chrismac60 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Sorry I completely forget to add this after my BM break. But better late than never! I've been running this on L&C since December. Just like I did with the Vampire NF10 and Canberra T7 I thought I would see if I could use in stock items to make a different variant. I looked to see if the 1/48 Paragon or Neomega T2 conversions would fit the Kittyhawk kit. Well the Paragon one (my preference) is not deep or wide enough. The Neomega one is just a little narrow, but being in two halves I was able to insert a shim to make it slightly wider. Now I need to push on and finish it. I need to see if the nice resin intakes I have will fit, but I need to find them first!Chris. 2. The intakes are too wide all round and need sanding to get flush. Sadly the resin ones do not fit. In fact all resin for the Airfix kit wont fit as it is all too small. The wings have this strange kink in them so I am trying to work out if this is right or not. 3. I have been sanding and polishing for most of the holiday but I am making progress. Wings are on and I have sanded the leading edges to remove the strange kink. Wing fences were a challenge but I got there. All are parts have been prepared; I am using the Airfix pylons and wing tanks, so had to drill new holes for them. Next step is to finish the cockpit. I have also corrected the height of the rudder.Lots of the panels are not designed to be modelled closed, so a little model building is required. I will doing a RAF Germany aircraft in wrap around camouflage, probably II Sqn. Later I will be tackling the vac-form canopy.......later! 4. Well after my sick leave I have started again. Cockpit done, canopy added and marked and primer added. Top spine intake replaced with a metal metal item I had and pitot tube added. Getting there. There you go up to date, now for a lay down!! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 that looks gorgeous. i gotta build me a jag soon. its been a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 BLAST! I have the Paragon version. Good job so far and thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 very nice! interesting kit bash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Looking very good. It'll be good if KittyHawk released a 2 seater. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus.Q1000859 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I like the two seated s so interested to see how it goes together with the Kittyhawk kit. Not sure I will part with the Airfix kit just yet though. Keep it up, keen to see you progress through the build. Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismac60 Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 Painting nearly done. I am having problems finding II Sqn 1/48 decals for the Jag, but have 54 Sqn as back up. Really starting to look like a Jaguar I remember from my time at RAF Laarbruch. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismac60 Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Real funstration with decals. So I have packed her away until someone does some 1/48 Jaguar decals that include II Sqn markings. Can you hear me Mr Hannant? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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