Mr.Smythe's Defiant.

[Tim Marlow]

Looking very good Andy. Bring on the stickers……..they really make a bird come to life.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Always kinda liked this bird nice Camo job great work on it.

 

[Mickc1440]

Great work Andy.

 

[scottie3158]

Andy, that's looking very nice.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy,

Apologies for being behind on this. That's coming on beautifully. Very well done indeed!

Can't be that far off the decals?

ATB.

Andrew

No need to apologise Andrew,Thanks very much for that

Splendid work, and what great wing roots you have. The scary bit for me is removing the canopy masks. Particularly for a closed canopy because that's when I find dust - inside the sealed canopy !

Why thank you Sir... You`re not so bad yourself!!

Looking very good Andy. Bring on the stickers……..they really make a bird come to life.

Cheers Tim..... "Stickers" are on their way

Always kinda liked this bird nice Camo job great work on it.

Thanks Lee.... totally agree.... there`s just something about them eh?!!

Great work Andy.

Thanks Mick,not up to your wingy thing standards yet,,,,, but i`m getting there!

Andy, that's looking very nice.

Cheers Scottie,(DAWG!!).... I do my best with these Flyin fings!!



...... ALL........ an update to follow VERY quickly!!..........

 

[The Smythe Meister]

...... well then.... PROGRESS!!......
I had a bash at the Turret interior,all made up really and you won`t see much of it,(Looks awful in this pic,but it`s better than it looks!!)......,

..... Then i had a rudimentary bash at the aircrew,(Didn`t waste too much time on em,as you won`t see much......


.... and in the Plane..........


Pretty much done now.... some final pics tomorrow!!
As always,appreciate you looking in,and your thoughts/comments!
Cheers for now.....
....

 

[adt70hk]

Fantastic!

 

[minitnkr]

Beautiful result to be proud of.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Loving it. Must do one myself one day….

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Fantastic!

Thanks very much Andrew, been easily the best plane kit I've assembled so far,as far as quality of fit goes

Beautiful result to be proud of.

Cheers for that Paul,some areas I should have done a bit better,but yes, pretty pleased with it

Loving it. Must do one myself one day….

Go on Tim.... you know you wanna.
I've now done 4 planes this year,each one a different make....a Hobby Boss,an ICM,a Tamiya,and this Airfix one.IMHO this one has been the best,(fit,detail and enjoyment wise),just shading it over the Tamiya

 

[The Smythe Meister]

...... Was uploading a few pics on the "2022" thread, when I realised that I forgot to post this one "done".
Final bit of phaffing about,and,apart from a bit of a decal mishap, I'm happy with it.
A cracking kit all round in my humble opinion,and easily the most enjoyable/pleasing flying fing I've done so far.
So, without further ado,ere be pics...





If you're considering getting one of these then DO IT.... You won't regret it
Thanks for looking in,and all of the comments along the way

 

[Tim Marlow]

...... Was uploading a few pics on the "2022" thread, when I realised that I forgot to post this one "done".
Final bit of phaffing about,and,apart from a bit of a decal mishap, I'm happy with it.
A cracking kit all round in my humble opinion,and easily the most enjoyable/pleasing flying fing I've done so far.
So, without further ado,ere be pics...
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If you're considering getting one of these then DO IT.... You won't regret it
Thanks for looking in,and all of the comments along the way

Great job Andy. I must buy one before they go out of stock again…..

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Great job Andy. I must buy one before they go out of stock again…..

Cheers Tim
Yep, didn't realise that they go out of stock.... must've just got lucky then, this one was an eBay win a few months back, for £17 plus p&p

 

[Tim Marlow]

Cheers Tim
Yep, didn't realise that they go out of stock.... must've just got lucky then, this one was an eBay win a few months back, for £17 plus p&p

I think this is a second run Andy. For a while after the first run sold out all you could get was the night fighter version. I suspect that Airfix reorder from the manufacturers as stock runs down, and then we have to wait for it to get to the front of the moulding line before it is available again.

 

[Geoffers]

Smashing

Geoff.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Smashing

Geoff.

Thanks Geoff,much appreciated ...
as I said though,this kit is such a good one that it can even make a bumpkin like me appear half decent!!

 

[Jim R]

That's a result to be proud of. Lovely job.

 

[The Smythe Meister]

That's a result to be proud of. Lovely job.

Thanks Jim, very kind

 

[JR]

Came out well Andy .

 

[Lee Drennen]

Very impressive Bird. Lots of hard work paid off. Great job Andy