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F2A-3: FINISHED


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This could also be called "One Fine Morning on Midway Atoll."

 

The kit is in the markings of VMF-221 (13 of 21 lost during their combat debut). The pilot is no doubt smiling as he's yet to actually fly this thing against A6M2s.

 

The pilot is the new Naval Aviator figure by Ultracast--very good figure. Went together quite easily and wasn't that hard to paint, either.

 

The base is an extra small diorama base I had laying around that turned out to be just the right size. I simply covered it in railroad ballast to (more or less) recreate the crushed coral of Midway and painted it/fixed it with dullcoat.

 

The wheel chocks were stolen from the Tamiya A6M2 kit.

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And one more. Painting was airbrush using Model Master Camouflage Grey FS36622 and Intermediate Blue FS35164.

 

As this aircraft leaked quite a bit, I used a mixture of acrylic black, detergent and water to make "goo" that can subsequently be reduced/removed with a q-tip. I also used a mixture of brown/black with thinner over that, and then gave it the fine sandpaper treatment.

 

I'm pretty happy with how it came out.

 

Tim W.

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Hi Tim,

 

Looks really good, job well done. :lol:

 

I'm still fiddling around with the engine and sorting out the cockpit on mine (it will appear eventually in the

memebers build forum).

 

The added diarama makes it look quite effective :)

 

Regards

 

Alan

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Hi Tim,

 

Looks really good, job well done. ;)

 

I'm still fiddling around with the engine and sorting out the cockpit on mine (it will appear eventually in the

memebers build forum).

 

The added diarama makes it look quite effective :D

 

Regards

 

Alan

 

Alan--

 

Thanks for the kind words! The diorama angle is something I've been trying to do more of as I find sometimes I get to the point of being done and going "now what?" I also do armor/infantry dioramas, so someday I hope to do something a bit more ambitious (i.e., a crash landing). B)

 

Regards,

 

Tim W

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Overall welldone Buffalo and pilot! Convincing weather effects and handling of the media. Ever do any 'copters in your armour interests?

Thanks for posting and sharing your progress!

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Overall welldone Buffalo and pilot! Convincing weather effects and handling of the media. Ever do any 'copters in your armour interests?

Thanks for posting and sharing your progress!

 

Interesting you should mention 'copters--over in the Member Build folder I posted some shots of an Mi-24 diorama I did, including crew, other passengers and a vehicle.

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=15553

 

 

Thus far it has been my first and only foray into rotary wing, but maybe not the last! B)

 

Tim W.

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