Worms Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Could be interesting...especially the chrome, spoked wheels! 😁 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Hmmmm! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 5 hours ago, Worms said: Hmmmm! Never built this kit, but something is telling me those wheels are not part of it. 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 No, should be 72 spoke 15 inch, not 48 spokes...but have you seen the Airfix versions? .....I could always ring the insurance company and inform them I've put some pepper pot alloys on it 🤣 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I only have ever built one Airfix kit with spoke wheels. It was one of the motorbike series but aĺl that i remember was the spokes dissolving into the Humbrol silver paint. I'd therefore recommend the aftermarket options. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) A start! Front suspension components added to the floor pan...more sink holes and flash on this model than I have seen in a while...an OOB build is going to require a lot of fettling to make it look halfway reasonable....from a distance! Oh, and if you do an OOB build, don't park it on a slope...there's no handbrake!!! The kit wheels are just so abysmal! Two huge sink holes in the vast expanse of bonnet were sanded and polished out but the grey plastic hides loads of imperfections so... A coat of matt black to find them all! with the wet matt black on it confirmed my thoughts of finishing it in gloss black with tan leather and black carpets. Edited September 16, 2019 by Worms addition 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Apologies for not commenting earlier on this build Worms, must have bern busy either updating this or the Frog GB. Either way, glad you’ve made a start on this Jaguar which must surely be one of the best looking objects to come out of 1961! Cheers and great going so far.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Love the build so far..but those wheels had me hiding behind the sofa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Jinxman said: Love the build so far..but those wheels had me hiding behind the sofa! Fear not! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 Nasssty spokeses gone precious! Precious likesss shiny spokeses Dry build so far but a significant improvement I think! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Heavy duty treatment, I can sleep safely now! Much better. What type of lathe are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 Impressive stuff. The new (old) wheels look good. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted September 16, 2019 Author Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jinxman said: Heavy duty treatment, I can sleep safely now! Much better. What type of lathe are you using? Ha ha, a bit of overkill....a model A Boxford rear drive with Norton gearbox...not exactly a model making lathe 🤣 Edited September 16, 2019 by Worms Correction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Rear dif, suspension and sub frame completed....yes, the dif was a dull red! 😁 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Good to see some proper modelling going on. Your lathe looks like it's made short work of the wheels. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Some progress on the wheels, some paint and fit the first set of spokes with a spacer/hub to fit the axles. Then cup the next set of spokes (using a toooth paste tube top as a support for the spoke edges and a small pin vice to carefully apply pressure to the required angle) and attach the outer set... Then superglue the spokes to the spacer... Finally, mounted onto the stub axles of the rear dif assembly They are not technically correct as there are two rows of 32 spokes and the outer is 16...80 in total, the E-type had 72 but I couldn't find the right combination and too few looked wrong. I think that they are a massive improvement over the kit wheels though. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 That’s really smick work there on those rims, really very classy and a mile away from what the original kit offered up. Cheers and nice progress.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 The kit also has lacks any attempt at including the swoopy base of the headlamp nacelle shown below (the silver bit under the headlamp covers). so...trusty bits of stiff card were shaped and CA'd in. .....Look at all the dust in the paintwork! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 The kit headlamps are almost as glorious in their awfulness as the spoked wheels...why oh why couldn't they have moulded them as transparencies? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Nice scoops! Not sure about those headlamps though - any plans for 'em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Jinxman said: Nice scoops! Not sure about those headlamps though - any plans for 'em? Yep, just drilled a pilot hole in them , next step a centre drill to countersink the headlamps....some fancy shiny paint/foil and Kristal Klear for the lenses...or similar 😍 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Keep up the good work. Looks like you will make something worth while out of that second rate kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 In the paintshop! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Having experimented with Alclad II 107 Chrome I wasn't massively impressed with the results so, having done some high falutin' research I am now on experiment mk ii. Again this involves coating the parts in black prior to applying a second hi-tech U-V activated clear primer followed by an even more high tech material...I had to broach the subject very carefully with Mrs. Worms but...an initial experiment on some sprue seemed to work very, very well...and she was quite happy to be involved with the experimentation (although I get the feeling this is going to cost me one way or another....). The chrome colour is good but the depth of shine in real life is pretty impressive! excuse the awful photos, the paint isn't really out of focus... must dig out the DSLR....🤔 I have some spare PE spoke sections left so I will also experiment with those. If it works on those as well as it has on the sprue I will be dismantling the wheels and re-finishing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worms Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Bumpers and silencers have gone off to the platers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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