Airfix 1/48 scale
Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I

by Alan Price

Eduard's 1/48 scale Messerschmitt Bf 110 E is available online from Squadron

Here are a few pictures of the all new Airfix 1:48 scale Defiant which I built for Airfix Model World Magazine and is featured in the March issue of the magazine. I have to say this is a superb kit, fit is excellent and the detail is just great, the cockpit and gun turret are amazingly well done. This is not one of the kit schemes, there were no decals available for the build.

Having built the Classic Airframes kit last year for my Battle of Britain series in MAI, I can say the Airfix kit is far easier to build and looks a lot more accurate. Detail wise I'd say the Airfix kit is actually better. The cockpit may not have the resin parts but the Airfix plastic is virtually as good and the far more complete interior certainly has the upper hand on the Classic Airframes kit.

The Airfix turret is superb and you get the option of displaying it with the rear doors open. Hope you like the pictures!

Model, Images and Text Copyright © 2016 by Alan Price
Page Created 22 March, 2016
Last Updated 22 March, 2016

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