Colin W Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 7:32 PM, cmatthewbacon said: Tom Karen’s excellent autobiography I had also never heard of Tom Karen but I'll look out for his Autobiography as well. According to Wiki he sounds like a very interesting fellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 @Colin W @CliffB https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1788704150/ best, M. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Looks great Cliff Gunmetal grey in a classy choice, might I suggest dark red for the interior, your choice obviously ! Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 17 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Looks great Cliff Gunmetal grey in a classy choice, might I suggest dark red for the interior, your choice obviously ! Cheers Pat Thanks Pat. You're obviously a mind reader, as I'd already decided to base my model on this real life example (complete with a dark red interior ). Cheers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 I'm starting to get some paint on now. The gunmetal grey test-shot on the bonnet is actually a 'faulty' bottle of Alclad Steel, which for some reason is much lighter than it usually is. This suits by purposes perfectly . I've then added a couple of coats of Klear as a clear-coat. The upholstery is Humbrol 73 with a satin top coat. I've used the same colour for the carpets, but matt. Cheers 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Cracking book about On 7/11/2021 at 10:38 AM, Colin W said: Tom Karen What guy, Good read but only half way through so far. Looking forward to the finished Jag. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Things are starting to come together now, with the floor pan assembly now essentially complete. I've just got the hub caps to add, once I've done the chrome-work. As I've mentioned before, I'm building OOB with no attempt to add/paint extra detail. There's not much more to do now, just the bodywork, chrome and clear parts. The latter are so poor in my kit, that I may show the side windows wound down . Cheers 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 The first few coats of Alclad threw up some imperfections on one side of the body, so some further sanding/polishing was required. I'm now happy with the overall finish and am letting it cure before putting the clear coats on. Cheers 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 I've been wrestling with the glazing and I'm 75% satisfied with the results. The good news is that sanding and polishing removed the bottle-glass effects from the side windows. The bad news is that the front and rear screens still look a bit cloudy and their poor fit has forced me to camouflage the gaps by painting over-sized windscreen rubbers. When you focus on them, they look rubbish, but when viewing the car as a whole they don't look so bad. I've painted the rubbers using Tamiya Rubber Black. I may try over-painting them usin NATO Black, which is less intense. The rubbers should have chrome inserts, but mine won't . Likewise, there should be a lot of chromework surrounding the side windows, but I'm worried that this would just serve to highlight the poor quality of the moulding in these areas. At least the door handles will be chromed! Cheers 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 Finished at last! Overall, I'm pleased with the result but the poor glazing still grates. I must try harder next time . There are two more faults to admit to as well: despite my best efforts, I ended up abandoning the working bonnet hinges I made a schoolboy error when printing off the number plates - there shouldn't be a gap between the '762' and the 'F'! Thanks to all of you who have supported this build and to @Brad for hosting the GB Off now to do battle with a 'Less than a Tenner' Silver Ghost..... Cheers 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 That has turned out a cracking little car. I am looking forward to the re-issue, and it will be interesting to see if the glazing has improved or not. Great work! Ray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 That is just lovely Cliff. You caught the look of them wonderfully well. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 That looks superb old fruit .It would be a good experiment to see some closer photos in natural light with a real background,with a bit of care it would be difficult to distinguish between yours and the real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 Thank you @Ray S @stevehnz and @Alex Gordon, your kind comments are appreciated . Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Looks mighty fine to me, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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