Seamus Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Evening all,Having shared more than a few photographs on here over the past few months, I thought it was about time I shared a model! I've spent the last few weeks quietly working away on the new Airfix Defiant for my Battle of Britain project, finally adding the finishing to it this morning. A lovely little kit with no vices at all, the only additions being some Eduard seat belts and decals from the Xtradecal 2010 Battle of Britain anniversary sheet, which I found to be a little disappointing in their application; not particularly receptive to Microsol and prone to cracking rather than conforming, particularly along the fin leading edge. I also utilised Peewit's mask set for the heavily framed canopy and turret as life's just too short! Weathering was kept fairly light, with the cowling chipping applied in accordance to the Xtradecal's recommendations. A new technique to me, I applied some liquid mask with a sponge to the cowlings and walkway over Alclad aluminium prior to painting, and was pretty pleased with the effect after removal, despite the need for a little touching up by hand. All in all, an enjoyable, simple build to ease me back into the swing of things now the airshow season is done and dusted.Thanks for looking, comments welcomed as ever,Cheers,Shaun 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Looks very nice Shaun BillyD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Great job! The chipping looks good - not overdone or overscale. Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Wow, this is the first 'new' defiant I've seen built, it certainly puts the old one into perspective!! Very nicely done! great job. . . . Kes (who's Defiant would probably be a target tug?) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrlx Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Very good clean work and paint finish. Congrats Cheers Jaime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovering Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Thats really nice.. and the looks great in the photos too. You may have just helped Airfix sell another kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Nice job Shaun, excellent work Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Great job! The chipping looks good - not overdone or overscale. Cheers, Bill Exact what I wanted to say! Your Defiant Looks very good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Very nice Shaun - love that chipping and the paint finish is superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 very nice. great job on the scheme and finish... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 That looks great, cracking build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Great effort! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 That looks fantastic. By the way, why does the port rear window have that odd shape? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Nice build. I used the same decal sheet (different markings) and also struggled to get them to bed down. They do appear to be hit and miss, as I used an Xtradecal Defiant sheet and had no problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Nice one Shaun, Thats a real little cracker! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 That looks fantastic. By the way, why does the port rear window have that odd shape? I always thought it was because the roof above it pivots down so the turret can fire forward, at an angle that misses the prop. The strange shape of the window is due to the hinge mechanism of the roof. But I could be wrong, as my missus always reminds me. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamus Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Thanks for the kind feedback all, much appreciated Nice build. I used the same decal sheet (different markings) and also struggled to get them to bed down. They do appear to be hit and miss, as I used an Xtradecal Defiant sheet and had no problems. I had wondered whether I just got a duff sheet, as I've always found Xtradecal to be very good. I have the corresponding Luftwaffe sheet too and they're absolutely fine. Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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