Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I build – Part 1:Introduction

5/1/2016

Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I build – Part 1:Introduction

The aircraft

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Obviously, in retrospect, this appears to be a very odd fighter – no forward firing guns – and no match for the Me 109. The only role where it had success was as a night fighter, the sole example of which can be seen at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon (image above) [1].

The kit

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Airfix 1/72 kit [2].

Apart from a certain nostalgia for 1/72 scale aircraft kits – probably my chief concern when a much younger modeller – I tend to view this type of model as a testing ground before attempting any larger scale aircraft. Actually, I think I should just dive into a 1/48 scale one next time – I find the 1/72 scale quite fiddly these days.

References

1. http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/aircraft/types/boulton-paul-defiant.htm
2. http://www.hyperscale.com/2015/reviews/kits/airfixa02069reviewmd_1.htm

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atcDave

5/1/2016

No doubt about the scale! I do 1/48, but more and more I see the appeal of 1/32.
It’s rough getting old…

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1. skarach
  
  5/2/2016
  
  Hi. Yes, indeed! My next aircraft model is going to be the Tamiya IL-2 (1/48).
  
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