Mike Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I started this one just as the kit hit our shores, but as is sometimes the case with me, I got distracted by something more shiny during the last stages, so after a long sabatical I've finally summoned the courage to finish it off, which involved a little touching up of some of the paint, a complete change of load-out and fabrication of a few parts that had gone missing in the interim. She's almost OOB apart from those parts, plus the replacement box inside one of the flap bays where a 2nd APU exhaust was placed in the kit There is also a set of Paragon wheels hanging off the landing gear, as the kit parts are quite a bit over-scale in this edition. The main wheels have been shrunk down on subsequent releases, but you'll still need to reduce your nose wheel to make it look right.I decided to model it as a desert camo aircraft after a long stint of use, photos of which are available online if you look, and that's what I patterned the weathering after. If it looks over-done to you, just check out the photos, as these things were filthy! If you think it's badly done though, I'm afraid that's down to me I did intend to detail the engine to give it more realistic spaghetti around it once installed, but I'm afraid I just wanted it finished in the end, so I painted the little bits I'd already added. It was difficult to tie all the aspects of the weathering together when the kit was still in several sub-assemblies, so some things needed sorting once they were spotted, such as the re-painting of the air-brakes to the Dark Earth colour when I noticed the surrounding area during installation. Some bits I just plumb forgot about, such as the undersides of the elevators, which I just didn't weather at all... By then it was just too late, as I was taking pictures, and bound to break something off. As usual, if you had a good look over it, you'd see plenty of human error and inaccuracies, but it looks ok when you're staring at it from 3' The pics: You can skim through the WIP here if you're interested 49 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Awesome Jaguar, Really Really Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Bonsai Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Definitely worth finishing is it that. Particularly like the desert weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Looking good Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Sweet! It is a shame about the leading edge of the wing, though. The slats don't quite manage to disguise it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Nice finish. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanD Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Cracking build Mike ...love the weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 awesome build ,looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 We really are our own worst critics! That is a sensational, realistic looking model. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Wow! that's very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 She looks blooming gorgeous Mike, nice to see here finished at last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Awesome work, very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Thanks gents - as to the leading edge, it's much easier to fix that (if it bothers you) than fix the fuselage spine under the tail on the Airfix kit, which is very shallow. Oh, and all the other shortcoming of the ancient Airfix kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Great to see it finished Mike, well worth waiting for Love the weathering on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 A superb finish on a great build, very nice indeed, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT Motta Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I do like it!!! Congrats, Mike! What color did you use on the belly? It's really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 One of your very best, Mike. Like that a lot. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Very nice. Good effort all round, enjoyed your WIP too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Really nice, first time I've seen one in that paint scheme and it looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Well it was worth the wait Mike. Very nice indeed. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhatter Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 wow! That's a seriously nice paint job there!! Looks like the break was worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurek Greinert Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Model - an example to imitate. Fantastic shading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Absolutely superb ! Ahh, the wings look ok to me..... my eyes are too busy looking at the rest of it to notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Aerobatic Team Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 That is an outstanding finish, Mike! I really love it. Can`t wait to start mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Perren Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Very nice Mike. Makes me want to build mine now damn you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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