Jaguar work in progress
Matthew Usher
06-02-2003, 11:27 AM
Here's my latest project, Tamiya's 1/24 scale Jaguar Mk. II.
It's painted with Tamiya's "Maroon" (TS11) spray paint.
I can't recommend this kit highly enough. Everything's gone together perfectly so far!
Matt
http://images3.fotki.com/v27/photos/4/43099/144780/jaginprogress-vi.jpg
It's painted with Tamiya's "Maroon" (TS11) spray paint.
I can't recommend this kit highly enough. Everything's gone together perfectly so far!
Matt
http://images3.fotki.com/v27/photos/4/43099/144780/jaginprogress-vi.jpg
Martbee
06-02-2003, 11:29 AM
Ouhhhh, Slick one, look good ! Is it curbside ??
Matthew Usher
06-02-2003, 11:29 AM
Here's a shot of the interior and engine compartment.
I'll post some more shots of the model as soon as it's finished.
Hope you guys like it!
Matt
http://images3.fotki.com/v26/photos/4/43099/144780/jagchassis2-vi.jpg
I'll post some more shots of the model as soon as it's finished.
Hope you guys like it!
Matt
http://images3.fotki.com/v26/photos/4/43099/144780/jagchassis2-vi.jpg
freakray
06-02-2003, 11:30 AM
Nice work :cool:
You do know this will be moved to the WIP section of the forum, right?
You do know this will be moved to the WIP section of the forum, right?
Vyacheslav
06-02-2003, 11:30 AM
Thats is amazing :eek:
rcmaxx
06-02-2003, 11:35 AM
Originally posted by Vyacheslav
Thats is amazing :eek:
who makes this kit?
read the guy's post you idiot
:rolleyes:
Thats is amazing :eek:
who makes this kit?
read the guy's post you idiot
:rolleyes:
Vyacheslav
06-02-2003, 11:37 AM
Originally posted by rcmaxx
read the guy's post you idiot
:rolleyes:
Errr my bad, the picture took away all of my attention.
Oh and thanks for the "idiot"
read the guy's post you idiot
:rolleyes:
Errr my bad, the picture took away all of my attention.
Oh and thanks for the "idiot"
freakray
06-02-2003, 11:37 AM
Originally posted by rcmaxx
read the guy's post you idiot
:rolleyes:
:thumbup:
read the guy's post you idiot
:rolleyes:
:thumbup:
rcmaxx
06-02-2003, 11:48 AM
Originally posted by Vyacheslav
Errr my bad, the picture took away all of my attention.
Oh and thanks for the "idiot"
sorry man, but it right there in the post :)
Errr my bad, the picture took away all of my attention.
Oh and thanks for the "idiot"
sorry man, but it right there in the post :)
kunta
06-02-2003, 11:57 AM
very nice paint job! :)
njh
06-02-2003, 12:10 PM
Looking good.
Rtuned
06-02-2003, 12:58 PM
Beautiful! What is that color?:rolleyes:
Layla's Keeper
06-02-2003, 01:02 PM
I love the Jaguar. That straight-six is looking amazing. The body looks great, but I'd expect that from the gentleman in charge of SAE. ;)
Or has the editor position changed again? I'll be honest, I dropped my subscription pretty soon after the die-cast heavy format showed up and Loren Bussewicz (spelling?) started doing his reviews.
Or has the editor position changed again? I'll be honest, I dropped my subscription pretty soon after the die-cast heavy format showed up and Loren Bussewicz (spelling?) started doing his reviews.
Matthew Usher
06-02-2003, 01:19 PM
Originally posted by Octagon
I love the Jaguar. That straight-six is looking amazing. The body looks great, but I'd expect that from the gentleman in charge of SAE. ;)
Or has the editor position changed again? I'll be honest, I dropped my subscription pretty soon after the die-cast heavy format showed up and Loren Bussewicz (spelling?) started doing his reviews.
Wow, thanks for remembering!
It's sort of a long story, but i haven't been at SAE for a few years now. I left there to work at Subaru Drive , where I was the Editor for a couple of years. A couple of months ago, though, I came back to Kalmbach to my current position, Senior Editor at FineScale Modeler . In fact, the Mk. II's for an FSM car-modeling feature, although I'm not sure what issue it'll appear in. I'll let you guys know when it's about to appear in the magazine.
And SAE's just down the hall from my office at FSM, and I may be doing some modeling/reviewing for them, too. It's nice to be modeling full-time again!
Matt
I love the Jaguar. That straight-six is looking amazing. The body looks great, but I'd expect that from the gentleman in charge of SAE. ;)
Or has the editor position changed again? I'll be honest, I dropped my subscription pretty soon after the die-cast heavy format showed up and Loren Bussewicz (spelling?) started doing his reviews.
Wow, thanks for remembering!
It's sort of a long story, but i haven't been at SAE for a few years now. I left there to work at Subaru Drive , where I was the Editor for a couple of years. A couple of months ago, though, I came back to Kalmbach to my current position, Senior Editor at FineScale Modeler . In fact, the Mk. II's for an FSM car-modeling feature, although I'm not sure what issue it'll appear in. I'll let you guys know when it's about to appear in the magazine.
And SAE's just down the hall from my office at FSM, and I may be doing some modeling/reviewing for them, too. It's nice to be modeling full-time again!
Matt
gtr206
06-02-2003, 01:22 PM
Looking very nice dude!:cool:
ZoomZoomMX-5
06-02-2003, 01:50 PM
Looking great so far! Glad to hear you're back at Kalmbach.
