Warsaw August 31st 1940

[NARSES2]

Here's my latest, my third build of the new tool Airfix 1/72 Defiant. I won't go into details of the build as I've covered that previously, other than to say it all goes together very nicely, easily and quickly ; recommended.

No great backstory for this one, although I'll probably fill in a few more details for an article for the next issue of the S.I.G. Newsletter as I've realized I have a few alternate 1940 Polish AF builds now, even though my main alternate WWII scenario still has Poland being invaded in 1939.

So to get a polish 1940 Air Force I have a scenario where the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of 1939 doesn't happen until 1940 mainly because the conflict in the Khalkhin Gol region of East Asia spills over into early 1940 and thus the Soviets are unable to consider action on their Western Borders until the autumn of 1940. To some extent this is because General Georgy Zhukov is languishing in a Gulag having been a victim of the Great Purges in 1938. This also impacts on my alternate WWII scenario as far as events on the Eastern Front are concerned.

So here we have a Bolton Paul Defiant Mk I (Wyzywający I) of 113th Squadron Polish AF pictured outside Warsaw on 31st August 1940. Paints for the camouflage were from the Hataka Polish A.F. 1939 set plus my usual mix of Xtracrylic/Humbrol/Lifecolor. The transfers are from the Techmod PZL- P.11c sheet.

An enjoyable and quite relaxing project and has given me the urge to tackle another Polish 1940 project. A Blenheim perhaps ?

[TomZ]

Looks good.
I've always liked the Defiant and the new airfix kit is a good kit.

TomZ

[Old Wombat]

Nice job, there, Chris!

New tool Defiant looks bucket-loads better than my old-tool ones, which I used for the BP-W Defender!

[PR19_Kit]

Excellent job Chris. I like the way you've kept with the asymmetric Polish squarals too. 

[nighthunter]

Excellent work Chris! No Russian lend-lease to the Poles?

[DogfighterZen]

 

[Captain Canada]

Nice job on this one Chris ! The camo and markings look great. Love the underside shot !

[zenrat]

Good job Chris.

[comrade harps]

Nice