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Friday, 7 January 2011

Running Repairs to the RAAF Brewster Buffalo

A little accident with the Brewster Buffalo's long aerial and a red dot in the middle of a roundel disappearing gives me the opportunity to show him off again. I am also grateful that Airfix sent me some replacement decals to cater for such circumstances.

Here he is trundling along watching out for Japanese Zero fighters and other Pacific perils.


Showing his belly (see below) to the world climbing away (also note the Blue Tack sticking the plane to the stand).


It also shows the most curious feature of this stubby little aircraft to my mind at least. Underneath the pilot there is a strange viewing canopy. To observe or spot danger coming from below? It seems rather a strange ask of a pilot to keep looking at his feet, as well as behind, front, left and right!
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9 comments:

  1. Paul´s Bods7 January 2011 at 17:15

    A window in the floor! To see how high he is? :-)
    Good idea with the bluetack...at least it doesn´t damage the plane.
    Cheers
    Paul

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  2. Tim Gow7 January 2011 at 17:22

    Watch out for that box of paints on his tail! I too have always been intrigued by the 'window' on the floor.

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  3. Paul7 January 2011 at 20:35

    See, bluetac will show us the way!

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  4. Geordie an Exiled FoG7 January 2011 at 23:04

    I am also thinking of using your Marmite technique, but somehow I cannot bring myself to buy a jar when I pass it in the supermarket

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  5. Paul8 January 2011 at 07:25

    Try one of those small satchels like you get at hotels etc...I am sure that you could pick one up at a supermarket mate.

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  6. Tim Gow8 January 2011 at 16:43

    I'm sure that appropriate protective clothing is required when handling Marmite - not all of us are blessed with Paul's disregard for personal safety. The hotel tip is a good idea though - I'll look out for some when I'm in London later this month.

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  7. Geordie an Exiled FoG8 January 2011 at 23:49

    Good luck West1871, the only fiddly bit I remember was painting the canopy

    A recent discovery of mine is ClearFix from Humbrol. When I normally glue canopies the glue always reacts chemically with the "see through" plastic and fogs it (no matter how neat I try to be)

    This stuff is great

    In fact my current build (as I am still waiting for my Fairey Battle) the Westland Lysander would be "impossible" without it!

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  8. Geordie an Exiled FoG8 January 2011 at 23:50

    ClearFix

    Apply with a matchstick not a brush is another tip, the stuff is like treacle and doesn't paint on but blobs on

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  9. Al9 January 2011 at 20:11

    Super, great model Geordie, and next the Battle?

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