Popular Post DrumBum Posted September 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2021 Finally finally finally completed the KH Jaguar. What a poor kit. To summarize: Decals are terrible and mostly fell apart. I used Microscale Liquid Decal Film but still had problems hence the cut down fin flash for example. Unfortunately I couldn't find any after market decals on the web that could deliver within months and no decals for this squadron so had no choice to persist. Instructions are average at best, have errors and some steps missing. I was confused and installed the landing gear legs incorrectly and had to order 2 replacement sprues. Fit is not very good particularly around the cockpit to fuselage joint and intakes. I gave up on this build several times and it sat on the shelf of shame staring at me for a while but I kept coming back to it simply because I wanted a Jaguar in the collection. But I ran out of energy on this one and you can see some areas where I just couldn't be bothered spending the time. Landing gear is very basic. Speedbrake interior is vacant however I couldn't find a single reference photo with which to work with. All in all, I am surprised because this year I also completed the Kitty Hawk Super Etendard and it is a fine kit. My therapy now will be to break out a perfectly fitting Tamiya F-14A and cruise through along for a while. I need a beer! 75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Wow! Absolutely superb modelling, a really good looking model, good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattSimps74 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Looks great to me! Fantastic job. Enjoy your Tamiya Tomcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfa1983 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Your persistence has paid off. I also would love a 1/48 Jaguar but this kit just scares me. You're not the first one to comment on its shortcomings. I built their AH1Z and its not great either but I think the Jaguar is one of their worst kits. Maybe one day if I see it for super cheap! It can obviously be built up into something very nice as you have clearly shown! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Great result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Solid nerves! Congretulation to your energy! Nice built! I put it aside, for a while. Happy modelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Stunner mate absolute stunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagRigger Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Nice build and good finish. Just one note - you can't get both spoilers up together on a Jag ( unless you've disconnected them ! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkp Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 It looks very well, even if it did fight you all the way..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Despite the challenges, you've turned out a real beauty there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Wow! For a poor kit, it resulted in a magnificent scale model! Man, that is a great looking Jaguar and one I would be proud to claim. Very well done DrumBum, go have that short and frosty one now!! 🍻 (well, I do recognize that it might be a wee bit early on the West Coast for a beer, but it will be 5 o'clock before long! 😄) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Despite the problems, the end result is excellent. Very nice photography too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Wow. You achieved a stunning result with a kit which has problems...Great building skills, and the painting is very good, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewolf Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Every minute of the stress and frustration was worth it! It looks really great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Gorgeous!!! Subtle weathering on aft end. Love it. Sorry to hear it is such a beast, I want to build one in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Good stuff. It's a tricksy kit, although not impossible. If I can manage to finish one (a French one), anyone can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Very impressive spotted cat! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 This really looks great! I also built the KH Jaguar and will echo your comments but at least my decals were good. But my biggest takeaway from the kit is it was just designed strangely which is what actually created most of my problems. But it is buildable with effort and as you have shown it is possible to end up with a great looking aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Stunning build. I see you corrected the underwing pylons to the British pattern too. I’ve had one on a stutter and stop for several years. I do aim to complete it someday Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 If you hadn't said the kit was dog, I would have never guessed from your build. Superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBum Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 7 hours ago, JagRigger said: Nice build and good finish. Just one note - you can't get both spoilers up together on a Jag ( unless you've disconnected them ! ) Ah ok, I guess they are roll spoilers? I couldnt find a single pic of the spoilers in raised position and didnt have a clue what detail to add inside the spoiler panels. Thanks for the info, cheers. 35 minutes ago, Max Headroom said: Stunning build. I see you corrected the underwing pylons to the British pattern too. I’ve had one on a stutter and stop for several years. I do aim to complete it someday Trevor I didnt know there were different pylons? I just installed them as provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBum Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 52 minutes ago, Harold55 said: This really looks great! I also built the KH Jaguar and will echo your comments but at least my decals were good. But my biggest takeaway from the kit is it was just designed strangely which is what actually created most of my problems. But it is buildable with effort and as you have shown it is possible to end up with a great looking aircraft. Thanks for the kind words. Yes I had heard that the decals can be lousy and sure enough....Interestingly I have built the KH Super Etendard and have another SE on the shelf and I noticed the decals between the two kits are very different, colors are totally different and one has a shiny finish to them and the other is matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumBum Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 Thanks for the feedback folks, very encouraging. To add to my opening comments, its a frustrating kit but totally do-able. My frustration is that now I have discovered panel washes and its difficult to complete a nice panel wash without scribed panel lines and this kit lost most of the panel lines in the putty/sand/putty/sand/give up/putty/sand....routine. My rescribing skills are poor so it left the kit without much surface detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Enjoy the beer ........ well deserved! Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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