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Airfix 1/72 Boulton Paul Defiant


Doug

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MPM brought out their superb kit after that and did a mk II which had a different fuselage. I suspect theirs is more accurate, especially as they have several people here in the UK doing research for them.

From memory, Les Whitehouse is credited in the MPM instructions

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Hi to all.

I am taking notes of your comments on this subject since the Boulton Paul Definat will probably be our main project for 2011. (I made a pre selection of 20 aircrafts). :-)

Cheers

Santiago

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Hi to all.

I am taking notes of your comments on this subject since the Boulton Paul Definat will probably be our main project for 2011. (I made a pre selection of 20 aircrafts). :-)

Cheers

Santiago

Is this for a group build Santiago???

Doug.

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Hmmm

wonder if Airfix will retire the old kit soon and pop a new tool onto the market

couple of nice builds there chaps!

As Corgi and Airfix are now under control of Hornby I think it will be more than likely, The Spitfire Mk X1X has already been released in both diecast and plastic and now Mk 1 also due later in the year again in both formats it would seem that CAD designs are being used by both company's. Corgi have already released news of a new Defiant

http://www.flying-tigers.co.uk/acatalog/Ne..._Catalogue.html

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Hi Paul,

Yes but these can be dealt with, it's the corrected shape(s) that's important as far as I am concerned. the present kit is so far out making it into a decent replica is very difficult indeed even with a box full of resin parts and several sheets of plastic card! It seems that I am not the only one who has banana shaped fuselage halves so must be a problem with the moulds.

Doug.

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That's true Doug- though one can always hope that you don't have to fill in trenches :pray:

the present kit is so far out making it into a decent replica is very difficult indeed even with a box full of resin parts and several sheets of plastic card

After all that is there anything of the original kit left? :lol:

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  • 1 month later...
Doug. i have the Airwaves resin nose and the Scale models 1980 mag regarding the Defiant , yours if you want em.

Do you still have the resin nose or has it gone?

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The problem with most of the aftermarket bits such as the Airwaves resin and Falcon canopies , is that they are made to fit the Airfix kit which is fundamentaly flawed . The fuselage is far too narrow , simple test to illustrate this is that the Airfix Defiant turret canopy fits inside the Halifax one .

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I THINK our own Mike Williams (Mike on here), did a really good conversion using the Spitfire nose. I remember it being detailed on some forum or another and I used it as a basis when I did my BPD a few years ago. I also used the Airwaves etched set,

Mark

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