Airfix A02069 Boulton Paul Defiant MK I Plastic Model Kit (172nd Scale)

This is another good kit; of an interesting, if somewhat unusual aircraft. It was not a success as a daytime fighter, but found a niche for itself in the night fighter role: for that reason, it is worth having and building, and like all Airfix kits, comes with clear instructions, a full set of alternative decals, and a worthy place in any collector's list of 'has beens' and 'may have beens'.

Ottimo modello, stampi dettagliati per la scala 1/72. Airfix ottima marca.

Airfix have greatly improved this kit, crisp mouldings, sharp transfer s, will look nice with early spitfires, hurricane s bleinham s. Well done airfix.

Muy buen kit

The Boulton & Paul Defiant is one of the most underrated aircraft of WW2. Although popular press would have the world believe that the Spitfire won the Battle of Britain single handed, the Hurricane was the real work-horse of that battle, and this strange little aircraft also performed reasonably well. It's built and looks like a fighter, so in the early days confused German pilots attacked from behind - a common area as it is unprotected. Of course, with this one they got a nasty surprise.Unfortunately the weight of the turret slowed this aircraft a fair amount and it better performed against the bombers. Later moved from daylight sorties to night fighter the Defiant performed fairly well. Allowing of course that this is in the days before radar and accurate detection. Night flying was a very dangerous affair.Airfix have done well representing this ugly duckling aircraft and the moulding is fairly clean and nicely detailed. Assembly is relatively easy with a little cleaning up prior to gluing. Interior detailing is minimal and the crew provided are not clearly molded, so a little creativity is needed here. However, as the model is quite small that's not really so much of a surprise. This is another under-represented model and it's nice that Airfix recognised the value of this plane and made a kit for it. Even better, that they did a pretty nice job of the kit as well.There are some small and fiddly bits in this model, so adult supervision is needed if this is bought for a young relative.Worth the money in my opinion, and a good job by Airfix.