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Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Aero-space => Topic started by: The Big Gimper on January 04, 2012, 08:49:56 PM

Title: Bolton Paul Defiant With a Griffon Engine
Post by: The Big Gimper on January 04, 2012, 08:49:56 PM

Geoff et al:

Could I request from the graphic guru's a PB Defiant MK.I with a Griffon Engine and 5 bladed prop from a Spitfire XIV?

Thanks, Carl

Title: Re: Bolton Paul Defiant with a Griffon Engine
Post by: Jeremak on January 05, 2012, 05:54:26 AM

Clave do something like this some time ago. Mayby you find it in his DA gallery:  http://ws-clave.deviantart.com/ (http://ws-clave.deviantart.com/)

Title: Re: Bolton Paul Defiant with a Griffon Engine
Post by: The Big Gimper on January 05, 2012, 06:11:34 AM

The Super Defiant: http://ws-clave.deviantart.com/gallery/6112394?offset=24#/d3jpla3 (http://ws-clave.deviantart.com/gallery/6112394?offset=24#/d3jpla3)

Title: Re: Bolton Paul Defiant with a Griffon Engine
Post by: Maverick on January 05, 2012, 06:40:19 AM

I did a bunch of Defiants back in the day, including tropicalised Griffon, Sabre and Centaurus engined examples.

Regards,

John

Title: Re: Bolton Paul Defiant with a Griffon Engine
Post by: Logan Hartke on January 06, 2012, 11:43:18 AM

I loved your radial-engined Defiants, Mav.  Those were gorgeous.

Cheers,

Logan

Title: Re: Bolton Paul Defiant with a Griffon Engine
Post by: Maverick on January 06, 2012, 08:40:02 PM

Ta for that Logan.  I recall those and the Soviet examples being well received back in the day.

Regards,

John

Title: Re: Bolton Paul Defiant with a Griffon Engine
Post by: kitnut617 on January 06, 2012, 10:52:36 PM

I think it could've looked a lot like the Griffon Hurricane installation


(scroll down about half way)
http://www.k5083.mistral.co.uk/PROJECTS.HTM (http://www.k5083.mistral.co.uk/PROJECTS.HTM)

I wonder though if it should have a bigger fin, along the route that the Spitfire took.

Title: Defiant Desert Tank-buster
Post by: sequoiaranger on January 09, 2012, 04:12:08 AM

Not Griffon-engined, but what might have been a poor fighter MIGHT have been a good low-level ground-strafer, given the "protection" in the rear that the four-gun turret provided. A-T guns courtesy of over-run Luftwaffe aerodromes with captured Ju-87G Kannon.

(http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv173/sequoiaranger/BPDefiantSAAF.jpg)

Title: Re: Bolton Paul Defiant with a Griffon Engine
Post by: elmayerle on January 09, 2012, 06:22:07 AM

Hauling that much "heavy metal", I think a re-engining with a more powerful engine would make a lot of sense.  Then, of course, you could go the "still not enough firepower" route and add rocket rails outboard of the cannon pods.

Title: Bolton Paul Defiant Ideas and Inspiration
Post by: GTX_Admin on February 06, 2012, 05:28:43 PM

Some more ideas:

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/More%20Creations/HercDifiant.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/More%20Creations/17.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/More%20Creations/SuperDefiantfix.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/More%20Creations/SuperDefiantBomberFix.jpg)(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/More%20Creations/6dc54dd0.jpg)

Title: Re: Bolton Paul Defiant With a Griffon Engine
Post by: GTX_Admin on February 19, 2012, 04:01:54 AM

Some real world Defiant developments (and related):

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/F111/Escanear0010.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/F111/Escanear0009.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/F111/Escanear0008.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/F111/Escanear0007.jpg)
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/F111/Escanear0001.jpg)

Title: Re: Bolton Paul Defiant With a Griffon Engine
Post by: ysi_maniac on December 20, 2013, 11:55:05 AM

As title says

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j340/ysi_maniac/Drawing/defiant_griffon.jpeg) (http://s1080.photobucket.com/user/ysi_maniac/media/Drawing/defiant_griffon.jpeg.html)