shood23 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 So after another build has stalled I have decided to start something else and fortunately I have a couple of tamiya jag xjr9s in my stash so I have opted to do the obvious choice of the 1988 lemans champion. So without boring to much on with the build The box (which you have all probably seen 50 times) I also managed to find the missing silk cut decals for a resonably price on ebay So on to the plastic The engine seems really tall compared to what I am used to, I would easily say that it is twice a tall as a modern f1 engine in 1/20 and this is a scale smaller Just to mention through a recent purchase of another xjr9 I have an etch set for this nut it doesn't have the bits that go just ahead of the rear wheels which have the cooling hoses attached, but that didn't stop me from grinding off the very badly molded tamiya bit And with a lot of reference pics and Dr.gns build of this car on here I have made my own out of plasticard I have made a start on the rear wing also by cutting off the end plate as it would have been a right pain to mask off for painting The body has been put together as much as I want before paint, It is a lovely looking car in white And lastly a quick mock up of the body engine floor and anything else I have cut off the sprues More to come soon Shaun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Nice I always liked the XJR Jaguars mind if I follow along? Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thanks for the comment Roger and you are more than welcome The build. Here is what I have done in the last few days I cut the front off the car to show the radiator off and there will be a lot added to this area to replicate the real car As you can see in the above picture I am opening up a section to the rear of the car as it's not there in the kit but it is in the real car for the cooler behind it The front is off and believe me it took a long time, about 2 hours in total as I didn't want to risk messing it up. I will be adding plasticard to the exposed areas of the cockpit And the front clip, I will also be cutting the front part of the floor off aswell as in reference pics it shows the whole front end is just one piece When it comes to the decals it shouldn't make it much harder to do as most of them follow the panel lines on the real car Thanks for looking Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Looks like another interesting build Shaun. Will follow this one. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imster Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 looks great! In recently purchased this kit also, where are you going to get the purple paint from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks for the comments and imster honestly I have made my mind up yet between trying the way it says in the instructions with tamiya lavender or using zero paints Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 More interesting work looking good so far Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vontrips Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 At Le Mans at the moment. On our campsite there's a fleet of 5 XJ6's dressed in Silk Cut colours...Very amusing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyel Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Good luck with this. I am really looking forward to seeing how this goes. Best wishes, Danyel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks for the comments Here is what I have been up to over the last week The engine has been given a coat of silver I have also boxed the area around the frontal area Here a picture of the brake cooling duct opening and a very rudimental hose made by melting an old bit of sprue, it will all look much better once finished And last a quick mock up of how it should look once done More to come soon Shaun 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imster Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 nice work so far mate! cant wait to see this come together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyel Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Really enjoying watching this, thanks Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 Thanks for the kind words. Not a lot has been done over the last few days here's a run down The interior has been primed and sprayed gloss black Same for the dash The front brake cooler for the left side has been done And last I have made up a lot of templates for the parts that are going to be carbon decalled More needs to be done but this is the start of it Shaun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Looks like a lot of fun cutting out all that Carbon decals Shaun. Rather you than me mate. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I have this kit and saw the car win at Le Mans in 1988. I will be watching with great interest. Looks like you are off to a fine start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptcruiser Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 At Le Mans at the moment. On our campsite there's a fleet of 5 XJ6's dressed in Silk Cut colours...Very amusing! So you were on Houx too? They were supposed to be auctioning them off after a road trip apparently... This any use to you Shaun? more if wanted Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vontrips Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Yes Rich, near the kabab hut! What we're you driving? Houx's become my favourite site recently...nice and peaceful this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyel Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Hi, Are these any use to you? https://www.hiroboy.com/Jaguar_XJR8_Paint_Set_2x30ml--product--4930.html https://www.hiroboy.com/Silk_Cut_Purple_Jaguar_Racing_Paint_60ml--product--1480.html Best wishes, Danyel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Seriously guys thanks for the comments and advice. Rich: if you have more then as many as possible please you can never have to many reference pics So on with the build and it's been a bit slow lately due to family life and the fiddly extras I'm putting into this So I made the decision to start the carbon work on the interior The main section has been started but then I realised that there is some sort of access hatch to the drivers left so I stopped the decaling so I could find a decent picture of it to find out what sort of bits need doing And also I have started on the dash which has to different styles of carbon I'll be honest a lot of micro sol was used to get it flat but it's almost there now More soon shaun 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptcruiser Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Shaun: Double click the photo and you'll get into the album. I probably have more that I can add - when I get home. Vontrips: A very sensible Mondeo estate with roof box!!!! We were "kicked off" Maison Blanc this year on the basis the site was under construction (Porsche Centre) but they used it for the Classic support paddock and there were still some camping there. However, I think Houx actually has the edge, if a little more involved in getting in and out in the car... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks rich they are a big help Right so on with the build This is my almost finished brake cooling duct and hose The front radiator has been painted and I have also drilled out the holes for a wire or tubing to go in it The floor pan has been painted black ready for the huge amounts of carbon decals to go on The floor with the radiator Now moving on to the interior The dash just needs a few more details The seat has been painted and had carbon kevlar decal added to the back The interior floor bit has been fully carboned The rear bulkhead has been carboned on one side and painted silver on the other And lastly as you will have probably seen in a previous post I cut off the front end so at some stage I had to find a way to have it reconnect, after looking at rich's many pictures I decided that jags way was good enough so, I put some pins into the front part of the body And I put some holes into the body And this is how it should look when done I will be putting 2 more connectors on the front splitter and the floor pan just in front of the radiator just for a bit more strength Today's job is to carbon most of the floor pan, it should only take a few hours lol Thanks for looking Shaun 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logical Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Through my daily grind at work I spoke to a guy who used to work for Dunop on the Jaguar Le Mans team. But I love this car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thanks for the comment logical it would have been nice to have been with him at the track back then seeing these monster go round Right so now what I have done and just to warn you its not much The floor pan is taking a lot of my time with these carbon bits but I suppose in the end it will be worth it The wheels are being done now and then it's finally time to get some paint on to the body Thanks for looking Shaun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 A small update I have painted the valve covers and detailed the jag logo The gear box has been painted (no sure about the colour it's what tamiya says to do) And the main body has been primed and has its first coat of white laid down Progress is slow so I don't know when the next update will be Shaun 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imster Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 good progress mate especially on that valve cover! I have just realised you're the guy I bought some models from recently (I live in Australia but your delivering it to my mums house in UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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