Franks, Richard A. The Boulton Paul Defiant. A Technical Guide

Fifth title in the "Airframe Detail" series is an essential companion for anyone tackling the Airfix, Trumpeter and Classic Airframes kits in 1:48, or the Airfix, MPM and even Pavla examples in 1:72 scale. Contents include: A wealth of historical photographs and detail images of the worlds only complete preserved Defiant; Period detail images during production and service use; Data from flight manuals and spare parts catalogues; Colour profiles and concise camouflage and marking notes by Richard J. Caruana; Lists of all Defiant, accessories and decals produced in all scales; Kit build of the new-tooled 1/48th Defiant from Airfix by Steve Evans.

In addition to a series of modelling articles, the work contains numerous contemporary photos of the Boulton-Paul "Defiant" fighter and detailed photographs of the only completely preserved aircraft of this type. The historical photographic material also includes detailed photos from the production process and from the operational period. Colour profiles by Richard J. Caruana illustrate the various paint schemes, markings and insignia of this aircraft type. Listing of all available kits, decals and decals for all common scales. With a detailed modelling article by Steve Evans on the new 1:48 kit of the "Defiant" from Airfix.