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Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72) **Fin(n)ished**

Posted: November 17th, 2017, 7:12 pm
by TimJ
I bought this a few years ago and thought this would be a good opportunity to build it.

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DSCF9116 (2) by timothy jones, on Flickr

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DSCF9120 (2) by timothy jones, on Flickr

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DSCF9119 (2) by timothy jones, on Flickr

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DSCF9119 (2) by timothy jones, on Flickr

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DSCF9117 (2) by timothy jones, on Flickr

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Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: November 17th, 2017, 11:59 pm
by planecrazyman61
hi Tim that's a nice kit i have one i hope to build next year as a RAF version looking forward to watching your progress
cheers craig

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: December 14th, 2017, 1:57 pm
by TimJ
Apologies for the late start but there has been some progress. I began by assembling and painting the nicely detailed cockpit.

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Next the fuselage was closed up and the tailplanes added.

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More soon.

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: December 14th, 2017, 2:08 pm
by Kitaholic
Shaping up nicely. Always loved the "barrelness" (I know, not a real word ) of the Buffalo

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: December 14th, 2017, 4:53 pm
by 59North
Looks like you've had a great start. The IP looks very good; I believe you've used the decal for that.
Scratching in some seat harness with tape makes a pleasant and simple upgrade to models with large canopies. In any event, though, you're doing a fine job on the model.

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: December 14th, 2017, 5:58 pm
by ShaunW
That's a nice classy looking Hase product, Tim. The Buffalo is a type I've never built but over the years I have almost bought the old 1/48th Tamiya kit on a number of occasions!

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: December 15th, 2017, 11:58 pm
by Spaceowl
I've built that one myself, Tim, and it's a nice relaxing build, much as you would expect from a Hasegawa kit. Looking good so far.

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: December 26th, 2017, 3:36 pm
by TimJ
Thanks for the comments guys. :)

The wings and front fuselage/cowling have been added and an Airfix pilot has decided he wanted to take a spin in it. :grin:

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A bit of sanding and it'll be time for paint.

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: December 30th, 2017, 2:26 pm
by TimJ
Most of the painting has been completed. The area around the fuselage band needs a bit more work but it's looking more Finnish now. :)

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Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: December 30th, 2017, 5:49 pm
by ShaunW
Nice one, I've always liked those Finnish cam scheme colours on the Buffalo.

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: January 1st, 2018, 2:15 am
by TimJ
A bit more progress and she's up on her feet.

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Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: January 1st, 2018, 2:33 am
by Spaceowl
That's the mutt's nuts, Tim - keep going, you're nearly there!

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: January 2nd, 2018, 4:58 pm
by ShaunW
Looking good on her wheels!

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: January 4th, 2018, 3:30 pm
by planecrazyman61
the buffalo is a nice looking aircraft in the finnish camo and your build and paint work look excellent
cheers craig

Re: Tim's Finnish Buffalo (Hasegawa 1/72)

Posted: January 4th, 2018, 4:44 pm
by Kitaholic
That's looking the business. Look forward to the finished article