Neil Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 You can see that the six round tubes behind the shroud were also painted in the same metallic red colour. Your right, I have never taken much notice of that before!! And to prove a point, here's an underside pic of a T4, those tubes are definately painted. And a bit of trivia if anybody is doing a T4 (or T2), note that they still retain both cannon bulges on the underside (yellow arrows) even though only one cannon is fitted, and only one chute tube is retained on the side which has the cannon installed (pink arrow). The GR1/GR3 has two tubes, because obviously they had twin guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdxtnt Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Your right, I have never taken much notice of that before!! And to prove a point, here's an underside pic of a T4, those tubes are definately painted. You can also see on this pic how the shrouds and tubes have faded to a really worn shade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Thanks guys, thats given me a fair bit to go on. Time to attack the pylons and see what happens. Sorry for all the questions but its my first attempt at a detailed build.And if nothing else at least I'll have a lot to talk about in the asylum.... Here's another one from Colt showing some of the pylon underside again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dswoofie Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Very quick question on raspberry ripple Jags... What size are the serials under the wings?? Are they 24"? Karl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguar00 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Neil thanks for close up shots. I love it. Radek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Hi folks, is there an official designation for that ugly wheel well color? And what would be the closest match? Humbrol, MM, Xtracolor...what ever Thanks in advance Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) Well, in some (older?) pics, it looks just like normal chromate yellow. But I've noticed that in some pics it has a putrid greeny tinge to it. Do you reckon they repainted the wheel bays etc when they were upgraded to GR.3s? Edited November 20, 2007 by Smiffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 (edited) Well, in some (older?) pics, it looks just like normal chromate yellow.But I've noticed that in some pics it has a putrid greeny tinge to it. Do you reckon they repainted the wheel bays etc when they were upgraded to GR.3s? Hm, good point. I'm building a Gr.1...so what would be the right color? @Hi Neil...Any idea what the stripes beneath the outer flap are for and what they are made from? Edited November 20, 2007 by coneheadff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 @Hi Neil...Any idea what the stripes beneath the outer flap are for and what they are made from? Good question, I will try and find out .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Hi folks,is there an official designation for that ugly wheel well color? And what would be the closest match? Humbrol, MM, Xtracolor...what ever Thanks in advance Alex Alex, Try Humbrol 81, or Tamiya XF4 (both a yellow/green shade) THT Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Air intake colors... My refs suggest that they're painted the same color as the outside of the airframe. Is that the case, and if so how far down? If not, what's the standard color that's used instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Alex,Try Humbrol 81, or Tamiya XF4 (both a yellow/green shade) THT Andy Thanks Andy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienB Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'm in the final stages of gathering references for my build of XX119 in the "spotty" orange and black retirement scheme. On the outer faces of the ventral strakes there is a name stencilled in white (Nick ???????? possibly?) on the port strake and a scroll on the starboard strake that the photos I have do not show clearly. I believe that the name and scroll were added after the roll out but before the first flight in the retirement scheme. I've searched UKAR but cannot find any close up photos of the strakes. Can anyone help me (and Doc Fester who is doing the same scheme for the GB) with a photo or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notdoneyet Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Damien, THANK YOU!!!!! Cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienB Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thought they'd do the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 Welcome aboard Britmodeller Damien and thanks for all the times I've found your site an invaluable source of reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooksy Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Good question, I will try and find out .... Hi Neil, and coneheadff, that striped surface is the underside of the wing spiolers. They were a regular job for me in the machine shop at Coltishall, and I would have to bore out the forked hinge and machine some bushes to bring it back to standard size. The stripes were just gloss grey paint, and I always wondered what their purpose was. I never did find out, but I have a contact that used to work in the paint shop, so he may know. In fact he was responsible for all of the specially marked Jaguars of recent years, so if anyone will know it will be him. Anyway, for modelling purposes, they are just gloss grey stripes, and from memory they were slightly darker than the aircraft colour. Hope that helps. As for me, I am still stuck in Afghanistan so no progress on my Jag :shithappens: -- Wait for me!! Regards to All Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Hum.... Well.... About the old camo, MA say: Dark sea gray => Xtracrylic XA1004 Dark green => Xtracrylic XA1001 Light aircraft grey => XA1015 What about the equivalent in other acrylic ranges, like Tamiya or Mr Color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Hi Neil, and coneheadff,that striped surface is the underside of the wing spiolers. They were a regular job for me in the machine shop at Coltishall, and I would have to bore out the forked hinge and machine some bushes to bring it back to standard size. The stripes were just gloss grey paint, and I always wondered what their purpose was. I never did find out, but I have a contact that used to work in the paint shop, so he may know. In fact he was responsible for all of the specially marked Jaguars of recent years, so if anyone will know it will be him. Anyway, for modelling purposes, they are just gloss grey stripes, and from memory they were slightly darker than the aircraft colour. Hope that helps. As for me, I am still stuck in Afghanistan so no progress on my Jag :shithappens: -- Wait for me!! Regards to All Andy Thanks for the info Andy! Get home well!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahut Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 That is some awesome detail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguar00 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Great photos by "s0ggy lettuce" in high resolution: http://sepecat.info/b/2007/12/07/photos-by-s0ggy-lettuce/ and direct link http://flickr.com/search/?q=jaguar&w=70649819%40N00 Radek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienB Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 (edited) Does anybody fancy a challenge? Edited December 22, 2007 by DamienB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Couple of questions - before I split the packaging on my kit. Airfix 1/48 instructions make no reference to nose-ballast. Can anyone confirm that this is NOT required please? Kit has decals for XZ363 which was at Fairford in 1989 - and so was I! http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1053...next_id=0782244 Does anyone know what was under the port wing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entlim Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Does anybody fancy a challenge? Don't- The mad Greek's about...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alrite Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi all What are the colours of the grey/green schemes of the cold war jags in humbrol numbers please. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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