08 Tamyia 1/48 RAAF Brewster Buffalo by David Thompson -------------------- Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 This is a representation of an RAAF 25 Squadron Buffalo, stationed at = Pearce in Western Australia in 1942. These aircraft were bound for the = Netherlands East Indies air force, but diverted to Oz. They came in the = Dutch colours, the Dutch markings were over-painted and the silver = undersides re-sprayed light blue to hide the US Army lettering. The Tamyia kit used is the US Navy F2A2 version. This model was a bit = of a rush job for a local competition. Building in rush mode does not = suit my temperament I discovered! Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 =20 Construction I used the Red Roo resin conversion set which supplies a new canopy, = propeller/spinner, seat, seat armour, tail wheel and tail cone. Additional scratch-built detail was added including: =B7 Wiring and rudder cables in cockpit from fuse wire =B7 Heater hose from fuse wire & wrapped in masking tape =B7 Scratch built compass from sprue =B7 Reflector gun sight from sprue & clear plastic scrap =B7 External gun sight from wire (this version had 2 gun sights = apparently) =B7 Piping etc in wheel wells from fuse wire - you can see = right through the wheel wells into the internal fuselage on this kit, so = I glued in some card to hide the internal fuselage join, sprayed the = inside matt black and added the piping to make it look less hollow =B7 Cut out sections of solid bulkhead behind the seat =B7 Added a 1mm circle of plastic card to the front of the = cowling as per Red Roo instructions requiring tricky re-scribing of the = join - thanks Johno (MadMike) for the tips on scribing which improved my = initial attempts =B7 Added brake lines to wheels from fuse wire =B7 Added second landing light under starboard wing from clear = plastic scrap Getting the vac-form canopy (which got slightly squashed in the mail) = to blend well with the fuselage was problematic and the fit is still not = great. Fuselage halves had a step at the join, requiring putty. Wings = and tail sections fitted well. =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Painting The cockpit interior was painted with acrylic USMC Green (Model = Master), the instrument panel in dark grey, details picked out in flat = black, white, yellow, red. =20 External colours were Tamiya acrylics - Deep Green, Olive Drab and = Light Blue with a little grey/white added. The usual pre-shading, = addition of lighter weathered patches, exhaust and gun stains and panel = line washes (enamel) were carried out. Camo masking was done with = 'worms' of Blu-Tac (never tried this before, it works well). =20 Coating the olive drab with clear gloss changed it to a dark chocolate = colour, requiring re-spraying that part of the camo with a mix of olive = drab with some light tan added, gloss coating, then simulating faded = patches with the same colour mix, but just a flat overcoat. The other tricky bit was the little window on the underside. It = looked too small to mask, so I hand painted the frames with aluminium, = but that did not go so well. Eventually, I cut thin strips of Tamiya = masking tape, sprayed them light blue and added those over the aluminium = - that worked better. A tip on the Gunze Mr Metalizer - this stuff seems to get everywhere = not just on the model and stays wet. I ended up with aluminium finger = prints in all the wrong places. Apparently, these Buffaloes were quite dirty so I made it look used = with heavy exhaust & gun stains (though whether they actually fired = their guns in anger over Perth is an issue) and much paint chipping = using Gunze Mr Metalizer added strategically with a fine brush. My Aztec = fine (tan) tip wore out prior to adding stains hence they are not as = subtle as usual. A new tip has since been purchased. Decals were a selection from my spares box (hence the black fuselage = code which is really supposed to be light grey) Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 06.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 06.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 07.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 07.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 08.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 08.jpg=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2004 by David Thompson =20 ------=_NextPart_001_01A9_01C40B3F.824DD2C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi David,
Thanks for sending in=20 your Brewster Buffalo article.  Great looking model and = very well=20 done article.  I'm catching up on a backlog of e-mails....sorry for = the=20 slow response.  I'll e-mail you when your article goes on=20 ARC.
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David = Thompson=20
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 = 4:45=20 PM
Subject: Gallery article

Gallery Template=20 #08

Tamyia=20 1/48 RAAF Brewster Buffalo

by David=20 Thompson
--------------------

Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo = 01.jpg = here

This = is a=20 representation of an RAAF 25 Squadron Buffalo, stationed at Pearce in=20 Western=20 Australia in=20 1942.  These aircraft = were bound=20 for the Netherlands East Indies air force, but diverted to Oz.  They came in the Dutch colours, the Dutch markings were over-painted = and the=20 silver undersides re-sprayed light blue to hide the US Army=20 lettering.

