£43 +postage on E-bay Dogsbody !!!!!!
**** DONE: 1/48 Jaguar GR3A - Your Favorite Aircraft of All Time GB
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Benevolens Magister
Er...B*ll*cks to that then! I'll check KK, or maybe the old Esci kit !
parsifal
Colonel
43 pounds...thats very steep IMO. surely there are cheaper options
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Vic Balshaw
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I got this kit some 12 years ago guys and I think since then it's been reintroduced and maybe even retooled. I built one round about then with the livery of the Royal Omani Air Force but I can't for the life of me remember how much it cost back then.
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Benevolens Magister
I think it was around £18 back then, maybe a touch more. These E-bay sellers take the p*** sometimes, especially as it will probably be re-issued again in the not too distant future. I should have got one when I had the chance, when it was the 'old' price at an outlet I use now and then.
N4521U
Colonel
Just getting around to looking at the entries in this GB Vic.
For a minute there I thought you were gonna enter a cat!
For a minute there I thought you were gonna enter a cat!
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Vic Balshaw
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Grrrrrrrrr!!
imalko
Chief Master Sergeant
Nice choice Vic. Good to see some jets in the group build.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Interesting choice Vic!
With your talent this should be an excellent build.
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Vic Balshaw
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Thanks guys. Finished all the scratching on my Aermacchi today which is no drying out after a wash, so should be able to get cracking on this one tomorrow.
A4K
Brigadier General
Good stuff Vic!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks Even.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
I've just spent a couple of day fiddling with this one and I'm happy to say were now well underway and she is all closed up.
The ejector seat (resin) and cockpit housing which had to be modified to fit the seat. The arm panels are PE parts and as you can see the whole unit sits upon the nose wheel bay.
Looking at the nose wheel bay, it is somewhat ordinary so I decide to liven it up a little. I have no references for within the bay so this is just me taking modellers liberty!
Next up is the instrument panel. The model though a GR3 is from the earlier production aircraft so there is a bit of scratch building with a map screen added in the centre and other panelling and such along the sill of the panel. The reflector sight will be fitted later.
Once everything was set, I closed it up. Sadly this was not without a few problems which will need attention. In essence, one half of the mould is slightly longer than the other by about 0.5mm and 1mm in width which certainly knocks out the central line. The vertical tail fin is also taller and wide in one half than the other and in parts the joining edges are rolled down which creates a nice little furrow for filling. So tomorrow will be fill and file day.
While I was waiting for the two halves to set together I took a look at the clear plastic which was still in it's original wrapping. To my horror the front canopy screen has three small bulging blobs on the inside. At first I thought they were bubbles in the Perspex but luckily not.
I must now make a confession. In the past I have encouraged others to clean up scratch or mark problems like this by using graded filling but in effect I have NEVER BEFORE DONE IT MYSELF. Now I had no choice, so in for a penny in for a pound. The results you can see for yourselves which was finished off with a final polish using car cutting polish cream. The little "Q" tip file is from a set that is graded from 100grit to 12000grit in 12 stages.
The ejector seat (resin) and cockpit housing which had to be modified to fit the seat. The arm panels are PE parts and as you can see the whole unit sits upon the nose wheel bay.
Looking at the nose wheel bay, it is somewhat ordinary so I decide to liven it up a little. I have no references for within the bay so this is just me taking modellers liberty!
Next up is the instrument panel. The model though a GR3 is from the earlier production aircraft so there is a bit of scratch building with a map screen added in the centre and other panelling and such along the sill of the panel. The reflector sight will be fitted later.
Once everything was set, I closed it up. Sadly this was not without a few problems which will need attention. In essence, one half of the mould is slightly longer than the other by about 0.5mm and 1mm in width which certainly knocks out the central line. The vertical tail fin is also taller and wide in one half than the other and in parts the joining edges are rolled down which creates a nice little furrow for filling. So tomorrow will be fill and file day.
While I was waiting for the two halves to set together I took a look at the clear plastic which was still in it's original wrapping. To my horror the front canopy screen has three small bulging blobs on the inside. At first I thought they were bubbles in the Perspex but luckily not.
I must now make a confession. In the past I have encouraged others to clean up scratch or mark problems like this by using graded filling but in effect I have NEVER BEFORE DONE IT MYSELF. Now I had no choice, so in for a penny in for a pound. The results you can see for yourselves which was finished off with a final polish using car cutting polish cream. The little "Q" tip file is from a set that is graded from 100grit to 12000grit in 12 stages.
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Good one. The Jaguar, while not one of my personal fav's, does have a certain something to it imho. Nice bit of extra detailing on the wheelbay too. Looks like this airfix kit can certainly use it in areas. Looks like the kit has it's share of minor issues also, but I'm confident she will look pretty brutal when done.
Well done on the polishing Vic!
very well done Vic
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Benevolens Magister
Good stuff Vic. I think Airfix based the canopy moulds on an example at Lossiemouth - which had been splattered with sea gull droppings, that's what those little lumps were supposed to be !!
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Vic Balshaw
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Many thanks Jelmer, Wayne, Karl and Terry. Hope to plod on a bit more today.
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