phat trev Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Is the box art of the old Airfix Jaguar GR1 correct? I may be wrong but would this be a prototype in RAF markings or fictional. If it is correct, would anyone know of any photos of the real machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The artwork clearly shows a prototype in RAF markings. Check the plate in front of the air intakes, this was a feature of the protoypes and was not used on production Jaguars. I don't know what serial is included in that box, might be XW560 or XW563, both British single seater prototypes. I have a few pictures of these if you are interested. XW563 was used in weapons trials and there are pictures of it with several types of ordnance. The very first RAF production jaguars actually had the pointed nose and no RWR on the tail. I have a couple of pictures of these, however they differ in markings from the airfix box as they had red/blue roundels and of course squadron markings. And of course are proper production jaguars with the definitive air intakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Is the box art of the old Airfix Jaguar GR1 correct? I may be wrong but would this be a prototype in RAF markings or fictional. If it is correct, would anyone know of any photos of the real machine? It's the orginal Airfix release by the looks of it and it represents a prototype - no ventral fins, short tail fin, splitter plates on intakes and pointy nose. It also has a problem in that they misrepresent the cannon bulges and do not extend them back to fair in to the fuselage where it starts to curve out below the intakes. There are probably other detail differences I am overlooking. The markings are accurate for XW560 which was, IIRC, Jaguar S06 (S for Strike), the first British built prototype but it had, at least later, ventral fins. I'm not sure if it first flew without them - I know the E and M prototypes didn't have them at first. Here's a pic which shows it with ventral fins. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlswain341 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Is the box art of the old Airfix Jaguar GR1 correct? I may be wrong but would this be a prototype in RAF markings or fictional. If it is correct, would anyone know of any photos of the real machine? The cammo scheme is wrong but the nose, tail and intake splitter plates are spot on for the Jag prototype, only the nose profile remaining on first production machines, the tail being raised and the splitter plates being cut back. I remember seeing a couple of Jags identical to this operating on the M61 motorway before it opened or was it the M6. Hope that helps Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 The ordnance looks iffy. I have no idea what the extended tube with the SNEB nose is meant to be under the belly. Also single bombs and early pattern Sidewinders carried on the outboard hardpoints. I remember making the retooled GR.1 when it first came out and thinkng that the nose looked rather 'fat' too. It goes without saying that the transfers were probably pants too. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV107 Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 The underfuselage store looks like a Matra JL-100 combined rocket pod/fuel tank arrangement. IIRC, the old Matchbox Jaguar came with this as the centreline store, along with four AS30s (on rather unlikely looking pylons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 As an aside, the cockpit section of XW560 (S.06) has recently been restored by the Boscombe Down collection... http://www.demobbed.org.uk/image_view.php?...amp;s=xw560.jpg . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Just found this after a rummage around in the attic. I did it around 1992 as target for practicing airbrushing. It's a bit worse for wear but this is the original Airfix Jaguar. I have 3 in the stash still and might make them one day as 2 of the prototypes - S06 (this one) and the M. Should make a strikingly different pair. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phat trev Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Just to explain, I am actually just interested in what the box art represents! so thanks very much for info regarding very early and prototype differences. I have a Revell GR1 that I may convert (back date) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I remember seeing a couple of Jags identical to this operating on the M61 motorway before it opened or was it the M6. That was on the M55 (the one that goes to Blackpool of the M6), before it was opened to traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlswain341 Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 That was on the M55 (the one that goes to Blackpool of the M6), before it was opened to traffic. [/quote Your absolutely right, Jabba. I should have remembered that as I travel along it to work every day ! I remember watching Harries operating from barns and side roads in Germany as well in 1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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