Boulton-Paul Defiant Mk 1 (NF) by Realworkingsailor - FINISHED - Airfix - 1/72

[realworkingsailor]

Thanks guys!

 

11 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Wow nicely done Andy!!  Sharp looking plane there.  Great job on the masking for glass - I'm sure the turret was fun  

 

Hope your shoulder is doing better.

Every day my shoulder is getting better, I would say I’ve recovered better than 95 percent of my range of motion. I have another follow up appointment at the beginning of March, hopefully I’ll be given the go ahead to be able to start lifting things again. 
 

Yeah, the turret had its moments, and there were more than a few occasions where I ripped all the tape off and started over again. The biggest help, I think, when it comes to masking, is after taping, make the first coat clear gloss. It will seal the edges of the tape (so there’s no colour bleed later on), and won’t fog the plastic. 
 

Andy

[shipman]

Well done, Andrew. A splendid rendition.

 

The yellow patch was normally on the left wing, in clear view of the pilot, before leaving the cockpit.

It was a sheet of chemically treated stuff. used by the RAF early in the war.

It's purpose; to indicate (by changing colour) if the airfield was under gas attack.

He was provided with a gas mask for such an eventuality.

As unprepared for war as it was, Britain did make sure the entire population (including babies) were issued their own gas mask.

 

The British have always called an aircraft an AEROPLANE,

[realworkingsailor]

34 minutes ago, shipman said:

Well done, Andrew. A splendid rendition.

 

The yellow patch was normally on the left wing, in clear view of the pilot, before leaving the cockpit.

It was a sheet of chemically treated stuff. used by the RAF early in the war.

It's purpose; to indicate (by changing colour) if the airfield was under gas attack.

He was provided with a gas mask for such an eventuality.

As unprepared for war as it was, Britain did make sure the entire population (including babies) were issued their own gas mask.

 

The British have always called an aircraft an AEROPLANE,

Very interesting, I did not know what that yellow patch was all about. I assumed it was possibly some early iteration of the fighter command stripes seen on the leading edge of later war fighter planes’ wings.

As for its location, I will again plead ignorance, I just followed the Airfix instructions, so if there’s an error, it’s theirs. 😜

 

 

Oddly enough, the day colour scheme does have the yellow patch on the left:

 

Perhaps because of the second man in the turret, it wasn’t as critical were it was as long as either the gunner or pilot could see it.

Thanks for your kind words!  

 

Andy

 

PS: As to the aircraft/aeroplane, being Canadian, not sure which side of that fence I’m supposed to land on… 😆

[Landlubber Mike]

3 hours ago, realworkingsailor said:

The biggest help, I think, when it comes to masking, is after taping, make the first coat clear gloss. It will seal the edges of the tape (so there’s no colour bleed later on), and won’t fog the plastic. 
 

Did you use Future for this?  And did you spray it on/brush it on the mask edges/dip the canopies?  I haven't tried that approach yet, but have had bleeding issues in the past.  I was going to try sealing the edges on my Buffalo by painting on some kind of clear by brush along the edges, but in the end decided not to and just crossed my fingers (luckily it worked).

[realworkingsailor]

3 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Did you use Future for this?  And did you spray it on/brush it on the mask edges/dip the canopies?  I haven't tried that approach yet, but have had bleeding issues in the past.  I was going to try sealing the edges on my Buffalo by painting on some kind of clear by brush along the edges, but in the end decided not to and just crossed my fingers (luckily it worked).

I used Testors Glosscote in a rattle can, although any gloss finish applied with an airbrush could work, as long as the subsequent layers of paint will adhere to it.  
 

Taking this even further, when masking for different colours, seal the masked edge with the first colour before switching to the second colour. If something is going to bleed under the tape, it may as well be the colour you want, rather than the colour you don’t.

 

Andy

[shipman]

''PS: As to the aircraft/aeroplane, being Canadian, not sure which side of that fence I’m supposed to land on…''

 

or Avion? 🤣

[Danstream]

Nice build and good result with the black finish. Stencils look good too, with no silvering.

Congrats,

Dan

 

PS - Should Langley have succeeded with his machines before the Wright, we would now talk of 'aerodromes' (I like the terms 'aeroplane' or 'airplane' better).