Description
The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a ‘turret fighter’ without any forward-firing guns. It was a contemporary of the Royal Navy's Blackburn Roc. The concept of a turret fighter related directly to the successful First World War-era Bristol F.2 Fighter. In practice the Defiant was found to be reasonably effective as a bomber–destroyer but vulnerable to the Luftwaffe's more agile, single-seat Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters. Lack of forward armament proved to be a major weakness in daylight combat and its potential was only realized when it switched to night combat.
Please see the paint guide below for Trumpeter’s suggested colors.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/48
Parts: 70+
Length: 9”
Wingspan: 9.9”
- Painting and assembly required
- Clear parts
- 4 sprues
- Detailed fuselage and wings
- Photo-etched parts
- Decals
- Illustrated instructions
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Paint Guides:
A. Flat Black
Burnt Iron
Silver
Medium Grey Green
Metal Black
Light Gull Grey
Dark Green
Tire Black
Wood Brown
B. Flat Black
Burnt Iron
Silver
Medium Grey Green
Metal Black
Steel
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