BrianI Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 My current build project is a Revell 1:25 Jaguar E-type (07291) Obligatory sprue shot: Over the past week or so, popped the engine together, and gave it a quick coat of paint or two: This evenings work involved fettling a wee set of ignition leads out of 0.5mm copper cable, and some left over Tamiya thin rubber tubing: Enough for this evening! Eyes have gone all funny! Still to black sharpie the ignition leads, and drill out the moulded spark plugs on the engine block to fit my own leads. And will also need to fettle together a distributor! Should look good with this extra engine detail! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotorheadtx Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Wot? No V-12?? LOL Looks great so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 There are those of us who NEED to know the firing order. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffsrw Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 what do you think of the kit ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I keep looking at this one at the local toy shop, but keep putting it back on the shelf as it's 1/25th... Does that really make a difference when in the display cabinet with my other 1/24th cars? Great work on the engine though and final finish? British Racing Green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 what do you think of the kit ? Quite a bit of flash on the parts which need a bit of work to tidy up, e.g. the engine: I keep looking at this one at the local toy shop, but keep putting it back on the shelf as it's 1/25th... Does that really make a difference when in the display cabinet with my other 1/24th cars? Great work on the engine though and final finish? British Racing Green? My other kits are either 1/24, or 1/12 (Tamiya Yamaha YZF R1). Not too worried about the jag being 1/25 compared to the others. Should look a nice kit once it's built. As to the colour, I'm currently planning on a nice gloss black! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 A bit of work done to the engine, with DIY ignition leads fitted, and fake distributor made out of length of tamiya rubber tubing. No idea if the firing order is correct! Looks not too shabby for a first attempt at detailing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Looks great so far, keep it up! I just finished this kit some weeks ago and it was not a walk in the park, some major fitting issues on mine at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 Looks great so far, keep it up! I just finished this kit some weeks ago and it was not a walk in the park, some major fitting issues on mine at least. Thanks for the reply dbostream! I am expecting fitting issues through the build, as the sprues have a lot of flash on the parts. But that what adds fun to the build! Have you got a pic of your finished build? B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) Have you got a pic of your finished build? Yes I have, I will create a thread in the "ready for inspection" section when I get home tonight. EDIT: Here it is. Edited November 11, 2013 by dbostream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 Yes I have, I will create a thread in the "ready for inspection" section when I get home tonight. EDIT: Here it is. Seen your finished build - great work and very inspiring! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I don't want to hijack your thread, but I hope these might be useful to you: These are fake fingernails from Boots, used to make the "sugar scoops around the headlights so you can't see sideways through the lenses. And if you put the body together like this: you can eliminate the seams between the top and bottom halves of the body. You can fettle the bonnet hinge so that it can be clipped on at the end after it is complete -- it's not actually attached in the picture above, just mocked up -- I actually sprayed the bonnet and body separately so that the firewall and front frame are also body coloured, as they should be. Most of the interior can be fitted after the body is joined. That's the big problem with the coupe -- you really can't slide the interior in from the front, so you pretty much have to build the whole body before painting, if you want to be rid of the seams... I hope this helps! bestest, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 Cheers for that, M. Looks handy tips for the build as I was somewhat unsure how best to go about ensuring no seams between bottom and top half of body, and yet still being able to fit the interior. Must get some fake nails the next time I'm in poundland... ;-) Cheers Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 This may be useful to people building an E Type. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 This may be useful to people building an E Type. Great walk around, thanks for posting that link! Still plodding away on the build. Still deciding on the body colour, rather than going for gloss black, I'm thinking more of gloss green (Tamiya X5) or gloss blue (Tamiya X4). The green may be too "in your face" for such a classic car as an E-Type Jag, so perhaps the blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 This may help with colour selection, if you haven't seen it already... http://www.xkedata.com/catalog/colors/ bestest, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katmando Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 This may help with colour selection, if you haven't seen it already... http://www.xkedata.com/catalog/colors/ bestest, M. Ooooh, so many choices - thanks for the link! Gunmetal exterior (Tamiya X10), with red interior, and matt black for the roof looks tempting at the moment.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Yes gunmetal would look good so would Imperial Maroon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Experimenting with bleach, tamiya X1 gloss acrylic, pledge multi surface wax, and alclad 2 chrome laquer gave this rather dapper looking wheel: (Looks better in real life, shame about the poor photo) Quite pleased at how this turned out - misting the alclad2 chrome on top of glossed tamiya gloss black has resulted in the spokes, rim and hub cap being nicely chromed up, yet still retaining the black between the spokes! Possibly been too heavy handed with the alclad2 though, as it isn't as shiny as I'd hoped. Still, my cunning plan worked well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Buffing the alclad chromed rim yesterday, the paint buffed down to the bare plastic.. So out with the FPS again. This would be a good time to fill in some gaps caused by removing the wheel rim from the sprue, using my trusty mixture of poundland superglue & powder scraped from a pastel stick. Ooops, what's that? I've snapped one of the lugs off the hub lock nut? No worries, drill the hub, add a wee length of 0.5mm copper wire, then fill it with the same mixture of superglue and pastel powder: A good recovery I think, should look like it never happened once painted and alcladed!! Will respray this time using humbrol enamel as a base coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Good recovery on the knock-off ear. The super glue and powder looks effective. I guess the powder makes it easier to see how much you are applying, is it easy to use? Cheers, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Cheers Steve. I find that superglue alone sets into a rock hard substance which is nigh on impossible to sand smoothly without damaging the surrounding areas. Mixing pastel powder with the superglue makes a paste which is much easier to sand, as long as it is done within 10-15 minutes before the mix starts to cure. And it helps to see how much filler has been applied, and how much remains after sanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Great build so far.. Love the engine...MY favorite part of any kind of car et al.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Bit of nightmare spraying humbrol enamel gloss black thinned with humbrol enamel thinners through the air brush. Very spattery despite thinning at 50:50 and trying from 15psi to 20psi. Not to mention the awful enamel thinner smell :-o, and the nightmare of airbrush cleaning.... Will see if the wheels need another coat of enamel tomorrow. This made me realise how easy Tamiya acrylics are to work with, spray like a charm, a lot less whiffy, and rapid drying! I'm assuming that using tamiya gloss acrylic, overcoated with klear for ultra shine, would not be usable under Alclad chrome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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