Old Collingwood Posted January 11, 2023 Share #31 Posted January 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: Alan, if you're going to go with Mr. Color, try their primer if you haven't already. They make the standard gray, but also black and other colors. I have used Vallejo primer in the past, but I find Mr. Surfacer much better. They come in both rattle can and jars to be thinned like their paints. If you go with the latter, thin it with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner (as opposed to Mr. Color Thinner, which is also good, but I don't think it has the leveling properties of the former). People aren't far enough when they refer to it as "unicorn tears" for thinning. I do use Vallejo's Gloss Black as an undercoat for their Metal Color range. It works really nicely. But, I find Vallejo primers can be prone to lifting when taped, so I only use it when I'm not looking to tape (as with aircraft interiors, chrome parts on cars, etc.). I also have some All-Clad black for undercoating their metal line, but so far I've only used it once (and liked it). Totally agree about Vallejo Black Surface primer - its good as it shrinks down, but it is delicate and needs a few days to harden before paint layers ontop, even then I sometimes find its surface a bit shiny - almost slippery for the paint layers to stick to, but once they are built up and a Good top coat is applied - its all Good. OC. Dave_E, Landlubber Mike, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted January 11, 2023 Share #32 Posted January 11, 2023 hey ther Mike! sweet looking buffalo your progressing with...........love the paint work I used to be a member of James's original site...too bad it got taken down by hackers I believe he mentioned that he started another site a while back, but I failed to follow up on it {my loss}. thanks for the link Canute, Old Collingwood, Dave_E and 5 others 7 1 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted January 11, 2023 Share #33 Posted January 11, 2023 Hey Mike, you are getting a great looking model! Cheers, Dan Edwardkenway, king derelict, Old Collingwood and 7 others 9 1 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share #34 Posted February 11, 2023 Finished the Brewster Buffalo. It's the 339-23 version that originally went to Australia, and then was given over to the Americans. Actually found a picture of the plane I modeled: Here are pictures of the final build. Last picture shows the view down the cockpit into the fuselage floor window. Would have been scary looking down! FriedClams, BobG, Canute and 14 others 14 3 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share #35 Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) And I put it in a diorama setting. Figure from Aerobonus, oil drums, ladder and wheel chocks from Brengun. Thanks to everyone for your help and support on this build! Edited February 12, 2023 by Landlubber Mike Shotlocker, gsdpic, ccoyle and 20 others 13 10 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted February 11, 2023 Share #36 Posted February 11, 2023 Beautiful job Mike, looks absolutely fantastic. Congratulations on it’s completion. Gary Canute, mtaylor, Egilman and 6 others 8 1 Quote Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_E Posted February 11, 2023 Share #37 Posted February 11, 2023 Outstanding Mike! Nice work! 👍😀 mtaylor, Egilman, Jack12477 and 6 others 8 1 Quote Dave Current builds: Rattlesnake Completed builds: Lady Nelson On the shelf: NRG Half Hull Project, Various metal, plastic and paper models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted February 11, 2023 Share #38 Posted February 11, 2023 Really nicely done. OC. mtaylor, Canute, Edwardkenway and 5 others 7 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted February 12, 2023 Share #39 Posted February 12, 2023 Great build Mike, thank you for sharing the finished result! Egilman, FriedClams, Edwardkenway and 5 others 7 1 Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 12, 2023 Share #40 Posted February 12, 2023 Love the build and especially the diorama. The mini-dios really add something to the model. Old Collingwood, king derelict, Egilman and 6 others 8 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted February 12, 2023 Share #41 Posted February 12, 2023 Great job on one of my favorite airplanes! Egilman, mtaylor, AJohnson and 6 others 8 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share #42 Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) Thanks guys! Really appreciate it! The Special Hobby kits are limited run kits, so they are a little rough around the edges in places. They seem to take older molds, and then update the kit with resin and PE details. Instructions can be lacking in detail at times which can be frustrating. But, Special Hobby has some really interesting subjects out there, and the kits can build into nice models with a little extra attention. @ccoyle, I have to say that I really like their look as well. Reminds me of a little bulldog. To take the lessons and experience I got with this kit, I'm going to build the 239 Finnish version from Special Hobby in 1/32 next alongside a group build for LSM. Don't have anywhere near the aftermarket goodies I had on the 1/48, so should go a little faster now that I have one Special Hobby kit under my belt. I just love the color scheme used for this plane, and it was legendary for the Finns in WW2. Edited February 12, 2023 by Landlubber Mike Jack12477, Canute, king derelict