airscale 1/32 Boulton Paul Defiant
By Dave Langmead
Its been more than a while, but with me being one of Wolverhampton's finest I thought I would post some images of one of Wolverhampton's second finest, My rendition of the beautiful Airscale Defiant.
Depicted as the night-fighter variant, I chose to go a little off piste from the kit and marked her up in 307 Squadron (Polish) markings.
The kit itself is a robust, fully 3D printed affair with superb fit and very few visible print lines such is the resolution that Peter has achieved, That is not to say there aren't any but what are there are easily dealt with by judicious light sanding and a little fine primer and are all but invisible although the camera has picked some up during the photo session.
Any that are present will easily stand up to the 3 ft rule!
I also broke off and lost two of the barrel flash hiders so I replaced the kit parts with metal items from Master, an easy switch out for those that want to but the kit barrels are more than beautifully printed. It was my ham fisted-ness that contributed to their loss, likewise one of the turret frame supports.
Enjoy!
© Dave Langmead 2026
This article was published on Saturday, June 27 2026; Last modified on Sunday, June 28 2026