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06-26-2014, 02:31 PM | #1 | |
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Best Jaguar XJ220 kit?
Hi, all.... I think I'd like to add one of these to my Jaguar collection. What's the best kit in 1/24? I'm guessing Tamiya, but if anyone knows that the Heller, Italeri or Revell are better, then I'd love to know! (and are all those others the same kit?)
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06-26-2014, 03:18 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Best Jaguar XJ220 kit?
I've built the Tamiya kit and it was great. The only other one I've seen built is the Revell kit and the Tamiya is by far a much, much better kit. I can't speak for the other options.
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06-26-2014, 04:18 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Best Jaguar XJ220 kit?
Tamiya is by far the best. The only glaring inaccuracy on the kit is that the side skirts should be puttied to the body instead of being separate sections. It's a wonderful kit otherwise.
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Re: Best Jaguar XJ220 kit?
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Here is a comparison of the Italeri (green body/black interior+engine) and the Tamiya (silver body+engine/light grey interior) XJ220: http://modelcarshirobom.syanari.com/...omparison.html |
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Re: Best Jaguar XJ220 kit?
Is that comparison really saying that both Tamiya and Italeri kits are about 6mm too narrow? I know the XJ220 is ridiculously wide, but still -- I don't fancy trying to add a 6mm "shim" all the way through the centreline of the car...
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06-27-2014, 02:26 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Best Jaguar XJ220 kit?
From Wikipedia the width including the side mirrors is 2220 mm, which calculates to 92.5 mm in 1/24, the same as the web site quoted. The missing 6 mm is probably just the mirrors.
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Re: Best Jaguar XJ220 kit?
Yeah... that makes sense...
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