Stolen from CFS2

***ndicki*** · September 18th, 2011, 00:23

Originally Posted by FlyingFinn

Hmm.. Perhaps I finally should assemble and paint that B-239 from Revell.. Not the greatest model, I admit, but the best I could find from this little hick town behind gods hindquarters.

Interesting - I keep a pretty close eye on Revell kits released in France and Germany (which is repectively where I live and where I buy a lot of my kits as they're cheaper there) and I never saw this one. If you or Rene see one on a shelf anywhere behind God's hindquarters, let me know! Looking at the instruction sheet I've just downloaded from Revell.de, I can guess why it wasn't released here - the swastikas, even if the Finnish swastika predates the Nazi effort and has no connection whatsoever to it.

Which is a pity, because despite the rivets and raised panel lines, I'm sure I could have done something useful with it. I've got the 1/48th Tamiya Buffalo to hand, but that would require an incredible amount of work to bring it back to B-239 standard. I mighgt just half-close my eyes to the differences, make it more-or-less from the box, and paint it in Finnish colours anyway. I've already got an RAAF one in the collection...

***HouseHobbit*** · September 18th, 2011, 05:21

A beautiful Bird in those American colors..
Looks Great!!
Bravo to the Masters for this one..

**Bravo/4** · September 18th, 2011, 13:44

Here you go Bill, here's Geoffrey Fisken's Mk I.
I had already almost finished it's sister aircraft W8137, R.A. Weber's mount, from the same Squadron. Both will be added to the PTO.

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**Bravo/4** · September 18th, 2011, 13:47

Sorry Scott!

***eddie*** · September 18th, 2011, 14:43

All your work is top notch John, appreciated by everyone!! Even the roundels,lol

***phrog_phixer*** · September 18th, 2011, 15:31

Awesome.....simply awesome!!!!!!!

***WV-903.*** · September 19th, 2011, 14:57

Originally Posted by Bravo/4

Any chance of this particular aircraft being added in to the expansions as a tribute to this pilot and the Buffalo Aircraft.

Yes Bill, I'll make sure it's done, actually working on the RAF/RAAF/ RNZAF textures at the moment, I'll post some shots when it looks decent!

Thanks for the link.

John

WOW !!!! just seen your Pics. John. The Aircraft looks great.( I'll get fireStorm to look in here too.) Many thanks indeed. Once we can get our hands on her and fly her on-line, I'll post back here. what she handles like against others.

Bill T. (WINCO41)

***popsaka*** · September 19th, 2011, 22:52

...beautiful skin, John (as always)

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Is this an example of a Brewster that would've been keeping company with Blenhiems and Hurry's whilst fighting Oscars in the PTO?

**Led Zeppelin** · September 20th, 2011, 08:47

thanks!

**Bravo/4** · September 20th, 2011, 15:15

Thanks for the comments guys, appreciated!

Got to get on with the pit now, so it might be a while before I post again, I'll post some pit shots then!

**Bravo/4** · October 9th, 2011, 14:30

Pit, MK I and F2A-3!

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**gaucho_59** · October 9th, 2011, 15:07

Originally Posted by FlyingFinn

It indeed looks like Brewster Buffalo. I think that that little plane had combat success only in Finland

Obviously, it cannot be called a success story.... but in the defense of Midway Island, United States Marine Corps fighter group VMF-221 operated a mixed group of 20 Brewster F2A-3 Buffalos and six Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats. The squadron first saw action on 10 March 1942 when a Kawanishi H6K "Mavis" flying boat was shot down by Captain James L. Neefus near Midway, the Buffalo's first kill in US service.