Boelki Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) Hi all, here is my1/72 Airfix Defiant. The target for this model was to try out the stripped paint look. It was done with masking sol and a bit of silver paint after black. I could not produce satisfying results with the hair spray method. The kit was nice except of the turret. The frames were to thick and were sanded down, glass was polished and the frames were just painted on. The canopy in contrast was perfect... The appearance of the wing was improved by riveting. Best wishes Edited February 14, 2021 by Boelki 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Looks great.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 That’s a very well built and finished model, lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Very nice indeed. The paint job is superb, the chipped paint method you have used has worked very well. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Wow... that looks great! I like how you have different colors used in the chipping... gives it the look of older vs new chips. Your surface work is excellent. I love your panel line treatment. Awesome job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 That’s an absolutely stunning Defiant Well done 👏👏👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete F Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Very neat work, especially on the canopy. What method did you use to paint it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boelki Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 1:42 PM, Pete F said: Very neat work, especially on the canopy. What method did you use to paint it? Hi Pete, the model is painted with Mr. Hobby black with a few drops white. For decaling it was gloss coated with Mr. Hobby clear, followed by a wash for black from AKinteractive Canopy was masked with eduard masking set. As usual I polished the canopy with TAMIYA wax (course/fine/finsh) - I dont like FUTURE... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 That's very smart indeed. A really fantastic job, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Great model and extremely well painted, I have seen various photos of really weathered Defiants with the older camouflage coming through the black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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