*** Finished *** 1/32 Airscale Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.1 "Test build"

[Erwin]

Was there ever a price mentioned ?

[JayW]

And this is a prototype.  A reflection on Peter Castle the creator and Tolga Ulgur the builder.  Just a great outcome we are seeing here.  

[Martinnfb]

1 hour ago, Erwin said:

Was there ever a price mentioned ?

https://www.airscale.co.uk/#!/1-32-Boulton-Paul-Defiant-Mk-1/p/720832052

 

 

[williamj]

Looks so good, can't wait.    nicely done Tolga.

[RadBaron]

Dang it, this is looking more and more a justifiable purchase 

 

[Tolga ULGUR]

Today's update

 

[Dpgsbody55]

The undercarriage bay details look very good.  Nice to see this on it's own three feet.

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

[airscale]

That looks bloody great Tolga - thank you for showcasing the kit so well

 

With the production kit printed to higher tolerances, in my humble opinion I really think it could be a good one

 

Peter

[Tolga ULGUR]

 

6 minutes ago, airscale said:

That looks bloody great Tolga - thank you for showcasing the kit so well

 

With the production kit printed to higher tolerances, in my humble opinion I really think it could be a good one

 

Peter

 

Thanks a lot Peter

And another thank you for giving me this test build opportunity. Much appreciated

[JayW]

4 hours ago, airscale said:

With the production kit printed to higher tolerances, in my humble opinion I really think it could be a good one

 

Peter

 

Now there's an understatement.  And if a customer is interested in a truly unusual subject, he/she would have one.  Not a Mustang or a Bf-109 or a Spitfire- a Defiant.  Cool factor is in the stratosphere - a model that ought to have the judges stop and gaze for a while.  And Tolga has demonstrated great modeling skills wrestling with this thing and making it a very convincing replica.

 

Having said that, a couple of my toughest builds over the years were resin kits.  Rutman P-47D and P-51B, in 1/32 scale.  These kits were giant challenges due to fit-up issues mostly.  Diamonds in the rough, very rough.  It took an extraordinary effort to transform into good models - effort well beyond what the average modeler ever sees or is willing to put up with.  Peter has the opportunity to take in all the lessons learned from this prototype build, and have the Defiant begin to approach a normal build (Tamiya or HK, etc) where parts actually fit together fairly well and are relatively murphy-proof.  One that a more expansive modeling population could handle.  A tall order given the lack of resources a major model manufacturer has, but doable.  If anyone can, Peter can.

Edited April 16 by JayW

[Greif8]

Top shelf work Tolga!  The landing gear bays really look great!

 

Ernest

[Tolga ULGUR]

3 hours ago, JayW said:

 

Now there's an understatement.  And if a customer is interested in a truly unusual subject, he/she would have one.  Not a Mustang or a Bf-109 or a Spitfire- a Defiant.  Cool factor is in the stratosphere - a model that ought to have the judges stop and gaze for a while.  And Tolga has demonstrated great modeling skills wrestling with this thing and making it a very convincing replica.

 

Having said that, a couple of my toughest builds over the years were resin kits.  Rutman P-47D and P-51B, in 1/32 scale.  These kits were giant challenges due to fit-up issues mostly.  Diamonds in the rough, very rough.  It took an extraordinary effort to transform into good models - effort well beyond what the average modeler ever sees or is willing to put up with.  Peter has the opportunity to take in all the lessons learned from this prototype build, and have the Defiant begin to approach a normal build (Tamiya or HK, etc) where parts actually fit together fairly well and are relatively murphy-proof.  One that a more expansive modeling population could handle.  A tall order given the lack of resources a major model manufacturer has, but doable.  If anyone can, Peter can.

 

Yes Jay,  Peter has done a great job. The structure design and elimination of difficulties are very successful. What could have been a very difficult kit has become very user-friendly. Yes Peter could have done it and he did

 

2 hours ago, Greif8 said:

Top shelf work Tolga!  The landing gear bays really look great!

 

Ernest

 

Thanks Ernest

[Tolga ULGUR]

 

We have the turret as a dessert on tomorrow's menu. Hope you enjot it  

[Borsos]

So amazingly great pictures! I look forward every day for updates here and I can hardly wait for the pictures of the turret.

[Pete Roberts]

Great job Tolga! 

 

Not raining on this parade, just FYI for any future builds. 

 

My research suggests that the insides of the undercarriage doors were painted the same colour as the lower surfaces.