Turning WW2’s Worst Fighter Into a Jet! Airfix 1/72 Boulton Paul Defiant Kitbash

The Boulton Paul Defiant is often considered one of the worst fighters of World War II—but was it really doomed from the start? Inspired by Chris from @RexsHangar, I decided to take on the challenge of fixing this underwhelming aircraft. In this Airfix 1/72 scale Boulton Paul Defiant build video, I kitbash and upgrade the fantastic AIrfix model and create the Boulton Paul Super Jetfiant—a jet-powered night fighter and attack aircraft! Using 3D printing and vacuforming, I enhance its design, aerodynamics, and overall effectiveness, imagining how it could have performed as a 1950s RAF jet conversion. This is a less serious, more creative kitbashing project, and I hope it inspires you to take on your own alternative history model kit builds! Let me know in the comments how I could improve and; what you would do to upgrade the Defiant? 🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don’t miss my next WWII model kit builds, inbox reviews, animations and other projects! ⬇️Support the Channel⬇️ Patreon:   / luca_sprues   Ebay shop: https://www.ebay.com.au/usr/luca_sprues Cults store: https://cults3d.com/en/users/lucajjon... Big thanks to my current amazing Patreons for their support: Archie Palmer, IMO, J and K Jones, Matt Austin and Joan Moss! Times: 0:00-0:29 Intro 0:28-3:14 Background and Designing 3:16-3:30 Building Begins 3:30-6:19 Wing Modifications and New Engines 6:19-9:09 Cockpit Details 9:09-10:20 Airframe Assembly 10:20-11:32 Puttying, Sanding and Scoring 11:32-14:07 Painting 14:07-15:30 Canopy and Landing Gear 15:30-16:35 Gloss Varnish and Decals 16:35-17:38 More Varnish and Weathering 17:38-18:40 Post Shading and Master Powder Effects 18:40-19:04 Final Touches 19:04-20:09 Final Reveal 20:09-21:17 Outro #Airfix #BoultonPaulDefiant #ScaleModel #JetConversion #WWIIAircraft #ModelBuilding #1/72Scale #AircraftUpgrade #ModelKitBash #HistoricalAircraft #history #ww2 #coldwar#ScaleModeling #WWIIAircraft #Kitbashing #AlternativeHistory #PlasticModeling #3DPrinting