Dennis_C Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 (edited) Hi Everyone, Let me show you the Boulton-Paul Defiant Mk.I – the first of two black/white RAF fighters that I’ve recently completed. On 29th May 1940 this machine (L6957) took an action over Dunkirk as part of 264th squadron (squadron code PS-T). On that day L6957 was piloted by Plt Off Desmond Kay and LAC E.J.Jones was a gunner. A dozen of Defiants were attacked by Bf 109s over the Channel. Defiants fought well and managed to score several Messerschmitts. However, Kay’s Defiant was hit by enemy fire and got its starboard aileron and hydraulics damaged. This caused the gunner to bail out, but Kay managed to fly battered aircraft back to the base. Jones, however, perished in the Channel. The kit is a well-appraised Airfix’s set with addition of Eduard’s photo-etch mainly in the cockpit and gear bays. Also I got some resin parts to replace exhausts and wheels and used brass Brownings by Master. Paints are Hobby Color for DG/DE (perfect match to my taste!) and Vallejo for black and white. Decals are a mix of original Airfix’s stencils and DP Casper set for Dunkirk. I’m not 100% sure that DP Casper has correctly depicted thinner yellow rings on the fuselage sides (perhaps should be same width as blue and white?) and that a narrow yellow ring should be present on port wing. Also I opted to use Airfix’s letters for squadron code having converted “U” into “T”. DP Casper’s letters are too dark and thin. Thanks for looking! Appreciate any feedback! Dennis Edited September 15, 2021 by Dennis_C replaced photobucket with flickr photoes 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 That is a really nice Defiant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Very nice. Those exhausts and gun barrels make a difference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 That is really nice Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Very impressive. Looks a nice kit, will have to add one of these myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark761 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 A very nicely finished model. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 That's very nice! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Excellent Defiant, showing what can be done, with care and some aftermarket parts, with the new kit! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Gorgeous Defiant, the finish is wonderful, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Cracking build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 A beautiful looking Defiant. A great paint finish and detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 Thanks for nice comments, folks! Darby, Joachim, I fully agree that aftermarket parts help a lot to those of us who can not carve gun barrels or exhausts from scratch (like me ) And yes - these parts do make a difference to how a model looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Very nicely done, looks awesome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russmeister 101 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Lovely little kit. Excellent finish too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 very nice build, great job on the paint and finish..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Good work, I like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Very nice. Those exhausts and gun barrels make a difference. Ditto this... a lovely build, very neat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Brilliant work! Excellent finish on the model! Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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