1/72 Hasegawa Brewster F2A-2 & Airfix Model 339E

 by Helinton Luis Costa

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These are my little buffaloes. The gray one is the excellent Hasegawa kit, improved with the Eduard photoetched set.  The assembling was straightforward and the result was very good.  The simple paint scheme made the things easier.  A bit of weathering: a lighter gray shade in some panels and a wash on the lines.  Stain on the exhausts and guns.  Decals from spares.  The F2A-2 of Fighting Squadron Three (VF-3) in early 1941, that deployed aboard USS Saratoga is ready! 

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Since I am a naval planes modeler, the next model, the camoufaged model 339E Buffalo Mk I, is a "new face" in my bench.  But, it's ok, the original F2A was a naval fighter.  It's the Airfix kit with rescribed panel lines and scratch improvements on the cockpit.  The kit decals for the letters and codes were used.  The roundels came from spares.  I added some weather in this plane too.  The model represents the Buffalo from No. 453 Sqn., Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Sembawang, Singapore, December 1941. 

My main reference was the Squadron book "F2A in action".  That's it,  I hope you enjoy. Thanks gentlemen.

Helinton

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Photos and text © by Helinton Luis Costa