The Defiant Naval

[Gondor]

After a little bit of measuring with a scale ruler I have found that I can move the aerial pylons forward two scale feet. Unfortunately I don't know if the radiator will be in the way or not 
Nearly lost one of the main undercarriage legs as it fell to the floor to hide under one of the wheels of the chair I use for modelling. Found it without it coming to harm though which is good.
Loving the kit as it's going together like a dream. Some parts I have started to paint and others I am adding some detail painting as I go so once I have finished on the site it's back to the paint brush to paint a few bits.

Gondor

[Gondor]

So at the end of another day some further work had been managed on this build



Lot's still needing to be done, control stick to be painted and fitted, turret detail painting needs touching up and then its canopy fitted and painted, the tail wheel needs to be fitted once the glue dries on it's extended leg and the aerials need fitted as well. The main thing is that I am getting something done and it is getting there unlike the two other builds I start for this GB.

Gondor

[Gondor]

Well that's the undercarriage components all glued together, eventually 

Trust me to put the scissor links on after the rest of the undercarriage was in place so that such small and fiddly components are bound to be dropped or shot into space from the ends of a pair of tweezers.

Both of these things happened to one of the links, in fact I dropped it twice onto the carpet but by this time I was able to easily recognise the part as I had been looking for it after the tweezers spat it somewhere into the depths of the clutter on my bench 

Touching up of the paint around the turret and the control column means further work with them tomorrow afternoon and I have just remembered to attach the extended tail wheel in place 

Gondor

[Gondor]

It's getting there



ever so slowly though....

Gondor

[Gondor]

Despite the recent progress in painting this model there is still far too much to do befor the end of the extended group build  unfortunatly. I hope to finish it by the end of the month.

Gondor

[NARSES2]

If you want it moved to the regular builds section let me know mate

[Gondor]

If you want it moved to the regular builds section let me know mate

Yes please 

Gondor

[Captain Canada]

Looking good !

[The Rat]

Nice to see some progress!

[Gondor]

One step backwards, two forwards.... perhaps.

Decided that the canopy and the turret should be reworked and probably replaced as I have made such a mess of them 

A fingerprint of glue on the main canopy and painted lines on the turret canopy that look as if I have used a 1/42 brush rather than a 000 sized brush 

So a quick visit to the big Yellow H's web site to order a set of Montex masks for the kit, Another new tool Airfix Defiant and a set of Aeries replacement turret guns as well. This means I can canobalize the other Airfix Defiant I have for it's turret and canopy , there are Aeries guns with this spare kit, and the rest of the kit can become a single seater utilizing the spine and canopy from the Hurricane I have been "modifying this evening  Not much goes to waste around here!!

So at least a desition has been made and nothing has gone too far that it can't be repaired or replaced which if nothing else is a result 

Gondor

[RAFF-35]

Did you ever get around to finishing the build? I was just wondering to myself if anyone had done a fleet air arm defiant 

[Gondor]

Stalled due to mucking up the painting of the canopy frameing. Not got around to getting a set of masks yet.

Gondor

[Pellson]

Good to hear from you, Alistair. I've been missing your posting and was wandering whether you were alright. 

[Doug K]

Did you ever get around to finishing the build? I was just wondering to myself if anyone had done a fleet air arm defiant 

I've done a couple:
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=45641.msg823395#msg823395
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,45544.0.html

[RAFF-35]

Did you ever get around to finishing the build? I was just wondering to myself if anyone had done a fleet air arm defiant 

I've done a couple:
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=45641.msg823395#msg823395
https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,45544.0.html

     They are very cool looking projects!