Hearing of the new Airfix 1/48th Defiant NF.1., I was minded I had the recent tool 1/72 one in my stash. In fact I've been planning off and on to build this as part of my Battle of Britain series for quite some time but other projects kept getting in the way... so tonight I got it out of the box and made a start.
Without exception the parts are very neatly moulded and there is no flash. The surface detail is some of the finest I've seen and follows correctly the line drawings of the actual plane. Construction though straightforward, needs care and attention and hearing the tales of woe from of many who have neglected the need for such care, I decided to dry-fit everything time and time again... So far it seems to be paying off?
The cockpit is a bit fiddly but looks super once constructed as will the wing with its clever one-piece internal wheel wells,.
