tonyot Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) Hiya Folks, I`m on a bit of a roll today and have also finished off the lovely Airfix Defiant kit which was an absolute joy to build,.... definitely one of the best of recent Airfix kits! I have wanted to build a model of Defiant Mk.I night fighter N1801, PS-B, (Coimbatore ii) flown by ace crew Frederick Hughes (pilot) and Sgt. Fred Gash (air gunner) for some time now as they were a superb top scoring crew on the type and read about them years ago, they were also based at Colerne ( which I know quite well and was almost posted there in the 90`s!) and because the aircraft sported the Red Hand of Ulster,... which was also the insignia of the best British Army unit that I ever served in! The decals are not included in the kit,..... so I used a combination of kit decals and Montex mask set KA48316. Here is the subject aircraft; And here is the model alongside a memento from my old unit!; DSCF3102 by Tony OToole, on Flickr And some more pics,.....sorry if there are too many; DSCF3054_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3067_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3056_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3066_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3065_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3060_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3063_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3059_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3058_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers Tony Edited April 23, 2018 by tonyot 67 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Blimey, that's another belter. I like the sooty black finish, and the understated weathering, looks really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 A fantastic Defiant Tony ! Congratulations, it's really a work of art and realism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Excellent modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanuszPL Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 My favorite among the Defiant plane. Second is Day camo (Thorn / Becker). Very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Very nice indeed, thank you for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Excellent Defiant, congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philtheplanetinker Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Yeah great build, quality scheme and photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Beautiful Defiant there Tony, really really nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Superb build and finish Tony,agree about the kit a joy to build and a fair size too,love the scheme too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaotic Mike Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Good job, I think the weathering and shades of black are spot-on. Looking at that massive turret, you do wonder whose bright idea it was to stick it on a single engine fighter, though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 WOW ... Another good build Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 You’ve done a great job there. It certainly is a great kit & goes together nicely. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Thanks ever so much for your kind comments everybody,...glad you like it,..... this kit is superb,......like a Tamigawa quality,.... really impressed. 36 minutes ago, Chaotic Mike said: Looking at that massive turret, you do wonder whose bright idea it was to stick it on a single engine fighter, though! `Their Airships' in the late 30`s were WW1 airmen to whom the Bristol Fighter was considered as one of the supreme fighters of the war, with a pilot and gunner and they considered the Defiant to be a state of the art 1930`s answer to this concept which they thought would be an ideal bomber destroyer,..... only they forgot to give it forward firing armament! In the right hands and with the right tactics,.... as proved by 264 Sqn it could be effective,..... but it was proved by operational experience to be an outmoded concept,..... although it was a good night fighter. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 That is perhaps the most pictorial Defiant ever seen! Very interesting scheme and perfect work. Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Another stunner off your production line Tony, cracking job!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 That's another nice one. I agree, its a very nice kit to build but the pitot didn't last long on mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Beeootiful Defiant! She looks just 'right', very convincing. Expert job with this one, Tony! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperUK Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Beautiful, just bought an Airfix Defiant on Saturday to build one of Hughes aircraft, Desmond Hughes was from Donaghadee ,the town I gre up in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Great choice of subject Tony with nice subtle weathering. I really like that a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Another cracker Tony. Your production line is running at full speed lately isn't it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Cracking looking model Tony superbly finished thanks for sharing regards Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) I I’m just about to embark on this kit Tony, so your excellent build will serve as inspiration. I really like this build Season’s Greetings Bruce Edited December 25, 2018 by pacificmustang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 13 hours ago, pacificmustang said: I I’m just about to embark on this kit Tony, so your excellent build will serve as inspiration. I really like this build Season’s Greetings Bruce Cheers Bruce and the same to you mate,...... glad you like it,.... you will love this kit, I promise you,...... I`m looking forward to seeing what you do with it. I have an ASR one lined up to do for my next one, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Thanks Everybody for your very kind remarks, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now