Airfix 1/48 Jaguar GR.1

[Deanflyer]

Hi all,

Thanks to those of you who commented on this at the end of my WIP thread...I posted some indoor shots there as I thought the weather was unlikely to be any good for photography today - wrong! So here it is, the Airfix kit with-

Paragon flaps, slats and bulged wheels;

Neomega cockpit set;

Eduard PE set;

Brooksy's turned ally pitot tube

Scratchbuilt boarding ladder, wheel wells, undercarriage details and lots of other bits.

Finished with Tamiya acrylics, Alclad - and Humbrol aerosol matt varnish!

First, some walkaround shots:

Then some flyaround shots:

A couple of detail shots:

And a shot specially for TonyT:

Hope you like it,

Dean

[andy wood]

When the first photo started to appear I though it was the real thing. Lovley. Well done

[hazza]

WOW superb stuff

[BAC]

Very nice!

And not heavy on the panel shading -that always ruins a good model!

[Mentalguru]

Go to the top of the class

[daz greenwood]

As I said before Dean it's the best Jag I've ever seen!

[Wolf]

IMPRESSIVE

A VERY inspirating job, amazing!!

Congrats

[Av8fan]

When the first photo started to appear I though it was the real thing. Lovley. Well done

I agree 100%

[Doug Rogers]

That looks fantastic Dean. Really great job!

[dahut]

BL**dy Hell, that explains the 95 hours! Smart job there, chum.

[T-Tango]

Fantastic build Dean, well done mate.

[Shaun]

What a cool Cat!.

Looks very good, like the extra detailing.

What paint shades did you use?

Shaun.

[buccymad]

the outside shots definitely make all the difference ,just went from really good to stunning in a few clicks!!

top job

[Daniel]

I always look forward to your builds, another cracker.

Dan

[Irishgreek]

Looks great. Love the dropped flaps.

[TRUSKY1965]

This is a dream come true! One of my favourite planes that has at last the perfect replica! Congratulations for a so beautiful work. The detail is amazing! I love the landing gear, and the gorgeous cockpit!

Regards. TRUSKY1965.

[Nick Belbin]

An absolutely stonking job!!! And just what I need to see as a kuta for my Gulf War build – thanks!

[atdb27]

That 1 Cool cat Dean.

Well worth the wait

Adrian

[Mike H]

What a superb build. Love the 54 Squadron markings from this period.

You've made my day.

Regards,

Mike

[AnonymousDFB1]

Fantastic work Dean

[F111Fan]

That, I have to say, is one of the best builds i've ever seen. Smashing work!

[Angels49]

Y'see this is why I love Britmodeler.....and hate viewing the RFI section (not really). Every time I come here I see another great model build, and this one is no exception. Just another great one done by the one and only Deanflyer, which has become boringly routine . Now I'm on a "must have Jaguar binge" Again!!!. What can I say that hasn't been said. It's simply OUTSTANDING!!!.

[turnerdad]

Lovely Jag Dean.

[OzH]

I left a comment on the WIP thread, but these are such great pictures...

Really like what you've done here, looks great.

[Deanflyer]

Thanks for the comments folks, it's very much appreciated. A couple of people said they thought at first that the opening shot was the real thing - can't get a nicer compliment than that!

Clif, nice to hear from you again, hope your recovery is continuing.

Trusky and Mike H, nice to have made your day.

And Shaun, the paint colours were Tamiya XF-54 Dark Sea Grey and XF-61 Dark Green sprayed over with Humbrol aerosol matt varnish for acrylic paints that I found in Hobbycraft. Works a treat, and is the most hardwearing matt varnish I've ever used - it doesn't polish up and go shiny through handling like other acrylic matt varnishes I've used.

As an aside, Spence has been in touch and asked me if he could feature it in MAW, so watch out for it in a future edition!

Happy New Year folks,

Dean