That’s how this whole project started.
A picture from a photo album.
The build is now finished except for the homemade decals.
I am just waiting to spray on clear acrylic finish to seal these homemade decals.
However I will have to wait for warmer temperatures before spraying which we should be in about five months!
Until then…
Moving right along with the Defiant project…
At a snail’s pace…
Next Sunday, painting the gun turret…
Rushing to assemble the Boulton Paul Defiant turret has proved somewhat of a headache with so many tiny parts especially when it was late in the evening and my eyes were tired.
I figured out late that the instructions were to build the turret upside down.
I stopped at Step 59 to allow everything to set properly and to sleep on it.
Looking forward I know that installing the clear parts will be somewhat tricky since there are so many options offered, and these steps may make or break a build…
See you on Sunday morning…
After a three-day vacation in Quebec City, I tried to get some motivation back about my build.
Gluing the landing gear without breaking any parts…and a nice coat of paint.
See la différence!
Step 12 was already done, taking advantage of a sleeping cat…
Quite a nap isn’t!
Hard to stop only at just Step 12 especially when my cat was not around.
And why not do a little painting while he is not in the way…
And jumping from Step 12 to Step 20…
Then jumping from Step 21 to Step 34…
A little more painting?
A little more painting to get the feeling of the original Boulton Paul Defiant Mk I…
Having a rainy day last Sunday was a great incentive to start building what I bought seven months ago.
One thing Airfix did was to provide us with clear instructions.
Some cockpit parts were delicate, and I manage to break part C21 when I removed it from the sprue.
Luckily it won’t show.
The rest of the assembly was easy except for installing part D28.
Installing parts D20 and D21 was a breeze.
Next time on My Forgotten Hobby, Step 12 which I already did, taking advantage of a sleeping cat…
I knew last Sunday that the best way to start a build was to lay it all out on the table…
In my case it was on the kitchen table.
Then I just had to wait for the dopamine to kick in… or a cat to drop by?
My Forgotten Hobby II 