1964 Jaguar Type E Low Drag Super light

[SkylineFan]

1/24 Profil24 resin curbside. Paint is Krylon Hunter Green followed by Omni 2 part clear. Lots of Photoetch makes the build interesting. Built straight from the box. Trickiest part was the windows... There are no window frames!

[klutz_100]

Quite simply love it - my favourite type/period.

Beautifully put together and finished.

Have to say though that the panel lines look disappointingly soft on that kit. Did you consider filling and re-scribing?

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Looks great

I got the glass to fit well, but I wasn't happy w/the visible glue joint, so I wet the joint (I used Formula 560, thankfully), removed the glass/glue, then did the modern "Sharpie outline" on the inside glass to make the glue joint invisible. I prefer the clean look vs. what I had.

I really enjoyed building mine, even if it was during a LeMans palooza. Probably the most beautiful E Type ever.

[SkylineFan]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

Quite simply love it - my favourite type/period.

Beautifully put together and finished.

Have to say though that the panel lines look disappointingly soft on that kit. Did you consider filling and re-scribing?

Panel lines were deepened.... 2 part clear likes to make its home in the cracks!!! Ask anyone here.... thick paint is my trademark!!

Thanks guys..... Bob, I remember yours.... quite nice for a 24 hour build!!!! LOL!

DaveT

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by SkylineFan

Panel lines were deepened.... 2 part clear likes to make its home in the cracks!!!

LOL fair enough - you can't do more than that!

[sportracer02]

Looks cool, Dave.

I have no reference material, but wasn´t there a rubber gasket around the windows at tine 1:1 car?

[spideyman]

WOW, both a beautiful car and build.....
Congrats!!!

[Viccario]

Brilliant finish, looks superb! The lightweight E-Types were fantastic looking cars. I am in the process of trying to make a lightweight E-Type from an old Airfix kit and yours has given me some much needed inspiratrion! I bought a set of the Profil 24 wheels to use on it because the Airfix ones are rubbish! The Profil 24 kit looks very nice.

The windows look like they were certainly a challenge to fit! I found the image below which shows that if there were window frames they appeared to be quite flush presumably to minimise drag!

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/res...10/etype5a.jpg

[SkylineFan]

Originally Posted by Viccario

Brilliant finish, looks superb! The lightweight E-Types were fantastic looking cars. I am in the process of trying to make a lightweight E-Type from an old Airfix kit and yours has given me some much needed inspiratrion! I bought a set of the Profil 24 wheels to use on it because the Airfix ones are rubbish! The Profil 24 kit looks very nice.

The windows look like they were certainly a challenge to fit! I found the image below which shows that if there were window frames they appeared to be quite flush presumably to minimise drag!

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/res...10/etype5a.jpg

Exactly! The only way to really replicate them properly would be to paint them on.... Pretty hard to mask flimsy vacuum formed glass so I passed..

Thanks guys!

[p9o1r1sche]

A cool cat!

Great looking results, Dave. Like someone else said, its the best looking E type.

[LeeABC]

Fantastic car and great build, well done mate!

[haas-al]

well! definitely one of the greatest builds i've saw, while being here. Awesome! Awesome! Great Paintjob!

[BVC500]

Great job on a beautiful car!

[Aldo Carvalho]

Sincere congratulations
Perfect model and superb subject

[dmacb]

Lookin good