F2A-3 Production/Restoration

[Nathan]

The cats out of the bag I guess, but Im going to spend the next 2 years thinking about it and then do something about it . But I am working towards starting work on reproducing a full size flyable F2A-3 Buffalo to honor the men of VMF-221 at Midway, Im obtaining blueprint copies and such things required to start the project. I've always been a fan of the Buffalo and the brave men of VMF-221. I can't think of another airplane as important.

I should have this all done in 60 years.

Regards,
Nathan
(anti-social, retard, warbird farmer)

Last edited by Nathan on Thu Mar 31, 2016 12:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[bdk]

Best wishes on a very noble cause!

[StangStung]

Should we call you Don Nathan? Tilting at propellers?

I keed, best of luck on a worthy cause!

BTW - Whatever happened to that fellow on here who was building the Vought Sea Wolf?

[Zac Yates]

It's April 1 here in NZ, so should I be applauding you for taking on this project or applauding you for making it "believable"?

I truly hope it's the former - this would be fantastic!

[Dan K]

BTW - Whatever happened to that fellow on here who was building the Vought Sea Wolf?

Still waiting for you to find him a center section.

Work on turret should begin this June.

The cats out of the bag I guess, but Im going to spend the next 2 years thinking about it and then do something about it . But I am working towards starting work on reproducing a full size flyable F2A-3 Buffalo to honor the men of VMF-221 at Midway, Im obtaining blueprint copies and such things required to start the project. I've always been a fan of the Buffalo and the brave men of VMF-221. I can't think of another airplane as important.

I should have this all done in 60 years.

Regards,
Nathan
(anti-social, retard, warbird farmer)

Nathan - you posted this one day too early.....

[StangStung]

BTW - Whatever happened to that fellow on here who was building the Vought Sea Wolf?

Still waiting for you to find him a center section.

Work on turret should begin this June.

I hope you'll consider starting a thread on the turret work!

[Dan K]

Nathan,

Lest I be accused of increased digression, I wonder if you'd stumbled across this WIX thread from 10 years ago.

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6553

Having reread some of it led me to wonder if you've been in touch with the folks at Cradle of Aviation Museum: The ones who built the last static Buffalo replicas with which I'm familiar.

[Joseph Huntley]

I have tons of stuff on the Brewster Buffalo and some factory drawings too. I did a 1/3 scale model of the Brewster 339 British export which is my favorite version. Let me know if I can be of help to you

[Joseph Huntley]

Only have a few drawings but have a wingplane fuse profile and the fuse station loft with some langing gear drawings http://www.proflooney.net/Buffalo-Factory-Drawings.rar

[Joseph Huntley]

Here is some documents like the flight manual and disposition info etc http://www.proflooney.net/buffalo-documents.rar

[Jimmaas]

Hi Nathan....I'll be glad to help, but don't use the Matt drawings as a basis, there are many problems with them. All the best, Jim Maas

[SaxMan]

Have you checked with the NMNA in Pensacola? They may have some very helpful documentation.