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That test shot doesn't fill me with confidence.

Great paint scheme which you'll pulled off perfectly.

Thanks everyone.

Depicted as aircraft XX962 Flat Slags / Crusader operated by No. 41 Squadron Royal Airforce from Muharraq Bahrain during Operation Granby 1991. This was built for the 2026 NSW Scale Model Show's Airfix Cup Category, although truth be told I didn't need any excuse to build the Jaguar as it is a lovely looking aircraft. I'd built the Kittyhawk kit a few year back (see here) so decided this build would be inflight and a Op Granby machine. Aftermarket Used PhaseHangar Resin Centreline and Wing Pylons PhaseHangar Resin Tandem Beam Rails PhaseHangar Resin NACA Duct PhaseHangar Resin Drop Tank Inside the Armour (ITA) 3 Exhausts Matters of Scale Intakes ResKit AN/ALQ-101 ECM Pod Quickboost Chaff / Flare dispensers Quickboost Vent and Scoop set Quickboost Over-wing pylons and LAU7 rails Master Models Pitot Steel Oxide Armory Generic modern day jet pilot with MSA Gallet LA100 helmet (via Cults 3D) ChasChyn British 1000lb low drag bomb (via Cults 3D) joaquininfantino AIM-9L Sidewinder (via Cults 3D) HFM Closed Speedbrakes (available on Cults 3D) HFM Phimat Chaff Pod (available on Cults 3D) HFM Upper UHF antennas (available on Cults 3D) Decals Kitsworld Jaguars Operation Granby (KW148051) Paint MRP's desert pink is true to the colour I've seen on restored aircraft and to what the colour looks like in early photos of Op Granby Aircraft, i.e. quite pink. I was after a less pink , more tan shade so I mixed added Mr Color 313 Yellow (FS33531). There is full write up on My Blog including details on how to make the model in flight and the pluses and minusses of the various aftermarket, the base and more pictures and other various dribble. But here's some pictures.

Excellent work indeed. Love it

Excellent work Jon. Love the weathering and overall patina.

Nice work. Love the paint work.

If you read the blog article you might change your mind 😁 It's the missing link in the Airfix 48 scale trainer family. Surely it has got to come. I built the Classic Airframes Defiant then Airfix released theirs, so there is some form Thanks. Yeah that viper engine is certainly variable noise constant speed.

I started this back and 2022 and then shelved it for numerous reasons, the main ones being: numerous missing or poorly depicted details, poorly defined panel lines combined with rock like plastic that is hard to scribe, and a huge amount of flash and poorly defined parts. However, in late 2025 I decided to finish it before Airfix finally release one. Eventually I ended making a heap of 3D enhancements for the kit including: Weapons Pylons – (Kit parts are poorly done). Gun link and cartridge chutes – (Kit parts are lumps of plastic with no holes etc.). Drop tanks (kit ones are small ones whereas the RNZAF used larger ones). Gunsights (replaced PE parts). Replacement nose vent on left side (Kit scribing was very shallow and I couldn’t restore it well enough). Centre pillar with the Compass, G meter and stopwatch - (replaced the PE part). Box on Cockpit Glareshield (not in kit). Ejection seat pull handle (replaced lost parts) Grill above the engine (not depicted on the kit). Vents above the engine bay cowls (replaced resin parts). Another vent in the right side (replaced the resin part). Main undercarriage legs (the kit ones had massive mould seams and were oval). A single piece nose gear (Kit part is in 2 pieces and poorly defined). Main wheels (replaced the kit resin part as I stuffed them up ResKit do 2 types and I ordered the wrong type). Canopy mirrors (replaced PE parts). Replacement of tubing behind the seats (kit plastic was oval, had seam lines and was full of flash). Rear piece of the sliding canopy (replaced the poorly detailed kit part). Control sticks (replaced the ones I broke and lost). V/UHF antenna (replaced the resin part). UHF Antenna (replaced the resin part). Towel rail antenna stanchions (replaced the kit plastic (all flash) and PE parts). Flap hinges (replaced resin kit part). Elevator trim tab actuators (replaced PE part). Rudder trim tab actuators (replaced PE part). Pitot probe (replaced resin part). Pitot probe guards (replaced PE part). Anti-Col Light (replaced lost resin part). Valve behind the ejection seats (not in kit). Fuel Caps Wing root vanes (replaced PE parts). These are available on Culds3D. Link at my blog (Not sure of the rules about posting that here) as well as a full build article. Some photos of the finished model

Shiny. Nice work

I'd agree that was true in the past but not today. All the newer release kits I've built (from Airfix, Eduard, Arma Hobby, ICM and even Flymodels) have had excellent decals. As good as aftermarket.

The same can be said with comments like "Most kit decals are garbage." That's opinion not fact

Very nice Bruce. Love the paint scheme of those FAA Avengers

great work on the tiger. Lovely paint finish

Thanks everyone for the kind words.