The = Tamyia kit used is the US Navy F2A2 version. = This model=20 was a bit of a rush job for a local competition.  Building in rush mode does = not suit my=20 temperament I discovered!

Click on=20 images below to see larger = images

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo=20 03.jpg = here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 03.jpg=20

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 Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo=20 04.jpg = here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 04.jpg=20

<= SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo=20 05.jpg = here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 05.jpg=20

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Construction

I used = the Red=20 Roo resin conversion set which supplies a = new=20 canopy, propeller/spinner, seat, seat armour, tail=20 wheel and tail cone.

Additional=20 scratch-built detail was added including:

=B7       =20 Wiring = and=20 rudder cables in cockpit from fuse wire

=B7       =20 Heater = hose from=20 fuse wire & wrapped in masking tape

=B7       =20 Scratch built=20 compass from sprue

=B7       =20 Reflector gun=20 sight from sprue & clear plastic=20 scrap

=B7       =20 External gun=20 sight from wire (this version had 2 gun sights=20 apparently)

=B7       =20 Piping = etc in=20 wheel wells from fuse wire =96 you can see right through the wheel = wells into=20 the internal fuselage on this kit, so I glued in some card to hide the = internal fuselage join, sprayed the inside matt black and added the = piping to=20 make it look less hollow

=B7       =20 Cut=20 out sections of solid bulkhead behind the = seat

=B7       =20 Added = a 1mm=20 circle of plastic card to the front of the cowling as per Red Roo instructions requiring tricky re-scribing of = the join=20 =96 thanks Johno (MadMike)=20 for the tips on scribing which improved my initial=20 attempts

=B7       =20 Added = brake=20 lines to wheels from fuse wire

=B7       =20 Added = second=20 landing light under starboard wing from clear plastic=20 scrap

Getting the=20 vac-form canopy (which got slightly = squashed in the=20 mail) to blend well with the fuselage was problematic and the fit is = still not=20 great.  Fuselage halves = had a step=20 at the join, requiring putty. =20 Wings and tail sections fitted = well.

 

Steve=20 Bamford will insert full sized version of photo = 02.jpg = here

Painting

The = cockpit=20 interior was painted with acrylic USMC Green (Model Master), the = instrument=20 panel in dark grey, details picked out in flat black, white, yellow, = red.  =

External colours were Tamiya = acrylics =96=20 Deep Green, Olive Drab and Light Blue with a little grey/white = added.  The usual pre-shading, = addition of=20 lighter weathered patches, exhaust and gun stains and panel line = washes=20 (enamel) were carried out.  = Camo masking was done with =91worms=92 of Blu-Tac (never tried this before, it works = well).  =

Coating the=20 olive drab with clear gloss changed it to a dark chocolate colour, requiring re-spraying that part of the = camo with a mix of olive drab with some light = tan added,=20 gloss coating, then simulating faded = patches with the=20 same colour mix, but just a flat=20 overcoat.

The = other tricky=20 bit was the little window on the underside.  It looked too small to mask, = so I hand=20 painted the frames with aluminium, but = that did not=20 go so well.  Eventually, = I cut=20 thin strips of Tamiya masking tape, = sprayed them=20 light blue and added those over the aluminium =96 that=20 worked better.

A tip = on the=20 Gunze Mr Metalizer =96 this=20 stuff seems to get everywhere not just on the model and stays = wet.  I ended up with aluminium finger prints in all the wrong=20 places.

Apparently,=20 these Buffaloes were quite dirty so I made it look used with heavy = exhaust=20 & gun stains (though whether they actually fired their guns in = anger over=20 Perth is an = issue)=20 and much paint chipping using Gunze Mr = Metalizer added strategically with a fine brush. = My Aztec=20 fine (tan) tip wore out prior to adding stains hence they are not as = subtle as=20 usual.  A new tip has = since been=20 purchased.

Decals = were a=20 selection from my spares box (hence the black fuselage code which is = really=20 supposed to be light grey)

Click on=20 images below to see larger = images

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo=20 06.jpg = here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 06.jpg=20

<= SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo=20 07.jpg = here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 07.jpg=20

<= SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">

Steve=20 Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo=20 08.jpg = here.  Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version=20 of photo 08.jpg=20

<= SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">

Photos = and text =A9=20 2004 by David Thompson

 

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