Harvs73 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Here are a few images of my completed 1/48 Airfix Defiant Mk 1 made OOB. For the build thread go to the link below:http://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=11691 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Love it David,beautiful painting and subtle weathering,I,m just finishing this kit in the same scheme possibly Airfix,s best to date IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Congrats to a very nice build of a rather special plane - weathering is top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Fantastic - but too many windows for my current level of skill - something to aspire to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Now that is a beautiful build, looks great. Top job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Lovely bit of work!! I have one of these to build and I will also go for the day fighter colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 A lot of Defiants those last days, but I must admit that your is particularly beautiful, and fantastically realistic. May I ask which paint you use for the "sky" under surfaces ? Could it be Humbrol #23, or Revell #59 ? Thank you in advance for your answer. Polo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Polo1112 if you look through the build article in the link at post 1 you should find on page 2 that Humbrol 90 was used, unless my notoriously unreliable eyes deceive me. Thing is I have a number of tins of this colour in stock, of varying ages, and they're all different! N1572 could have been delivered with factory-applied Sky undersides, but could also have been supplied with Night/White undersides and repainted at the receiving Maintenance Unit or at squadron level. During 1940 factory-mixed Sky was hard to come by and had to be mixed at squadron level to approximate to the "Eau-de-nil" or "Duck Egg Green" called for in the Air Ministry Order ("AMO"), so it's quite possible that, even within one unit, aircraft would show a number of variations as not many would, or could, be painted from one batch of paint. I was talking to a paint supplier earlier this year, who specialises in automotive paints but can have BS or RAL colours mixed to order, who surprised me by telling me that there is a 10% tolerance on BS colours. Maybe not so standard after all? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Very tidy indeed. It certainly is a great kit. I did mine in a night fighter scheme, it's quite a size compared to the Spitfire next to it. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs73 Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 Thanks all. I used Hu90 for the underside colour as Hu23 is a tad too 'blue' for my tastes. The image below shows Hu90 on the Sea Fury and Hu 23 on the Firefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Thank you Stever for these kind and documented explanations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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