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Nathan
PostPosted: Thu Mar 31, 2016 12:37 pm 
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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 :shock: . 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. :lol:

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bdk
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Best wishes on a very noble cause!
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StangStung
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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?
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Zac Yates
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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!

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Dan K
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StangStung wrote:


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.



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jwc50
PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 1:22 pm 
Nathan wrote:
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 :shock: . 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. :lol:

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Nathan - you posted this one day too early.....
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StangStung
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Dan K wrote:
StangStung wrote:


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.



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

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Joseph Huntley
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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
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Joseph Huntley
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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
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Joseph Huntley
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Here is some documents like the flight manual and disposition info etc http://www.proflooney.net/buffalo-documents.rar
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Jimmaas
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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
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SaxMan
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Have you checked with the NMNA in Pensacola? They may have some very helpful documentation.
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