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Airfix Defiant (1/72)


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A great 4 day build that ended well.  As always built OOB and painted in MM enamels.  All decals are from the kit, and reacted well to setting solution (Solvaset)..  The kit is highly recommended despite some VERY fiddly bits.  This is build #5 for the year.

 

 

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This Defiant is superb!

Kudos for obtaining such a result.

 

I am nonetheless surprised at the color of the tail flash: it looks more French AF than RAF.

But again, I am no Defiant boffin.

 

Congrats

JR

 

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Yes Jean, now that I look closer, I also think that the blue used for the fin flashes is too light.

As you say it looks more French than British.

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The color of the fin flash was addressed on in the instruction sheet.  According to Airfix, the fin flash in photos of the real plane had a lighter than normal blue.  Hence the color you see.

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11 hours ago, Stew Dapple said:

That really is lovely Les B)

 

Regarding the tail stripes, L7013 certainly did seem to have a much lighter blue than most of the squadron.

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

 

 

Looks like aircraft 'Z' had a much lighter blue in the fuselage roundel too.

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