1/48 Boulton Paul Defiant F1

Description

This is an injection-plastic aircraft model kit.

From the manufacturer:

The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a “turret fighter,” without any forward-firing runs. It was a contemporary of the Royal Navy’s Blackburn Roc. The concept of a turret fighter related directly to the successful First World War-era Bristol F.2 Fighter.

In practice, the Defiant was found to be reasonably effective as a bomber-destroyer, but vulnerable to the Luftwaffe’s more agile, single-seat Messershcmitt Bf 109 fighters. Lack of forward armament proved to be a major weakness in daylight combat, and its potential was only realized when it switched to night combat.

Molded in gray plastic; includes photo-etched parts and decals. 22.8cm long with a wingspan of 25cm when assembled; 70+ parts.