1/32 Boulton Paul Defiant - new kit design?

[Simmo.b]

Awesome Peter,

I will be setting the alarm clock here in Australia for when you go live with this.

My all time dream kit!

[airscale]

23 hours ago, geedubelyer said:

 

But a few clues would be fun Peter...

hmm, that’s hard without giving it away

 

.. it fought in WW2… monoplane…at least one propeller… heroic contribution…

[geedubelyer]

8 minutes ago, airscale said:

hmm, that’s hard without giving it away

 

.. it fought in WW2… monoplane…at least one propeller… heroic contribution…

 

 

Allied or axis?

 

 

Edited April 25, 2025 by geedubelyer

[Martinnfb]

Stop asking, it's Lavochkin La-5FN  

[monthebiff]

2 hours ago, airscale said:

hmm, that’s hard without giving it away

 

.. it fought in WW2… monoplane…at least one propeller… heroic contribution…

Finally Peter, You have made my wildest 32nd scale dream come true as its clearly a Wellington from your teaser. Thank you so much and where do I sign up?

 

Regards. Andy 

[ade rowlands]

Heroic contribution? Heroic as in valiant but not much good? Fairey Battle it is then.

[Hubert Boillot]

58 minutes ago, ade rowlands said:

Heroic contribution? Heroic as in valiant but not much good? Fairey Battle it is then.

… or a Lysander (which proved itself good in another job than planned).

 

(Damn, now I am getting all excited at my own genius  !)

 

Hubert

[LSP_Kevin]

6 minutes ago, Hubert Boillot said:

… or a Lysander (which proved itself good in another job than planned).

 

(Damn, now I am getting all excited at my own genius  !)

 

Hubert

 

That was on my guess-list, too.

 

Kev

[Hubert Boillot]

22 minutes ago, LSP_Kevin said:

 

That was on my guess-list, too.

 

Kev

Great (well …genius, let’s not be afraid of words 🤣 ) minds think alike, Kev !

 

Hubert

[LSP_Kevin]

4 minutes ago, Hubert Boillot said:

Great (well …genius, let’s not be afraid of words 🤣 ) minds think alike, Kev !

 

Hubert

 

We are from genus Genius.

 

Kev

[dennismcc]

The Fairey Battale has been on my wish list for years.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[mozart]

18 minutes ago, dennismcc said:

The Fairey Battale has been on my wish list for years.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

The Battle would be a natural companion to the Defiant, Battle of France and all that, and certainly very heroic, but I’m sorry to disappoint you all, I have inside information:

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it’s an Avro Anson! At last….alleluia! 

Edited April 26, 2025 by mozart

[Hubert Boillot]

3 hours ago, mozart said:

The Battle would be a natural companion to the Defiant, Battle of France and all that, and certainly very heroic, but I’m sorry to disappoint you all, I have inside information:

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it’s an Avro Anson! At last….alleluia! 

Sorry, but you know THE rule, Max : for that, you have to finish your vac-formed Anson build … ( you did not expect that we had forgotten, did you ?)

 

Hubert

Edited April 26, 2025 by Hubert Boillot

[mozart]

Curses, the memory of an elephant Hubert! 

[airscale]

i can neither confirm nor deny it is a Wellington, Battle or Lysander..

 

here are 3 bits of it..