1/48 Boulton-Paul Defiant

[monica]

looking great Dave, turned out well, turned out to be a swan , from the ugly duckling

[Guest]

Great work Dave!

PS: thanks for the decal tip

[Dave W]

Great work Dave!PS: thanks for the decal tip

The decal tip isn't my idea.I got it off this forum from one of Tony (Yak face) build threads.

[flyjoe180]

Awesome work Dave, hard to believe this is the same dog at the start of the build. As Monica said, ugly duckling to swan.

[Dave W]

I've just put the undercarriage on.I found it quite difficult because it's made up of plastic,metal tube and PE parts.The instructions are vague as to the positioning of parts .So I superglued them to the legs as shown in the instructions and glued the other ends to the undercarriage bay where they touched.Not sure it's right but it looks ok withe the model on its wheels.Just a bit of paint to touch up and the doors to go on.

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Dave

Looks like you're nearing completion too.

I like the metal detail on the landing gear, although the bays seem a bit lacking in detail. This is the thing with short run kits though and they really won't be visible when the model is on it's wheels.

This is a cracking build which promises to be a fantastic looking model in the not-too-distant future. I'm really looking forward to seeing this finished and seeing all the great work you've put in.

I've a soft spot for this oddball aircraft and I'm hoping for a 1/32 scale version someday (maybe nothing but a dream)

Top stuff

Paul

[Guest]

Dave just got through catching up on this build,must say you're doing an outstanding bit of modelling on this! Looking forward to seeing it play out!

[Guest]

Great build Dave, I can see you are close to that finish line. Finish it off! I am eager to see how this one turns out.

John

[monica]

great work on the landing gear Dave , i think it looks great and well done, all you could off don was try to find some pics off the landing gear and copy them,

if it had off been a problem

the last hedge is in sigh

[Dave W]

I put the finishing touches to the model this evening.I added a pitot tube from brass rod to the port wing as there wasn't one included in the kit.And I airbrushed the model with Vallejo satin varnish after the matt varnish started to dry with white patches.will take some more photos tomorrow in day light and post them in the completed aircraft section.

[Guest]

Very nice Dave.

[flyjoe180]

Agree, very nice work Dave