"Gentlemen! take your seats... Todays Mission...."

**Matt Wynn** · April 27th, 2014, 21:04

".... is to provide an air element for those boys on the ground while they train"

yes i'm somewhat back... again, and am already hard at work on Kazunori Ito's lovely 'Little' B-P Defiant.... currently just getting the panel lines on but she's evolving... rapidly! grey is WIP, remainder is untouched... yet!

**Matt Wynn** · April 27th, 2014, 22:57

2 hours later and the pre-shading is starting to go on... now the life starts to get brought back into it

**Blackbird686** · April 28th, 2014, 05:50

Hey Matt -- Great progress so far. I remember another Ito plane that got a compleat make-over. The Westland Whirlwind. Lionheart touched up the model and added some really nice repaints for her ("Betty Boop"). A panel make-over was included but I dunnoh who did that.

Nice to see you back here with the rest of "the Fun Bunch"...

BB686

**Matt Wynn** · April 28th, 2014, 09:37

and we're already getting the copy of Master Ito's camouflage on! once camouflage is on i can then think about weathering the old crate

**Matt Wynn** · April 28th, 2014, 12:56

at this point... it's time to start weathering... note the exclusive Squadron codes! perfect you group of bandits

**stuartcox** · April 28th, 2014, 14:08

LOL Matt, I love the squadron markings!

Overall I'm looking forward to the final result.
This is already looking superb as it is...

Very nice work!

Stuart

**Matt Wynn** · April 28th, 2014, 14:19

i've got to go exfil my graphics tablet from downstairs to do the weathering... it got abducted to do design work (ok... by me, so it wasn't really abducted) on my brothers engagement 'party' invites eugh! shoot me now so i don't have to hear any more about that!

back on track, i plan to do a sharkmouthed Defiant in the all over dull 'night black' yet.... and some true RAF examples which will mean stripping this camo pattern off and redrawing the lot....

**Matt Wynn** · April 29th, 2014, 09:12

Graphics tab successfully exfil. zero casualties, light contact.... so weathering has been progressing well... still got to do the camo on tailplanes and the control surfaces, plus some more weathering but she's getting there....

**kikas** · April 29th, 2014, 09:58

Dont want to look like nasty intruder, but i remember long time ago there was paint for Trago Mills Sprint in the works, what happened to it, or my memory is deceiving me again? Oh, and Defiant looks like new different model

**Matt Wynn** · April 29th, 2014, 10:30

was lost when my old PC died sadly, BUT... and it's a big BUT, a proper J-Lo of a but.... i do plan to revisit that little gem

Defiant is slowly getting there... just working on the rudder currently, think next defiant i'll do for some balance will be a Night fighter... most likely with the sharkmouth, both will get a new prop disc too....

**Hurricane91** · April 29th, 2014, 17:05

That is a very attractive paint Matt. Thanks for the progressive screenshots, and good to see you back.

**Matt Wynn** · April 29th, 2014, 23:52

good to be back

well, I have this morning got the tailplane camouflage on and a new prop disc in place.... prop disc isn't finalised yet, still got to punch out some areas and refine others...

**Matt Wynn** · April 30th, 2014, 01:28

I did say i'd do a night fighter right? just called her in after going to play chase with 'Jerry' in the early morning hours....

**Matt Wynn** · April 30th, 2014, 02:05

http://www.mediafire.com/download/we...ant_SOH_NF.zip

just uploaded them to my mediafire, should be available now.....

**kikas** · April 30th, 2014, 04:00

Originally Posted by Matt Wynn

was lost when my old PC died sadly, BUT... and it's a big BUT, a proper J-Lo of a but.... i do plan to revisit that little gem

Defiant is slowly getting there... just working on the rudder currently, think next defiant i'll do for some balance will be a Night fighter... most likely with the sharkmouth, both will get a new prop disc too....

Thanks for the answer, newly painted Defiant will be great replacement for time being

**Navtech** · April 30th, 2014, 04:16

This prop work better for me ........

**Matt Wynn** · April 30th, 2014, 04:39

thanks... i'll tidy up my 'paintkit' then upload that also....

**Matt Wynn** · April 30th, 2014, 05:45

as promised, my paintkit for the thing.....

http://www.mediafire.com/download/dz...o_Paintkit.zip

**Blackbird686** · April 30th, 2014, 06:22

Nice work Matt! Thanks for the download link... Will have a go this evening.

BB686

**Matt Wynn** · April 30th, 2014, 10:43

now to restart the Trago-Mills Sprint!

**kikas** · April 30th, 2014, 22:05

Originally Posted by Matt Wynn

now to restart the Trago-Mills Sprint!

**Matt Wynn** · April 30th, 2014, 22:24

if it's not a crawl, it's not a walk, not a jog either, or a roll... really it could only be a Sprint.... started about 1.5h ago but already breathing life into the girl

**Naismith** · April 30th, 2014, 23:34

Originally Posted by Matt Wynn

http://www.mediafire.com/download/we...ant_SOH_NF.zip

just uploaded them to my mediafire, should be available now.....

Fine work.

***wombat666*** · May 1st, 2014, 00:37

Nice work on the Defiant Matt, despite the flawed concept it is worth having in the hanger.
Somewhere in my archives I have a photo of a night fighter 'Shark Mouthed' Defiant ......... must search for same.