Defender MkIV ??

[Old Wombat]

OK, I'm having a shot at a  plane, this time.

It's in 1/72 (a scale I'm having difficulty with due to aging eyes) & it's British & comprised of parts of 3 kits (2a+1b).

That's all I'm saying, so far.

Here are some (poor quality) early-ish pic's.







So, any comments at this stage?

[Maverick]

Looks like an interesting ship.  I'm assuming no turret?  It kinda has that DH.88 Comet feel to it.

Regards,

Mav

[Old Wombat]

It had a turret... before I InProg modified it.

[James]

Looks good – think I know where the engines/nacelles came from. What is its role? Heavy fighter I'm guessing but I'm sure it could be a fighter-bomber?

[Old Wombat]

Ooh, do I give this away or not?

Hmmmm?

OK, it's a night fighter. 4x20mm cannons will be fitted in an underbelly bulge (a big step up from the original armament). Nose is covering an early-model housed radar unit (No, I don't know what mark).

[Slerski]

She looks very nice. You must have been very patient with the cut-glue-putty-sanding work. 

[James]

Ooh, do I give this away or not?

Hmmmm?

OK, it's a night fighter. 4x20mm cannons will be fitted in an underbelly bulge (a big step up from the original armament). Nose is covering an early-model housed radar unit (No, I don't know what mark).

Great. Keep the rest a secret. Will keep an eye on this one.

[deathjester]

  That looks stunning so far - and I'm intrigued by those engine nacelles!  Looking forward to seeing this one finished

[Mossie]

Several bits from the Airfix Defiant.  Looks like you've used skinny engines, fuselage & wings from two kits?

So that's the 2a I think, 1b I'm not sure of but that tail shape looks familiar & it's bugging me....

[Pablo1965]

In my humble opinion, the space between the engines and the fuselage is a bit larger than desired but the ratio between the length of the engine and the fuselage is ideal. I love this plane, and I think it will be an incredible game of many different uses, such as photographic reconnaissance, interdiction, and even ground support. Awesome plane 

[kitnut617]

Several bits from the Airfix Defiant.  Looks like you've used skinny engines, fuselage & wings from two kits?

So that's the 2a I think, 1b I'm not sure of but that tail shape looks familiar & it's bugging me....

Looks like the tail end of a Dinah --- 

[tc2324]

Looks like a Westland Whirlwinds `beefed up` brother.

Looking forward to the end result. 

[The Rat]

I don't care what you used to get this far, I just want to see it finished! 

[Old Wombat]

Sorry, kitnut, but the Dinah is Japanese & this baby is all Brit!

Looks like a Westland Whirlwinds `beefed up` brother.

I like that analogy better than mine; I've been tending to think of it as the Mosquito's skinny cousin.

Nothing done today & maybe not until Tuesday (AusTime) with work et alia getting in the way.

(God, I hate PSR! )

[buzzbomb]

Niiiiice!!!

It is certainly looking ok.
Great use of Apoxy sculpt or similar for the fairing in.
I reckon bits of the Airfix PE-2 in there.. particularly the engines, along with Defiant.

But Womby.. it matters not keep going, I really want to see how this finishes up.