bertopinal 101 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Since long time the Definat was one of my favorite subjects; years ago i sweat a lot with the Classic Airframe model, finally i salvaged only the gun turret and trow all the remains in to the garbage. The Airfix model is nicely tooled and require pratically no putty, the lone missing are the seatbelts, but is not the problem. The real worst part are the decals, very well printed, good and saturated colours but NO GLUE ! I used a lot of Daco 'strong' setting solution, but, after a layer of flat paint, the decals fly away alone.... The decals are from my "bank" and the letter are painted using self-made masks ; after the final touch i discover Montex produce a set of masks Here one of the first operative Defiant of the 264 Sqdn in Febraury 1940, as drawn at pag. 176 of the Ducimus Book Camouflage and Markings n.8 Roberto from Italy 33 Link to post Share on other sites
Steve27752 480 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Very nice, fresh from the factory. Link to post Share on other sites
keith in the uk 490 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Very nice Roberto ,I built the very same aircraft a few years back Link to post Share on other sites
Linus 89 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Hi Roberto, very nice job, I have the nightfighet and I hope the decals are good!!! Cheers linus Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbit Leader 11,792 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 That's a lovely job you've done there of this fine Defiant kit Roberto. A nice crisp paint job and smooth even final top coat will always get many ticks from me. Cheers and well modelled.. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites
Hairtrigger 1,170 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Very pleasing to the eye ..... Link to post Share on other sites
monsjmse 347 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Nice Defiant. Good job. I think this one also had the Type A roundels on the underside unless these were added slightly later - my reference is from March 1940, not February. Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 35,815 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Look's superb,great job. Link to post Share on other sites
Corsairfoxfouruncle 21,284 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Impressive B-P Defiant very well done. Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Joyce 670 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Very nice build and paintwork, Roberto! I’m sorry to hear that the kit decals didn’t work out. You may have received a rare bad set from Airfix. Cheers, Mark Link to post Share on other sites
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