Boulton Paul Defiant
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Airfix 1/48 Bolton Paul Defiant
Very nice kit from Airfix and rare topiic from WWII RAF.
1/48 Airfix Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I
Model depicts an aircraft operating with 255 Squadron RAF, Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, 1941. Note this plane has six stack exhausts for which I used Ultracast parts. Other aftermarket parts are Eduard cockpit set and Master gun [...]
On This Day…May 31st.
British Expeditionary Forces try to stand down after being evacuated from Dunkirk, May 31st, 1940.
By the date alone, you can see where this story is heading to. US. Army Air Force Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers of the 431st [...]
264 Squadron Boulton-Paul Defiant in 1/48 (Battle of Britain day scheme)
Hi all,
This is my lash up of the relatively new tool Airfix quarter scale Defiant.
Tried a heavy post-shade then comprehensive highlighting coat technique with freehand camo.
All feedback welcome as ever! 🙂
Full build video [...]
Black shark: Airfix Defiant
What can I say? The Defiant and particularly this aircraft was long overdue on my wish list. In fact it was more than 30 years long due. I was a young boy when my father offered me Airfix 1/72 BP Defiant and the model shown on the box was [...]
100 Years of the RAF, No. 264 Squadron, circa July 1940, Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England 1/48 Airfix BP Defiant
Here's another completed project from the 100 Years of the RAF group build.
This one also happens to be the monthly random kit award that I received from Martin and his staff a while ago. As promised, I wrote a kit review on the model, [...]
BP Defiant 151 Squadron,FEB 1941, Airfix 1/72 new tool, 100yrs RAF.
What a gem of a kit! Built straight out of the box, Modelmasters flat black, with a coat of clear gloss. Using the decals of 151 Squadron, RAF Wittering , Cambrigdeshire, England, Feb. 1941. I don't think it's an ugly design at all, they [...]
1/72 Airfix Defiant Mk I
I have always liked the Defiant and had started this Airfix 1/72 Defiant Mk I and then put it back in the box. Well, now its finished! I added Eduard Zoom to the interior, Quickboost gun barrels, exhaust and pitot/antenna masts. Aires [...]
Airfix 1:48 Boulton Paul Defiant
Another commission build in flight mode. Straight build apart from pilot/gunner figures, wing tip navigation lights added and Master barrels to replace the kit items. The decals were after market, and I love those early schemes. A really [...]
1:48 Scale, Airfix, Boulton-Paul Defiant
This is another one of Airfix's "New Tool" kits. It is a good kit, that also builds well, and it's a subject that is not often seen. I found it enjoyable, and would also recommend it to anyone. Trumpeter also produces a [...]
