Boulton Paul Defiant (Airfix 1/48)

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October 2, 2021
We shall be building the second one in PS-V L7026
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October 9, 2021
Not much of this can be seen with the fuselage closed
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October 9, 2021
Usual eduard pe belts used
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October 9, 2021
Provided decal went down well on to the instrument panel, with the help of a good dose of humbrol decalfix ,albeit a little out of register with the dials, (my mistake) although you can’t really tell when the fuselage is closed
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October 14, 2021
Nice little touch from Airfix for those NOT paying attention. These little critters for the radiator
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October 14, 2021
Are also labelled b(back) and f(front) !!
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October 14, 2021
A word of caution. Initially I thought Airfix had ballsed up and provided 2 elevators exactly the same …. Luckily it’s impossible to get it wrong whatever way you fit them the actuator is ALWAYS on the top on the starboard side
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October 14, 2021
But as this photo of the last surviving defiant shows the trim actuators are one on top and one below. So they look the same .
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October 19, 2021
Turret finished
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October 19, 2021
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October 19, 2021
Turret in place , very snug fit
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October 19, 2021
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October 19, 2021
Finally got some colour on her
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October 26, 2021
Getting there with the camo, after a bit of “bleaching “
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November 20, 2021
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November 20, 2021
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November 20, 2021
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November 20, 2021
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November 20, 2021
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November 20, 2021
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November 20, 2021
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November 20, 2021
Undercarriage is quite nice straight out of the box
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November 20, 2021
Managed to break the kit sensor tube off (no surprise there) so fashioned my own out of brass 0.5mm tube and 0.3mm rod

Comments

17 2 October 2021, 14:45

Guillaume Blanchet
Surperbe intérieur!

10 October 2021, 12:58

David Taylor
Always fancied this one,hows it building.

10 October 2021, 14:57

Andrew Horton
Nice project!

10 October 2021, 16:35

David H
Cheers Guillaume, David and Flight. DT, goes together really well, the fus and wings are together with no filler. BUT……. the matchbox trencher has found reemployment!! All the surface detail is waaaay over size and needs a bit of abrasion to reduce it to a more scale appearance. On the plus the plastic is Really soft and so sands very quickly, so beware

10 October 2021, 16:54

István Szücs
Good start!

10 October 2021, 17:27

David H
Thanks Istvan, BTW. Anyone building this could do a lot worse than follow this link for a walk round photo shoot..

britmodeller.com/for..oulton-paul-defiant/

14 October 2021, 20:57

David H
Calling this done, other than a flat coat. I feel this has been a bit of an uphill battle for some reason and lost a lot of interest in it, so I shan't be weathering this beyond where it is already.

20 November 2021, 21:06

Guillaume Blanchet
Looking great! I can't wait to paint mine.

26 November 2021, 00:23

Project info

Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I

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1:48

Completed

1:48 Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I (Airfix A05128)

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