From: "Steve Bamford ARC" To: "Youngerman" References: <001801c3e86a$70f333f0$6601a8c0@youngermandell> Subject: Re: a re-send MPM Boulton Paul Defiant in 1/72...thanks! Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 00:27:26 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0090_01C3E85A.33EA4E40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0090_01C3E85A.33EA4E40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Joe, I just wanted to let you know your Defiant article went on ARC today. = Thanks for sending it in!!!=20 Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com =20 Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Youngerman=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 6:23 PM Subject: a re-send MPM Boulton Paul Defiant in 1/72...thanks! ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Youngerman=20 To: Steve Bamford=20 Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:58 PM Subject: MPM Boulton Paul Defiant in 1/72 Gallery Template #05 "MPM Boulton Paul Defiant in 1/72 scale"=20 by Joe Youngerman Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg = here=20 =20 The Defiant was a concept that probably looked great on paper but = in practice fell far short of its design expectations. The initial = engagements with the enemy were good but as soon as the Germans figured = out this was no Hurricane and that it had no forward mounted guns things = got ugly for the Defiant crews. By August of 1940 over half of the 120 = aircraft delivered had already been shot down by the Luftwaffe! By = September the Defiant had been switched primarily to night operations = and it was here that the Defiant gave fairly good results. The Mk II was = powered by the superb RR Merlin XX giving the aircraft 1280 HP. The 210 = Mk IIs built can be distinguished by the "fishtail" engine exhausts, = deeper oil cooler fairing and broader chord propeller. The chord of the = upper rudder was increased also, but I find the difference difficult to = spot at a glance. At its peak, the Defiant equipped 13 night fighter = squadrons.=20 MPM now offers both the Mk I and Mk II versions of the Defiant in 1/72 = scale and I chose to build the latter. I have a Pavla Defiant Mk I but = I must say I think the MPM kit is much better. Pavla's kit got the nose = a bit wrong and the quality of the moldings falls short of MPM's work. I = cannot speak to the "buildability" of the Pavla kit, however, as it = still sits in its box on my shelf.=20 =20 =20 Click on images below to see larger images =20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 03.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 03.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 04.jpg=20 Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo = 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized = version of photo 05.jpg=20 =20 I have to say I was very impressed with this kit. The fit was very = good except for the fuselage halves which needed some coaxing and filler = to match up. The cockpit detail is superior to most Hasegawa kits and = the overall accuracy seems very good. The canopy and turret are injected = and well done though the turret come as a two piece affair. I had an old = Scale Models magazine that featured three view line drawings of the = Defiant and the parts matched up very well. I did add photo etch seat = belts and cut the aft fuselage fairing off and covered the space with = plastic card to represent it in the retracted position. Some rescribing = was needed here and there as well. The many small aerials of the AI Mark = IV radar require careful handling but they went on without a hitch. I = finished the model in Polly Scale black for the RDM 2A Matt Black finish = and used dark gray washes to bring out some of the detail. The photos = don't really show this well though I'm afraid. I used the kit decals to = depict an aircraft from No 151 Squadron operating from Wittering on = night defense duties during 1942. The decals were great and settled down = fast though the wing roundel colors are a bit on the bright side. = Overall this is a great kit and the "one to have" if you are thinking = about a Defiant in the scale! =20 Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg = here=20 =20 Photos and text =A9 2003 by Joe Youngerman ------=_NextPart_000_0090_01C3E85A.33EA4E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Joe,
I just wanted to let you know your = Defiant article=20 went on ARC today.  Thanks for sending it = in!!! 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource = Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live=20 like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work = like you=20 don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like = nobody's=20 listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Youngerman
To: Steve Bamford
Sent: Saturday, January 31, = 2004 6:23=20 PM
Subject: a re-send MPM Boulton = Paul=20 Defiant in 1/72...thanks!

 
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From: Youngerman
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 10:58 PM
Subject: MPM Boulton Paul Defiant in 1/72

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"MPM = Boulton Paul=20 Defiant

in = 1/72=20 scale" 

by Joe=20 Youngerman

Steve Bamford=20 will insert full=20 sized version of photo 01.jpg here =
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   The Defiant=20 was a concept that probably looked great on paper but in practice fell = far=20 short of its design expectations. The initial engagements with the = enemy were=20 good but as soon as the Germans figured out this was no Hurricane and = that it=20 had no forward mounted guns things got ugly for the Defiant crews. By = August=20 of 1940 over half of the 120 aircraft delivered had already been shot = down by=20 the Luftwaffe! By September the Defiant had been switched primarily to = night=20 operations and it was here that the Defiant gave fairly good results. = The Mk=20 II was powered by the superb RR Merlin XX giving the aircraft 1280 HP. = The 210=20 Mk IIs built can be distinguished by the "fishtail" engine exhausts, = deeper=20 oil cooler fairing and broader chord propeller. The chord of the upper = rudder=20 was increased also, but I find the difference difficult to = spot at a=20 glance. At its peak, the Defiant equipped 13 night fighter=20 squadrons. 

MPM now = offers both the Mk=20 I and Mk II versions of the Defiant in 1/72 scale  and I chose to = build=20 the latter. I have a Pavla Defiant Mk I but I must say I think the MPM = kit is=20 much better. Pavla's kit got the nose a bit wrong and the quality of = the=20 moldings falls short of MPM's work. I cannot speak to the = "buildability" of=20 the Pavla kit, however, as it still sits in its box on my shelf. =

 

   

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 I = have to say I was=20 very impressed with this kit. The fit was very good except for the = fuselage=20 halves which needed some coaxing and filler to match up. The cockpit = detail is=20 superior to most Hasegawa kits and the overall accuracy seems very = good. The=20 canopy and turret are injected and well done though the turret come as = a two=20 piece affair. I had an old Scale Models magazine that featured three = view line=20 drawings of the Defiant and the parts matched up very well. I did add = photo=20 etch seat belts and cut the aft fuselage fairing off and covered the = space=20 with plastic card to represent it in the retracted position. Some = rescribing=20 was needed here and there as well. The many small aerials of the AI = Mark IV=20 radar require careful handling but they went on without a hitch. I = finished=20 the model in Polly Scale black for the RDM 2A Matt Black finish and = used dark=20 gray washes to bring out some of the detail. The photos don't really = show this=20 well though I'm afraid. I used the kit decals to depict an aircraft = from No=20 151 Squadron operating from Wittering on night defense duties during = 1942. The=20 decals were great and settled down fast though the wing roundel colors = are a=20 bit on the bright side. Overall this is a great kit and the "one to = have" if=20 you are thinking about a Defiant in the scale!

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Steve Bamford=20 will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here =
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Photos = and text =A9 2003=20 by Joe = Youngerman

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