Two little Brewsters, now a Buddy Build.

[Martinnfb]

Furthermore , those pesky Finns were replacing the lower window with metal in case of breakage or during the first overhaul , yet sometimes there were replaced with glass, so  they created a unique assortment of combinations  

USEFUL LINK

 

[Clunkmeister]

well, we shall change it for sure. There are two styles of ignition rings in the kit, and the horseshoe style is what they call for, although I’m not certain on that now, either. 

[Martinnfb]

a nice build here

 

[Clunkmeister]

Martin will be joining in with his in progress Brewster. 

[Clunkmeister]

We still find time to get to the bench, but not much building’s been happening lately.

[belugawhaleman]

4 minutes ago, Clunkmeister said:

We still find time to get to the bench at time. 

Ah, A Buffalo, great to see!

[Martinnfb]

Oh, now I have to catch up.   Looking good Ernie. 

[Peterpools]

Ernie

Looking mighty good

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[Clunkmeister]

These days I’ve been using building as a release from stress, nothing more.  Life is crazy now, and stress free brainless builds like this kit are depressurizing me. 
It’s a simple model, and adding to it is much fun.

[Kaireckstadt]

Copy Martin and Peter:

Looking very good and starting to take shape! 

[Peterpools]

19 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

We still find time to get to the bench, but not much building’s been happening lately.

Martin and Ernie

A Buddy build - awesome. let the good times roll.

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[Clunkmeister]

Anyone having a Buffalo sitting on the SOD, grab it and let’s finish them.

[Clunkmeister]

That build on the Czech modelers forum is the gold standard. What an insane build. I had to read S L O W L Y, but I figured it out.  Stunning work.  
 

I have the Yellow Wings decal set for this as well, and although I really wanted to do an early war blue/grey striped tail crate, I’m now leaning towards the classic yellow wings scheme.

[Clunkmeister]

A bit of picking away at it today.  I had to use a bit of card stock to close some joint gaps. Typical short run.

The turtleneck required some careful fitting, trimming, and shimming with card stock. Quite simple actually, but it took a bit of time to get it right. It was narrow OOB, but a few shims fixed that.

So far it looks decent enough.  Sorry for the washed out look in the cockpit  Plenty of glare from the lights.

[Clunkmeister]

Aaand then we find this!  A bit of a disaster.  Sometime between now and then, a massive crack appeared, dead center in the windscreen.  There’s no fixing that, so we use find a different windscreen.

The kit comes with both styles of windscreen: with or without the telescopic gunsight.  So without buying another kit, the only option is to use the later style windscreen.  
 

[Peterpools]

Ernie

Looking so good and then  the canopy - just seems there is something always around the corner to bite us. Just go with the other canopy - is it possible to drill out the hole for the sight tube?

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[Clunkmeister]

4 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Ernie

Looking so good and then  the canopy - just seems there is something always around the corner to bite us. Just go with the other canopy - is it possible to drill out the hole for the sight tube?

Keep 'em comin

Peter

Peter, I’m gonna attempt it, maybe first start with a heated up sewing needle?  Or just go bigger and bigger with the drill bits

[Kaireckstadt]

In my eyes the sewing needle is a good idea: just melts the material. But there is a risk that it might be difficult to get it out fast enough. Maybe a test on an old part or clear sprue would be good.

[Peterpools]

9 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

Peter, I’m gonna attempt it, maybe first start with a heated up sewing needle?  Or just go bigger and bigger with the drill bits

Ernie

Fingers crossed and I thinking the way to go is with increasing the drill bit size as you go. Good luck!

Do some testing and see which works best.

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[Martinnfb]

On 8/20/2021 at 6:38 AM, Clunkmeister said:

Aaand then we find this!  A bit of a disaster.  Sometime between now and then, a massive crack appeared, dead center in the windscreen.  There’s no fixing that, so we use find a different windscreen.

The kit comes with both styles of windscreen: with or without the telescopic gunsight.  So without buying another kit, the only option is to use the later style windscreen.  
 

Ernie, can you please text me your address?

[Martinnfb]

So. Ernie is on the roll with his kit and I become distracted by different stuff. However, this is where I stand with Buffalo right now.  The airframe is intact, needs some sanding and scribing, I slapped it together super fast to motivate Ernie's efforts , so the painting of the internals will be fun. 

[Peterpools]

Martin

You're the 7th Calvary to the rescue for Ernie - nice going my friend

Your Buffalo is looking mighty good and painting the interior portions is surely going to be a bit nerve racking. Looking forward to the pics.

Keep 'em comin

Peter

 

[Clunkmeister]

Oh awesome Martin. You’re doing the slightly different Finnish version.  Should be OH SO COOL.

I actually like the style of the export cowl more than the US Navy -2 version. 

[Clunkmeister]

I actually managed to modify the solid windscreen without cracking it.  No pics because it’s masked and enjoying a coat of RLM66. 
 

 

[Clunkmeister]

7th Cav?  Yikes!  I hear War Drums beating…