and 6 others 9 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobG Posted February 12, 2023 Share #43 Posted February 12, 2023 Beautiful work, Mike! Landlubber Mike, Canute, king derelict and 7 others 9 1 Quote Bob Garcia "Measure once, cuss twice!" Current Builds: Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28 Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egilman Posted February 12, 2023 Share #44 Posted February 12, 2023 Mike, Superlative... beautiful presentation.... Master modeler level work.... Finescale Modeler, eat your heart out!!!! It belongs on the cover of a magazine my friend.... Landlubber Mike, Jack12477, king derelict and 6 others 8 1 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share #45 Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, BobG said: Beautiful work, Mike! Thanks again Bob, really appreciate it! And I feel like the motto in your signature applies to me as a lot of bad words fly out of my mouth during these builds. Good thing I usually build in the basement! 13 hours ago, Egilman said: Mike, Superlative... beautiful presentation.... Master modeler level work.... Finescale Modeler, eat your heart out!!!! It belongs on the cover of a magazine my friend.... Thanks Elmer! This is my sixth plane model, and while I'm slowly getting better, I feel like I still have quite a ways to go seeing some of the absolutely stellar modelers out there. Thankfully there are a lot of them that populate these forums, puts videos on YouTube, write articles, etc. The amount of information sharing that happens in the modeling community through the internet is just amazing, and people like me nowadays can move up the learning curve faster as a result. This was a lot of fun to put together. I learned a ton, especially with all the aftermarket I used on this kit. When you model these planes with the engine panels off, I almost feel like they beg to be put in a diorama setting. When I found the Aerobonus figure with the beer, I could instantly picture the setting of a mechanic wanting to enjoy a cold brew after working in the hot Australian sun. 🍺 Edited February 12, 2023 by Landlubber Mike Egilman, Edwardkenway, Canute and 7 others 10 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted February 12, 2023 Share #46 Posted February 12, 2023 Mike, very nice dio with the Buffalo. You're working your way up the skill levels with these last few a/c. Like Elmer said, magazine cover quality. 😀👍 AJohnson, Old Collingwood, Landlubber Mike and 6 others 8 1 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted February 12, 2023 Share #47 Posted February 12, 2023 12 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: I'm going to build the 239 Finnish version from Special Hobby in 1/32 I have the Halinski kit in the same winter camo. Actually, it's my second copy of the kit, cuz I boogered the first one. It's a challenge I don't feel quite up to yet. Landlubber Mike, Edwardkenway, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted February 12, 2023 Share #48 Posted February 12, 2023 Absolutely stunning Mike. You did a great job and the dio really sets it off very well. The mechanic really sets the scene. Looking forward to the next one Alan mtaylor, Knocklouder, Canute and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uss frolick Posted February 12, 2023 Share #49 Posted February 12, 2023 Bravo! I Excellent! I built a Buffalo when a was but a mere polliwog back in the 1960s. I'm pretty sure the Finns used theirs against the Russians, not against their allies, the Germans. FriedClams, Landlubber Mike, Egilman and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share #50 Posted February 12, 2023 Thanks Ken, Alan, and Frolick, really appreciate the kind words. Frolick, I think you're right that they used the 239 against the Russians. Jack12477, FriedClams, Edwardkenway and 5 others 8 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstream Posted February 17, 2023 Share #51 Posted February 17, 2023 Hi Mike, your model turned out a beauty. Very carefully assembled and painted with nice, smooth finish, clean transparents and with no unrealistic weathering. Very very nice to look at. Congrats, Dan Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway, Canute and 6 others 8 1 Quote Current build : Mayflower - AL 1:64 Completed non-ship builds : Spitfire MK I - 1:48, Arado 196B - 1:32, Sea Fury - 1:48, F-15C Eagle - 1:48, Hawker Tempest Mk.V - 1:48, F104S Starfighter - 1:48 "The most effective way to do it, is to do it" - Amelia Earhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share #52 Posted February 18, 2023 20 hours ago, Danstream said: Hi Mike, your model turned out a beauty. Very carefully assembled and painted with nice, smooth finish, clean transparents and with no unrealistic weathering. Very very nice to look at. Congrats, Dan Hey Dan, thanks very much! Really appreciate the kind words. These particular versions of the 339-23 that went back to the US weren't used in combat from what I could tell, so I went easy on the weathering except to show a little dirt and dust. I was particularly excited with how the painted insignia and numbers came out - a little more work than using decals, but cleaner finish and no chance of silvering. All in all, a really fun kit to put together, and a good learning experience with all the aftermarket. Jack12477, mtaylor, Danstream and 6 others 9 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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