Murph's Model beta build - Boulton-Paul Defiant, 1/31

[papermate]

The next beta build project is one of the WW2 war birds that I hope to see more.
The Defiant, if stock build, measures about 13.5 inches, meaning a scale of 1/31.4
and rounded down to become 1/31. If you want, print at 95% to become 1/33.
The quick build pictures show the length of the model and a half complete circle
under the belly. That glitch and some slight colouring issues will be fixed by Aaron for sure.

Papermate

[herky]

this was one of the first plastic models i built.i remember back it was a black night fighter version

[Don Boose]

I always liked the look of the Defiant. Another great Murph model and another great Papermate build.

Don

[murphyaa]

The partial circle, if all goes well, will be partially covered by the belly intake / scoop.

*edit*: Oops, not that circle. Somebody remind me to pay attention next time.

[yukonjohn]

Looks great. I will have to start thinking about an all black 410 Squadron repaint once the black and white is available. A Defiant was also one of my very first plastic builds many, many years ago - must have been a sale on them back then .

Looking forward to seeing more of the build.

Regards,
John

[murphyaa]

I already did a night fighter version:

[yukonjohn]

Wonderful! One more for the shopping list .

Regards,
John

[murphyaa]

I'm thinking of doing a target tug version as well, but that'll take some tweaks.

[yukonjohn]

One with yellow is always nice ! Or could do the tugs with camo above and yellow/black below, or even the ones with combined RAF and US markings like DR945. So many great options for a very nice model.

Keep up the great work.

Regards,
John

[Richschindler]

Another great plane. Guess I need to add it to my list, to buy and to build.