reini Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk.I target tug, Middle-East 1945 Kit: MPM Boulton Paul Defiant TT Mk.I/III (#72552) Scale: 1/72 Paints: Vallejo Model Air, Vallejo Metal Colour, Hataka Red Line Aftermarket: Antenna wires (Ammo by Mig Rigging) Weathering: Flory Models wash, Tamiya weathering products, Ammo by Mig weathering products, Plastic parts of this kit - quite nice! No fit issues with them and nice details. Resin parts on the other hand - most notably the spine behind the cockpit, was way too small and required lot of modification to make it fit nicely. It certainly was fun to paint something else than camo - and I had lot's of fun with the weathering! I tried to concentrate on few chosen spots instead of being too much all over the place. Built for Unarmed GB: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/forum/727-unarmed-gb/ WIP thread for the build here: 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthspud Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Now that's a nice tug. Great little kit you've done there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Super, I never realised the Defiant ever served in the ME let alone had a tropical filter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 What a great subject - an unusual variant, and it suits the wasp costume rather well. The yellow and black have turned out beautifully - not an easy scheme if my experience of yellow is anything to go by. Congrats. Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 That’s an interesting and beautiful model. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Cool, do you know if the adapted the rear canopy section (originally the turret area) was for another crew member, an observer or technician for the target, or was it empty? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyGair Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 That looks excellent. I have the MPM Battle Target Tug and this gives me a bit of inspiration to get it done sometime! Davey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reini Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Murewa said: Cool, do you know if the adapted the rear canopy section (originally the turret area) was for another crew member, an observer or technician for the target, or was it empty? There is a seat with belts and all. So I guess it was for second crewman operating the winch and targets. You can see the inside details in my WIP thread here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicTroy23 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Wonderful job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Superb job! Nice to see the Defiant in a different way and scheme. Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashellis Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Great Model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Great build and finish ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Well done that's lovely👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Love it, I think you have got the weathering bang on and nice to see a Defiant in a secondary role scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Very different and really cool! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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