eng Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Good Evening one and all, Just thought I'd share a few pics of this build hot off the bench this afternoon. Airfix new 1/72 Defiant built straight out of the box, my only deviation being a set of Eduard Masks for that pesky greenhouse turret and canopy (there was no way I was doing that myself!). This was an on/off build for me but could easily be done in a couple of days. I chose the night fighter scheme as I like black aircraft and the shark mouth was a bonus. Painted Tamiya NATO black and certain panels picked out in slightly different shades to break up the plain finish. Panel wash was a mix of light and dark grey Flory washes, panel edges and chips done with a graphite pencil, and some pastels for exhaust streaksand underside dirt/grime. Anyway I hope you like her, need to get back to some jets next, enjoy the pic's and feel free to comment/critique as you wish. Thanks for looking, Eng 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Very nice Defiant there, looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Looks superb in that finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Superb Defiant ! Very convincing finish. Great work !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Me like! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelglue Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Looks great, most of all I really enjoy the tonal variation. Nato black always looks green to me but your work seems to nullify that. Maybe that shading and graphite work will make a big difference in my go at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Very nice I like them in a " stealth" camouflage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Lovely job mate, it is a cracking little kit and you've certainly done it justice Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 A really good looking Defiant. I particularly like the way you've highlighted the panel lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Beautiful job! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Very nicely finished Defiant BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eng Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Thanks folks, some very kind comments all round. The all black colour scheme is always very appealing but tricky to pull off well, could probably have refined this a bit more but for a 1/72 quick build it ticks the boxes. Might add some paint chipping around the leading edges. These new Airfix kits just get better and better, I can't resist the appeal of those red boxes, I had no real interest in the Defiant but the box art did it, the the all-black option was the icing on the cake. Rgds, Eng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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