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I will be building an Air Sea Rescue Boulton Paul Defiant. There are a couple of challenges. Firstly, this is my first serious kit build in a long long time so advice and criticism will be most welcome (as will answering my occasional question). Secondly the Defiants carried dinghy packs under the wings and, as yet, I don’t have a firm plan how to model these! Here is the plastic: The model’s scheme will be 277 Squadron 1942, with the Temperate Sea Scheme of Dark Slate Grey and Extra Dark Sea Grey uppers with Sky ‘Type S’ underneath. Here are my references: The Profile Publications at Two Shillings, and the Camouflage & Markings at 6s.(30n.p.) rather give away both my age, and the long held affection I have for this aircraft! I also have some aftermarket items which I will decide about using during the build. However I will definitely be using the paint masks and the decals. Hopefully I will be able to do justice to this interesting aircraft.
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Hi All, This will be my first WIP and just my second build after circa 30 years of a layoff from kit building. After such a long break I reckoned I'd be pretty much be starting from scratch again so picked up a few of Revells' old Bi-Plane kits as practice pieces before getting stuck into some of the nicer or more complex kits that are on my wish list. I also reckoned that I could do with some inspiration and guidance along the way which led me to lurking here before eventually joining the forum and getting involved. My first attempt was an Airfix Vampire which I ended up painting twice and still not being happy with the end result but it was an enjoyable experience and I learned a lot. It ended up like this... Vampire T11 B by Martin Fay, on Flickr Vampire T11 by Martin Fay, on Flickr I've got a pretty thick skin so constructive criticism and advice along the way is both welcome and appreciated.
