Redshift Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) Howdy forumites, its been a long time since I rock'n'rolled, but never mind that now. Today, may I present for your consideration a carved wooden series 1 Jaguar E-Type at roughly 1/24 ish scale. Entirely scratch built out of panga panga and basswood, with a little bit of plastic and brass. Took about 6 weeks with numerous pauses while work kept me away from my toys. I Don't think I'll use panga panga again, it is a bit of a pig to carve as it is splintery, and the heavy grain overpowers smaller details. however, it turned out all right, and taught me some more about the joys of whittling. Until next time, keep your tools sharp and your fingers out of the way. Edited April 8, 2019 by Redshift The rear view was not flattering. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Very skillful whittling. I think you've captured the shape rather nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Lovely job .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Ahhh! Missed this first time around. Very nice Redshift! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albergman Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 That's a fine effort there Redshift. I've done a few all wood cars and if I may pass on a tip I'd suggest you brush/spray on as many coats of shellac as necessary to fill in the grain and keep fine sanding (600 wet sandpaper) each coat till a smooth, dull surface results. At that point you could finish it with clear gloss lacquer or even varnish. I've never heard of the particular wood you've used but it does seem to be very open grain. Anyway, sorry for sticking my nose in! Keep up the scratch building as it's very rewarding. Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redshift Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Thanks for the tip Frank, I'm always keen to learn new tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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