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Been down this road...just ended up with Tamiya again, its just the best. Also use wide normal masking tape for sensitive surfaces to mask off larger areas. However i never let it touch the model, fix it on top of Tamiya tape...Love your vids! 😊

My vote is for Defiant and the Mustang.I would say that if there were the matchbox kits and the old Airfix kits.They were great for the beginners but only the Airifx kits are existing now in the Vintage Classics kits.Great models for the 1/48 kits beginners were the ESCI'S kits nad the Otaki/Arii kits.

An excellent review as always Jenn,I liked the box art a lot.Very beautifully unusual and very good sense of the drama of the night fighting over Britain in the dark days and nights of 1940.A very god kit and i think comparatively easy and good for a starter in ww2 1/48 aircraft models although i believe the Otaki/Arii kits are the first for that task.I am forward to see your next video.

Hi Jenn, I'm new to your channel after your guest appearance on Alex's channel. Loved your review and the previous P51D. I like the delivery style and the helpful hints and tips as you go along. Looking forward to more great content, thank you.

The Defiant’s movable fairings in front of and behind the turret were pneumatically operated and their position was selected automatically by the rotation of the turret. What this means practically is that I don’t think both the front and rear fairings could be retracted at the same time. Indeed there are photos on t’internet which show the front fairing retracted and the aft one raised and vice versa. The rear fairing would be retracted with the turret turned to the side to allow the gunner entry or egress. A special all-in-one flying suit incorporating a parachute and flotation had to be developed because the gunner could not wear a standard parachute while seated in the turret and would have to stow the parachute pack in the turret to be donned when needed. Losses among turret gunners were much higher than among Defiant pilots as you can imagine.

Another fantastic review Jen! 👏 👌 Really enjoyable and interesting. Lots of detailed points and everything relevant. I've always been an Airfix fan (as a kid more so Matchbox!) and I never understand the flak they get. As you say, they are not marketed as Armahobby, Tamiya or Eduard quality but they do (usually) build up into a decent model with moderate skills. I'm not a Defiant fan as such and have never built one but this does look a lovely kit and wouldn't mind building it. So looking forward to both the builds Jen! Thanks for posting again. Take care Bobby

I am really looking forward to this build! Especially in this all black night fighter livery. 🙂 The Defiant has remained one of my favorite aircraft ever since in 1986 I've built one in 1:33rd scale. It was a polish cardboard model issued by "Maly Modelarz".

That plane performed admirably over the beaches at Dunkirk as the Germans thought they were hurricanes but got a surprise from the turret

Looking forward to the Defiant build Jen.

The nose section , up to the turret , is quite Hurricane-like !

It is nice to hear someone speak out on the primer issue. Primer degrades subtle details. There is no need to prime. I have never had paint come away from the surface. When you work with Hasegawa and Tamiya, not to mention Eduard or Arma Hobby, you lose the fine molding details that you've paid you hard-earned money for! Why? Also I've noticed how often people incur orange peal on their, otherwise, gorgeous work! Crack on!

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got to love airfix typos

Interesting plain, never heard of that one.

I’m glad as well - this is a great little kit that I built last year. Be nice to see a person with no little skill make it so I can see how it should have been done.

Glad you're doing the Defiant as well as the Mustang. I've possibly got more than enough Mustangs for now, but I can find space for a Defiant. Who am I kidding? I'll get one of each and build along.

The pebbly finish is a result of the EDM manufacturing process when making the moulds, If you want shiny you have to employ an aditional polishing step.

Any time you release a new video I stop what I am doing and watch I am never disappointed thank you for doing these you are extremely talented at this 😊

Hi Jen. What a day! 1-10 in one sitting. Really enjoyed it, thank you. I model 1/48 aircraft mainly so that would be nice, out of the box, no aftermarket, US Navy jets always look great I think, grey and white with large colourful decals. As a curveball how about a car? I’m currently trying to work my way through the back catalogue of 1/12 Tamiya F1 kits. They’re all very long in the tooth now and difficult to find at an affordable price. Perfect gloss finishes on cars and civil aircraft can be tricky to achieve……. Best, TonyS

Hi Jen, loving this series, I’ve binge watched all afternoon waiting for the garage to ring to say my cars ready for collection, turns out it’s tomorrow! Loved your comments re stencils. I was an aircraft engineer for twenty plus years and rarely apply stencils to my aircraft models. I apply decals starting with the largest and working down, if they’re correctly positioned they give additional reference for the location of later smaller ones. When I get to the stencils I will only apply the largest or brightest. If you take your model to an airfield and hold it up against the real thing at a distance where they both look the same size how many stencils can you see? Probably none. QED. Best, TonyS

Live your life first, when you get to this we will be watching.

