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I really need to get the Defiant. There’s something about the ball turrent that intrigues me. I’ve got 2 Typhoons but not the Tempest. Definitely gotta get the Tempest.

Excellent batch Stuart! And once again I have to give kudos for the aircraft shelter door background. That works great with your builds.

BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 8:40 pm I really need to get the Defiant. There’s something about the ball turrent that intrigues me. I’ve got 2 Typhoons but not the Tempest. Definitely gotta get the Tempest.

Both available in 1/48 Tom - Eduard do a Tempest II and Airfix do a Defiant in both 1/72 and 1/48 - both of which build up nicely. The Defiant is an interesting design - though not a match for fighters like the bf109 it was actually pretty competent at it's intended purpose of shooting down bombers. It did make quite an effective nightfighter when fitted with AI radar. I do sometimes wonder how differently it would have faired if they'd actually fitted it with forward firing guns as well as the turret.

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 9:45 pm Excellent batch Stuart! And once again I have to give kudos for the aircraft shelter door background. That works great with your builds.

Thanks Carlos!

Yeah it's a bit of fun - it's actually a cold war soviet hanger, but as they're not cheap to buy (I can't remember the company who makes them - they have a range of backgrounds) I tend to make use of it for everything.

Finish number 11 for 2022 - just made it!



I'll post up some more pics in the finished builds thread.

Cheers and Happy New Year!

Nice!!

I like it! Very sharp looking aircraft Stuart.

That's a busy year. Those are all really nice. I love that background piece. Well done. Keep them going.

Thanks Gents

Very good ones, all of them!

And eleven, that’s almost one finished model every month! Wouh!

- Kari

Congrats on getting that last masterpiece over the line in time! Way to go Stuart!