Reini78 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 #21/2021 So, my dad has finally finished his mojo killer. The Kitty Hawk kit looks good in the box but is no beginners kit. Many parts don´t fit good, pins don´t fit in their holes....so if you build it, dryfit everything. Well, it didn´t turn out perfect (which kit does?), some glitches, but better than landing on the shelf of doom or in the trash. Kitty Hawk first released the French Jaguar and then the British one. The only thing Kitty Hawk did was changing the nose, the rest of the kits are the same. So my dad had to add the position/formation lights on the "bar" of the vertical stabilizer. Furthermore he reshaped the French pylons to the British form, using the Airfix kit parts as template. The British ones are shorter/smaller and not as pointy as the French ones. Regarding the loadout, if you want to build a Desert Storm version you can only use the two Sidewinders, the single fuel tank, the two BL-755 cluster bombs and the PHIMAT chaff dispenser. The rest of the kit weapons are useless for that. Sadly no AN/ALQ-101 included in the kit, bought a resin piece from Flightpath UK. The kit´s seat is too tall. For closing the canopy you have to remove some plastic of the kit´s bottom. Used lead wire to add some lines to the landing gear legs. Kitty Hawk only provides the earlier two antennas after the cockpit. "Sadman" already had the later style single antenna, did some scratchbuilding there. There was some kind of "adapter" between PHIMAT and pylon, no such thing in the kit, used a piece of plastic. Painted the whole thing with a mix of sand and flesh. Kit decals used, only the little "Q"s on the vertical stabilizers came from Xtradecal. Build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235093580-operation-granby148-sepecat-jaguar-gr1a-raf/ DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0010 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0012 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0013 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0015 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0016 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0017 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0018 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0019 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0020 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0021 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0022 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0023 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0024 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0025 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0026 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0027 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0028 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Sehr schön! Grüsse Giampiero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Awesome result! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Very convincing Jaguar. Always use medical gloves when handling a painted model. Your fingerprints will appear eventually – ask me how I know…;-) Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonf45 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Very good looking Jag, and the "pink" looks spot on, great work 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Superb job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 In spite of the issues, the end result is wonderful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Great looking Jaguar. I like how you take care about details. Regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagRigger Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Your dad's done a great job with a kit so bad I refuse to build one ( knowing Jaguar as well as I do...... ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Stunning looking Jaguar. It's a shame the fit is so poor, especially from a relatively new kit. gazza I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Great job, love those Gulf War birds, especially with chickz on them but that nose art is hilarious too! Very well done, thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 12:49 PM, GiampieroSilvestri said: Sehr schön! Grüsse Giampiero On 10/11/2021 at 1:58 PM, F-32 said: Awesome result! On 10/11/2021 at 3:21 PM, Spitfire31 said: Very convincing Jaguar. Always use medical gloves when handling a painted model. Your fingerprints will appear eventually – ask me how I know…;-) Kind regards, Joachim On 10/11/2021 at 5:00 PM, jonf45 said: Very good looking Jag, and the "pink" looks spot on, great work 😍 On 10/11/2021 at 7:25 PM, wellsprop said: Superb job! On 10/11/2021 at 11:54 PM, SAT69 said: In spite of the issues, the end result is wonderful! On 10/11/2021 at 11:59 PM, djos said: Great looking Jaguar. I like how you take care about details. Regards Djordje 22 hours ago, JagRigger said: Your dad's done a great job with a kit so bad I refuse to build one ( knowing Jaguar as well as I do...... ) 21 hours ago, gazza l said: Stunning looking Jaguar. It's a shame the fit is so poor, especially from a relatively new kit. gazza I 11 hours ago, Paramedic said: Great job, love those Gulf War birds, especially with chickz on them but that nose art is hilarious too! Very well done, thanks for sharing! 10 hours ago, Flight Line Media said: Beautiful work, indeed! Thanks for sharing it. Thanks a lot for your comments!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Stunning! Despite the flaws well documented in the Kittyhawk kit, it looks superb here, and must still be better than the Airfix one? At least you get flaps and ailerons! The way you’ve so neatly painted, and it looks like shined the canopy and windscreen is absolutely outstanding, brings the whole model to life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 very nice granby Jag! actually one of the nicest KH jags I have seen build!" congrats! regarding those Sidewinders: are those supposed to be G or L/M models? cheers, Werner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Absolutely excellent. I always liked the Jaguar. I also like the 54 squadron crest. It's literally the opposite of my family crest. It's an azure lion rampant on a 'or' background. My family crest is an Or lion rampant on an Azure background with daggers. No idea who chose that scheme but I think I'd enjoy being in 54 squadron. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Good build and paint. I'm impressed because I threw mine in the bin! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 9:33 AM, Lord Riot said: Stunning! Despite the flaws well documented in the Kittyhawk kit, it looks superb here, and must still be better than the Airfix one? At least you get flaps and ailerons! The way you’ve so neatly painted, and it looks like shined the canopy and windscreen is absolutely outstanding, brings the whole model to life. On 10/13/2021 at 8:42 PM, exdraken said: very nice granby Jag! actually one of the nicest KH jags I have seen build!" congrats! regarding those Sidewinders: are those supposed to be G or L/M models? cheers, Werner L ones On 10/13/2021 at 10:37 PM, noelh said: Absolutely excellent. I always liked the Jaguar. I also like the 54 squadron crest. It's literally the opposite of my family crest. It's an azure lion rampant on a 'or' background. My family crest is an Or lion rampant on an Azure background with daggers. No idea who chose that scheme but I think I'd enjoy being in 54 squadron. 16 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: Good build and paint. I'm impressed because I threw mine in the bin! Thanks for your kind words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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