Hang on Jen, re-scribe? Did I miss an episode? How would a beginner know what scribing is or indeed how to go about it?

Hi Jen, found your channel this morning via your 1/48 Buccaneer review. Love your style, it’s refreshingly down to earth. Can’t agree more re Mr Hobby bottle openers, couldn’t live without them, a bit like my Badger paint mixer…what on earth are those paint shakers all about? I think you can teach an old dog new tricks so I’m looking forward to lots more parts. Best TonyS

I have both these kits in the stash. But I have a real yen to build the Mustang, especially since its camo colours in WWII photos are a dark blue on the rear fuselage spine and up the front of the vertical stabiliser, as well as on the fuselage sides below the cockpit, near the wing root. This with the olive drab, painted out D-Day stripes on the wing, the D-Day stripes on the belly and underside of the wings, yellow nose, and natural metal finish areas make for a very colourful model. 🙂

You and your daughter come first, so don’t worry about us, although I know you share concern about your channel and its rating etc. All good though, you take care. Look forward to the builds.🤘🏻🙂

I always enjoy watching your video builds, whatever subject they may be! For me, your quality surpasses quantity. Life comes first!

Jen, family and life first, us guys and girls, can wait, a wise person once said absence make the heart grow fonder, I look for your videos and when I see them they are the first ones I watch , one more thing quality not quantity, see ya in the next one.

Hi Jen. Both exellent choices so two's better than one. I look forward to both . I hope you are well. M

Good choice the subect doesn't matter that much your so good i would watch even if I am not interested in that much in the subject greetings from acrossed the pond

I’m interested to see how you go about painting and weathering an all black aircraft.

I wonder how many people who watch a dedicated model making channel like this one are even beginners. I'd much rather see you using your full skillset to build that Swordfish. If that isn't what you want your channel to be, can we at least see a quick progress report during chatterbox episodes?

Really nice model for the next installment. Looking forward to it...!

Waffle on! It is always a pleasure to watch your latest videos. Greatly looking forward to your Defiant build, I may tackle an RCAF (410 sdn likely) as I follow along in glorious 1/72nd scale. Cheers from Canada!

nice choice to do both looking forward to them both

I like the defiant. It has my name in it.

As I have 2 1/48 and 2 1/72 Mustangs to build, I will look forward to your videos. The problem with CZcams is that there are many armchair experts who prefer to take up sniper positions in an attempt to put others down to justify their imperfect selves. As model making is all about enjoying what you do and dry fit, dry fit and dry fit again rushing headlong is not what I call enjoyment. Having watched lots of CZcams videos over different interests. The ones I go back to tend to be the most easygoing ones. Trust me when I hear I am the best on here. Keep watching and help me monetise the channel I switch off. Work at your pace and don't feel pressure to do more. Life should be an adventure, not a chore. Keep up the good work and ignore the snipers 😂😂

A tie!.... Wow, who would've guessed... Glad to hear that the Defiant had so many votes! 🙂 (As it happens, I do have the same kit in my stash. I cannot promise that I'll be building it along, though. But whenever you're ready...)

Hi Jen. Sounds fantastic to me! I was easy either way but 2 back to back, even better. I'm pondering on getting a mustang and joining in. Alas I'm devoid of any mojo whatsoever at the moment! 🥺 Looking forward to your builds. Take care

You make models for yourself? You have a life outside of CZcams!?! How very dare you!!

Cheers Jen! We love your work...

My vote goes for the Defiant 😁👍🏻

A really helpful well explained build full of tips for all modellers so many thanks and hopefully this will be the start of a series of such builds to help us develop and hone our skills.

Looking forward to the next build series.

Another great review! Thanks for that! :)

Excellent view as always Jenn.I liked very much the F-6a Mustang which would have and i would like a presentation of it as all the Allison engined Mustangs and the reconnaissance variants of the Mustang because the modelling benches are full of P-51 bs and ds.

Fun fact: Scheme A is US Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson’s Great-Grandson. 😮 I love these Mustang kits. They’re the only ones on the market in 1:48 with the complete “Meredith effect” radiator ductwork.

Eduard weekend is c.£19.00, it gets my cash

That's good news Jen. I will be watching this build with great interest. I have the same kit in my stash, not yet commenced. It's actually the papier maché box version courtesy of the German Post Office that decided to deliver it in a leaking U-Boat, but I believe the plastic is still buildable and the instructions have been dowloaded from Scalemates! 😆

One of the best kits I've built. Went together like a charm.

Could anyone tell me a good place to buy RAF pilot figures in America. New at this and having a hard time finding them. 1/72 & 1/48. Any help would be greatly appreciated.