Progress: Jaguar XJR-14

[RallyRaider]

After a few weeks break here is my latest project. It's a 1/24th scale Le Mans Miniatures Jaguar XJR-14. The curbside, late season version, LMM also make a full detail kit. As you can see in the second picture it is a very simple kit, not a lot of parts. But being resin quite a lot of prep work is required. My old web site is dead, so I'm now using photobucket.

[mikemechanic]

Looks good so far. Are those fans at the base of the windshield? Do you have any pictures of the markings that will be on it?

[ales]

I'm guessing Silk Cut? Excellent project. Any particular event you're trying to replicate?

What happened to the website?

[RallyRaider]

Yup, Silk Cut Purple (or pink!), something like the below picture:



Not really going to do a particular race, but will be number 4 driven by Teo Fabi (champion for Jaguar in 1991) and David Brabham (cause he's an Aussie). Yes those are fans on the dash. I suspect they're a Ross Brawn quick fix to demist the widscreen.

Website folded after I declined to pay for it.

[ales]

Yeah, that tends to happen!

[robrex]

Nice project Phil!

[Spitfire7]

Great project, I will be watching!

[aeroace]

great project

PShil,you can mail me your address if you want to get a free SUBARU2003 transkit,i have done a bumper and a sheet of decal for you^_^
my email is [email protected]

[RallyRaider]

Finally laid some colour down. Had a hell of a time due to a new frustration - contaminated paint!

The paint was mixed by my local automotive paint store in cheapish Hi-Chem/Motorspray basecoat. When I went to spray it I was getting all these white flecks. At first I thought the airbrush might be dirty, but after cleaning it thoroughly three times there was no change. Just as I was starting to get really annoyed, by chance I noticed the bottom of the jar I'd stored the paint in had white particles on the bottom too! Having found the culprit, I thinned a big batch of the paint down and strained it through a tissue to remove the contaminants. Very messy but did the trick and spraying went fine after that. The finish is matt at the moment, will need a sealing layer of clear before decaling, then more clear after they've dried out.



Oh and thanks to SchuberT I now have a new host for my pics and website - thanks mate!

[ales]

Don't you just love working with those quick-drying automotive paints?

It's looking awesome already, lvoely colour. Did you eyeball the Silk Cut purple or did you have some specific colour mixed for you?

[RallyRaider]

Yes those automotive paint are fantastic to work with. I had the shop eye match the colour to a sample in the kit. It is one of those funny colours that look different depending on the light, may even change when it is clear coated.

[mickbench]

Nice progress.. I've just started to use automotive paints, and I too noticed they dry darn fast.. But I don't have a proper airbrush set up - no compressor so used a rattle can instead..

Odd colour, but it will look stunning when decals and clear are applied. I'll keep an eye on the progress..

[RallyRaider]

Finally some progress to report. The decals are done and the clear coating has begun. Wasn't too happy with the LMM decals this time, the purple "swishes" are a bit blotchy and scratched. Looks okay, but doesn't stand up to close scrutiny. I thought about repainting them but didn't need the aggrovation off all that masking.

[ales]

Looks great. did you put the decals on before clearcoating?

[RallyRaider]

Because the base coat was flat I cleared before decaling, then again after. Will still need another coat or two to smooth the decal ridges out. Some decals actually go over other decals so I cleared and sanded between them too. I wonder why it takes me so long to build models...?