Beware of the adhesive chrome, mine didn't want to stick very well on the sides of the car, I ended up cutting thin strips of BMF to replace the adhesive stuff which kept peeling off the polished paint. Great stuff for small emblems, but not for large pieces.
I'm also surprised at Tamiya's choice of somewhat dull chrome for the brightwork.
I hand painted the interior wood, to me it was easier to do that in a couple of layers vs. fighting the decals (decals hate me). The kit did go together beautifully, however the fit of the tops of the door panels to the bottom edges of the side glass creates just enough interference that the front of the chassis, to either side of the engine compartment, may not seat w/o gluing under pressure. I know a guy who actually redid the side panels to more accurately depict the wood at the tops of the doors, and cut down the side glass in that area. It did make a difference. I think he may have added material at the bottoms of the door panels, bringing them up to the lower edge of the side glass openings.
Beware of the adhesive chrome, mine didn't want to stick very well on the sides of the car, I ended up cutting thin strips of BMF to replace the adhesive stuff which kept peeling off the polished paint. Great stuff for small emblems, but not for large pieces.
I'm also surprised at Tamiya's choice of somewhat dull chrome for the brightwork.
I hand painted the interior wood, to me it was easier to do that in a couple of layers vs. fighting the decals (decals hate me). The kit did go together beautifully, however the fit of the tops of the door panels to the bottom edges of the side glass creates just enough interference that the front of the chassis, to either side of the engine compartment, may not seat w/o gluing under pressure. I know a guy who actually redid the side panels to more accurately depict the wood at the tops of the doors, and cut down the side glass in that area. It did make a difference. I think he may have added material at the bottoms of the door panels, bringing them up to the lower edge of the side glass openings.
bigfrit
06-02-2003, 02:36 PM
Looking really , really nice !
Love the way the marroon looks on the car!
Keep it up !
Olivier
Love the way the marroon looks on the car!
Keep it up !
Olivier
Layla's Keeper
06-02-2003, 03:43 PM
Originally posted by Matthew Usher
Wow, thanks for remembering!
Hey, no problem. I loved your Fisher D-Type build-up. It actually was what convinced me to start saving for their Ferrari Coda Lunga 512M, and I'm glad you're at another modeling magazine. I'll probably be picking up a few FSM's now.
I probably won't renew my SAE subscription though. Loren has to go. I still haven't shaken off when he called the Revell '29 Ford Pickup Rat Rod a reissued MPC Switcher. :mad: I mean, c'mon. That's not a mistake that you can make when you consider Revell never had anything MPC in their catalog.
And Model Cars is still small and every-other-month. So it's no fill-in. :(
Wow, thanks for remembering!
Hey, no problem. I loved your Fisher D-Type build-up. It actually was what convinced me to start saving for their Ferrari Coda Lunga 512M, and I'm glad you're at another modeling magazine. I'll probably be picking up a few FSM's now.
I probably won't renew my SAE subscription though. Loren has to go. I still haven't shaken off when he called the Revell '29 Ford Pickup Rat Rod a reissued MPC Switcher. :mad: I mean, c'mon. That's not a mistake that you can make when you consider Revell never had anything MPC in their catalog.
And Model Cars is still small and every-other-month. So it's no fill-in. :(
Matthew Usher
06-02-2003, 04:13 PM
Originally posted by ZoomZoomMX-5
Looking great so far! Glad to hear you're back at Kalmbach.
Beware of the adhesive chrome, mine didn't want to stick very well on the sides of the car, I ended up cutting thin strips of BMF to replace the adhesive stuff which kept peeling off the polished paint. Great stuff for small emblems, but not for large pieces.
I'm also surprised at Tamiya's choice of somewhat dull chrome for the brightwork.
I hand painted the interior wood, to me it was easier to do that in a couple of layers vs. fighting the decals (decals hate me). The kit did go together beautifully, however the fit of the tops of the door panels to the bottom edges of the side glass creates just enough interference that the front of the chassis, to either side of the engine compartment, may not seat w/o gluing under pressure. I know a guy who actually redid the side panels to more accurately depict the wood at the tops of the doors, and cut down the side glass in that area. It did make a difference. I think he may have added material at the bottoms of the door panels, bringing them up to the lower edge of the side glass openings.
Thanks for the advice, and it's coming at just the right time!
I'll do an extra round of test fitting before I try to close things up for good.
Matt
Looking great so far! Glad to hear you're back at Kalmbach.
Beware of the adhesive chrome, mine didn't want to stick very well on the sides of the car, I ended up cutting thin strips of BMF to replace the adhesive stuff which kept peeling off the polished paint. Great stuff for small emblems, but not for large pieces.
I'm also surprised at Tamiya's choice of somewhat dull chrome for the brightwork.
I hand painted the interior wood, to me it was easier to do that in a couple of layers vs. fighting the decals (decals hate me). The kit did go together beautifully, however the fit of the tops of the door panels to the bottom edges of the side glass creates just enough interference that the front of the chassis, to either side of the engine compartment, may not seat w/o gluing under pressure. I know a guy who actually redid the side panels to more accurately depict the wood at the tops of the doors, and cut down the side glass in that area. It did make a difference. I think he may have added material at the bottoms of the door panels, bringing them up to the lower edge of the side glass openings.
Thanks for the advice, and it's coming at just the right time!
I'll do an extra round of test fitting before I try to close things up for good.
Matt
primera man
06-02-2003, 06:59 PM
Great to see an old classic on the forums :cool:
935k3
06-02-2003, 10:09 PM
Looking good Mathew. That color looks very nice on that car. Even though I am a car modeller I have bought quite a few FSM mags over the years. I always thought it was a top notch publication, I cannot say I feel the same way about SAE. I am looking forward to seeing your work in the mags.
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