Big scale monogram Jaguar XKE

[da_ashman]

Love it!!! Nice work, all your panels line up & look real too!!
Very nice work!!

[MerlinPro]

Thanks Druid-very well done.
And sharing your techniques is very appreciated. When you polished, did you use the fine grit cloths or liquid car compounds? Or both??

[cinqster]

Fantastic job Druid! The paint looks amazing in your photos.

I have another way of painting the body with no seams! I glued the top and bottom body halves together, then cut out the floor (along the line where it meets the door cills). This means you can paint the body without the interior in place. You have to tidy the floor/body edges though and add plastic card to compensate for the lost material during sawing. Thought this may help someone wanting to give it a go!

[bombervince]

As usual, a Druid 99 masterpiece, well done on this one.

[MidMazar]

Cool jag, are the seats just panted?

[druid_99]

Originally Posted by MerlinPro

Thanks Druid-very well done.
And sharing your techniques is very appreciated. When you polished, did you use the fine grit cloths or liquid car compounds? Or both??

Sorry for the late reply. I use fine grit sandpaper and wetsanding all around. Then finish it with compound before polish.

[druid_99]

Originally Posted by MidMazar

Cool jag, are the seats just panted?

Thanks bro. Yes, the seats are just painted. I mix flat white and tan. Brown is used as preshade before painting the main colour.

[MerlinPro]

Originally Posted by druid_99

Sorry for the late reply. I use fine grit sandpaper and wetsanding all around. Then finish it with compound before polish.

Better late and still helpful info. Thanks Druid.

[sky1911]

Beautiful build and thanks for some of the in progress pics. One question though - you said you used Tamiya's British Racing Green. I wonder which one that is, as I found 2 that could be it:
TS 9 British Green
TS 43 Racing Green

found here: http://www.tamiya.com/english/produc...y/kit85001.htm
I assume you didn't mix those two to actually get BRG?
I'm asking since I'm looking for a good representation for the '67 Le Mans Surtees/Hobbs Lola T70 which ran in a very dark BRG (unlike the fake blue seen on Tamiya's box art).

[druid_99]

Originally Posted by sky1911

Beautiful build and thanks for some of the in progress pics. One question though - you said you used Tamiya's British Racing Green. I wonder which one that is, as I found 2 that could be it:
TS 9 British Green
TS 43 Racing Green

found here: http://www.tamiya.com/english/produc...y/kit85001.htm
I assume you didn't mix those two to actually get BRG?
I'm asking since I'm looking for a good representation for the '67 Le Mans Surtees/Hobbs Lola T70 which ran in a very dark BRG (unlike the fake blue seen on Tamiya's box art).

Hi, thank for the comments. I actually use two types of green to get the colour but I can't remember the code (will get back to you on this tomorrow but it is definitely one of the above) but another is a paint I get from my local hardware store.

[flhansen]

Originally Posted by sky1911

Beautiful build and thanks for some of the in progress pics. One question though - you said you used Tamiya's British Racing Green. I wonder which one that is, as I found 2 that could be it:
TS 9 British Green
TS 43 Racing Green

Hi

Beautiful build which has inspired my own build!

To get the dark green it is TS-9. The TS-43 is a lighter more bright green used for the Lotus 25.

Flemming

[lovegt40]

stunning finish. too nice jag.

[druid_99]

Originally Posted by flhansen

Hi

Beautiful build which has inspired my own build!

To get the dark green it is TS-9. The TS-43 is a lighter more bright green used for the Lotus 25.

Flemming

You are right, I use British Green (TS-9) for the Jaguar. Prior to that, I painted the base with decanted paint from normal spray can, otherwise I will have to buy at least 3 cans of Tamiya paint to cover the whole car (inside and out). I decanted all the paints and spray using airbrush to have better control on the paint.

[John18d]

Beautifully done Druid - love the work you put into this car model and for sharing it with the forum
Kudos to your pics and explanations of the work applied
definitely not toy-like
John