David Womby Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 The Mbox jaguar T2 kit is really inaccurate, especially around the cockpit, but I wanted something to practice brush painting on and this got elected. So I rehaped the nose as best I could and added splitter plates as I wanted to represent XW566, the prototype T2. As i knew the kit was inaccurate and I really wanted it just for painting, I threw it together in 4 days. I think that's the quickest build I have done since I was 8 years old! The paints are all Testors acrylics US colours chosen because I wanted to see how close they look to true RAF colours . Here it is with the Airfix kit of the prototype single seater XW560 built over 25 years ago and airbrushed with Humbrol enamels. David 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 A real blast from the past and nicely done. I can remember when modelling was a lot less complicated than it seems today. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 33 minutes ago, Mr T said: A real blast from the past and nicely done. I can remember when modelling was a lot more enjoyable than it seems today. Corrected free of charge 😄 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 great looking model, i remember building this years ago in the raspberry ripple scheme. i agree with the MR T and PLC1966, modelling was less complicated and more enjoyable!!!!! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswear1 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Looks great!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Great to see this one again and a superb job to,agree with the other's you can't beat a simple back to basic's build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Fantastic builds. Like all the good people above, I salute you for such a build: simple, precise, gorgeous looking and without fuss! Something I am trying to go back to as a mojo restorer! Congrats! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Very retro, I like it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Thanks, everyone. Yes, this was a nostalgic type of build and, yes, it was less stressful and therefore more fun than my attempts to be a more sophisticated builder! I will probably build more this way, especially if I can get more comfortable using a brush. Airbrushing is great and, clearly, produces better results but somehow it is not as satisfying to me as brushing seems to be. David 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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