Woohoo, I actually finished a kit!

This is Jaguar GR.1 XZ367/P, "Debbie"












Airfix 1/72 Jaguar GR.3 kit, decals from Revell GR.1 by way of Col (thanks mate!), Sidewinders from Italeris T.2 kit with decals from the Airfix sheet and bombs from RoGs Tornado GR.1. Paints are Xtracrylics Desert Pink, Light Aircraft Grey (intakes), Deep Bronze Green (bombs) & Light Gull Grey (Sidewinders) and Games Workshop Chaos Black (fake canopy, black details and Sidewinder fins), Mithril Silver (Sidewinder fuse, LRMTS lens, chaff/flare dispensers and landing lights), Boltgun Metal (gun muzzles), Chainmail (nozzles, Sidewinder nose and fins and rear body), Skull White (antennas) and Tin Bitz (rear body). The LRMTS windows were made from a block of clear resin sanded to shape.

Enjoy!

Neat work Martin. Looks great

Thanks mate!

Jag on the prowl. Looking goooood

Thanks!

Looks really good from here Martin, really impressive work.

Bex

Thank you!

Lovely job

Well done on being the first Martin

Thanks mate!



Thanks mate, never did try that in a GB before! Come to think of it, it's a long time ago I tried actually finishing something!

Very nice....but I've seen pictures of Debbie and she is, how can I put it? Well, dirty.....

Thanks! I was concentrating on actually finishing the bugger, weathering wasn't really considered. Not much surface detail left for it to grab onto either

Lovely Jaguar Martin .
That last pic looks like some of the photos seen of Jag's flying low level over the desert.
Neat touch with the LRMTS resin block, worked a treat!

Thanks mate! The pictures don't show the LRMTS too well, it's actually almost crystal clear! A tribute to Neils casting-abilities I guess, it was the pour-stub from the lenses for his Popeye missiles.

Nice one Martin! smart Jaguar...

well done being the first finished!

I haven't seen one of them Matchbox stands for a while... I used to have a box full, but they got thrown away Damn!

Karl.

Thanks Karl!

I'm running out of stands unfortunately Hannants used to have the Airfix stands, but sadly they don't anymore. I might have to start making my own soon

Great work Martin, fantastic finish.

BTW to the mods - are we having a completed builds thread pinned?

Doc

Very nice work Martin!

Stephen

Thanks guys!

Doc, I was looking for such a thread too, maybe we can get Gary to set one up. Col's probably knackered from being a temp pub-operator and leering at

Neat. Good job.

If only I could start something let alone finish one.

Thanks!

That's how I fel - at least the finishing part. No trouble whatsoever starting stuff

Nice work mate. Now, let's see some more photos on that Finished Builds thread you guys wanted.
Jeez, finished already and I ain't even started

Thanks mate, I'll get right on with the posting!

Nice work mate looks good.

So I am in wheel well hell and martin is already finished??!!!! I will be lucky to make the deadline!! Good work Martin!! Now build another one!!

Thanks guys!

Thinking about it Mike, but I really want to do an A and I don't have one in the stash right now

There's a cure for that you know mate
If you have trouble getting hold of one let me know, noticed one of the Italeri kits in my LMS on Saturday.

Qould you give me an approx price? I think I might be interested I have an Italeri T.2, but that's going to be whiffed

I think they're £8 but I'll have a look tomorrow and let you know

Thanks mate!

Just popped into the shop, it's the E model they have I'm afraid mate but Karen said they have the Italeri rep coming in later so she'll as for one as stock anyway.

Ok mate, thanks for trying! I think the A-model is OOP at the moment.

agree.

Radek