discussion Papa 695s Airfix 1/48 Boulton Paul Defiant NF1

[Guest]

Looks great Ian :smiling3:.

 

[papa 695]

Got the cockpit buttoned up and built the wings.
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[papa 695]

Got the wings fitted, and what a fit it is. Nothing wrong here at all.
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[Jim R]

Hi Ian
Missed this - sorry. Looks a very nice kit. Is it one of Airfix's newer kits? The detail and fit looks good.
Great start on the cockpit. Using the Lion Roar belts was well worth it.
Jim

 

[papa 695]

Hi Jim welcome aboard. Yes it's one of there new kits, and it's building very well indeed. I haven't used any filler at all yet

 

[papa 695]

This weekends work, got the canopy masked and painted the internal colour. Also got the gun turret built and painted and got the main body ready for some paint.
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[flyjoe180]

Looking good Ian

 

[Mickc1440]

Great progress Ian. That does look like a nicely engineered kit.

 

[papa 695]

Primed and pre- shaded.
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[BattleshipBob]

Great work and progress Ian!!

 

[papa 695]

Got it painted.
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Not sure if you can see the colour variation though.

 

[Mickc1440]

Nicely done Ian, its baby brother in 1/72 comes with an open cockpit option too which I used I then went mad and modelled the turret with it's doors open, be a long time until I venture into that scale again.

 

[colin m]

Looks great Ian, although I did wonder about pre-shading a black aircraft.

 

[papa 695]

Looks great Ian, although I did wonder about pre-shading a black aircraft.

I know Colin sounds daft, but I was trying something. It’s seemed to work.
Anyway got all the decals and stencils on.
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[flyjoe180]

That's looking A1 Ian, very nice

 

[yak face]

Looking really nice ian , chers tony

 

[papa 695]

Thanks guys.
Got it on its legs now, and fitted the gun turret.
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[AlanG]

Looking fantastic Ian. Might have to stretch my stash budget to get this kit judging by your build

 

[papa 695]

Nearly got this one finished, just a few little bits to do.
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[Fernando N]

Great looking interior work Ian and nice to see that the pre-shading work paid off.

The colourful markings with the chipping break-up the all black to a pretty neat sight :thumb2: .