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Post by Paul B on Feb 25, 2022 19:31:18 GMT
My next victim is going to be the Airfix Boulton Paul Defiant Night Fighter 1. I shall be giving this the markings of an aircraft from RAF Wittering, 1941. The reason is simple, RAF Wittering is next to the town I was born in  .  Edit: I hope I can do as good a show as Andy did, with his 1/72 version of this aircraft |
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Post by Boots on Feb 25, 2022 19:54:04 GMT
Oooh.......thats nice mate  When i used to do the Scotland run i used to go up the A1 and go past RAF Wittering..............they used to have a Harrier outside the gate.......looked quite imposing driving past an aircraft in the middle of the night next to the road  |
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Post by Paul B on Feb 25, 2022 20:20:12 GMT
Cheers Boots and nice to see you aboard  . Back then when I was small, when my parents, grandparents and I went from Stamford to Peterborough, there was two WWII Typhoons parked up in front of the hanger facing the A1. I always thought they were Spits, but my granddad said "Paul those are Tiffys, nasty aircraft for anyone who is fighting against them"  . |
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Post by Paul B on Feb 25, 2022 20:22:25 GMT
Chaps we have cut and glued plastic, looks like I need some primer  |
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Post by Boots on Feb 25, 2022 20:27:02 GMT
That was a nice sight to see i bet I remember seeing the signs for Stamford and Peterborough was one of my timing marks on the way to Carlisle.....if i got to Peterborough at a certain time i knew i was doing ok ...........i think my next marker was Doncaster by about 03.00am  |
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Post by Boots on Feb 25, 2022 20:28:20 GMT
........snuck that one in  Yes......primer certainly is required |
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Post by Marco on Feb 25, 2022 20:37:49 GMT
Nice unknown (at least for me) plane and great start!
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Post by Paul B on Feb 25, 2022 20:55:41 GMT
Boots it's a Night Fighter, of course it sneaks in . Marco, this is one of the unsung heroes of WWII. It certainly wasn't up to combat in daylight, but at night it was a nasty surprise for the Luftwaffe |
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Post by Marco on Feb 25, 2022 20:57:19 GMT
That's why I didn't knew her. But looks beautiful!
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Post by Boots on Feb 25, 2022 20:59:06 GMT
Silly me!!.....course it is |
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Post by Paul B on Feb 25, 2022 21:05:25 GMT
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Post by Paul B on Feb 26, 2022 10:32:28 GMT
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Post by tommygunn on Feb 26, 2022 11:48:59 GMT
Not hanging around on this one, are you?
Got to ask though, who was Boulton Paul?
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Post by Boots on Feb 26, 2022 12:20:43 GMT
Very nice mucker |
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Post by Paul B on Feb 26, 2022 14:05:15 GMT
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Post by Paul B on Feb 26, 2022 19:19:14 GMT
The inside received a coat of Tamiya XF71 cockpit green, then some black, the some alu dry brush and lastly a wash with Abt.501 black oil paint. The seat padding was done with Vallejo 70.921 English Uniform and dry brushed with 70.879 green brown    Tomorrow I'll add a matt coat and then join the fuselage together |
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Post by armorguy on Feb 26, 2022 20:04:25 GMT
You flyboy you! And what a great start already! |
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Post by Paul B on Feb 26, 2022 20:27:41 GMT
Cheers Guy-bro |
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Post by Robbo on Feb 26, 2022 20:52:41 GMT
Nice bit of painting there Paul.
Not seen Andy for a while, has he been in?
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Post by Paul B on Feb 26, 2022 21:44:29 GMT
Thanky Ian . Andy hasn't been in for a while now |
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