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John Teresi

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Hello........this is going to be my next prjoect........I am going to attempt a Pro Mod.........this will be a make believe car.....I have never seen a Jaguar Pro Mod.......so that probably tells me that it would not work?........Mr. Paul Rowe a Champion Pro model builder and painter.......gave me a Pro Mod resin engine and a few other goodies.......so I decided what the heck?........I purchased a new Entex Jaguar and a built up Entex Jaguar.......I will construct the 2 bodies together to make one to scale........thank`s for looking

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no, Entex.

As I recall, in the 70s & 80s Entex only repackaged previously released kits; much like Model King did a few years ago. I don't think that they ever tooled any model cars themselves.

Much of what Entex release from the 70s through the 80s was originally produced by Bandai. A lot of the 1/16th scale classics that are now available through MiniCraft were originally produced by Bandai and Otaki.

What I'm not sure of is who produced the 1:20th XKE that John is building. If it was a Bandai kit, it has/had their name on parts trees, typically on the backside of the part tree behind the letter designator on the tree.

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As I recall, in the 70s & 80s Entex only repackaged previously released kits; much like Model King did a few years ago. I don't think that they ever tooled any model cars themselves.

Much of what Entex release from the 70s through the 80s was originally produced by Bandai. A lot of the 1/16th scale classics that are now available through MiniCraft were originally produced by Bandai and Otaki.

What I'm not sure of is who produced the 1:20th XKE that John is building. If it was a Bandai kit, it has/had their name on parts trees, typically on the backside of the part tree behind the letter designator on the tree.

The original was by Eidai Grip:

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The original was by Eidai Grip:

Thanks, Christian!!

I recall the brand. I remember their 1:8th scale RSR Turbo Carrera Porsche, the 1:8th scale Lotus 72D JPS F1 car and the 1:8th scale Marlboro McLaren M23. I built both the Lotus and the McLaren, but I never had the Porsche. They were HUGE kits!!

I don't ever recall seeing their 1:20 Jaguar.

Anyway, keep up the GREAT work, John!! This is sure to be another amazing build!!

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Hello.......the body is just about ready for primmer ..........a little tweak here and there and a little straightening and sanding........I left the skirts a little long .....till I make the chassis.....then I can adjust them........I know she looks ugly now.....but,I think she will look good........thank`s for looking.

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That's a great job of work, John, and I'm full of admiration for your "cut n shut" skills...

....but (and I'm sure I'm in the minority here)... why would you do that to such a great-looking car?

If I had a couple of 1/20 E-Types, I'd make them as 1/20 E-types...

Each to their own, I guess..!

bestest,

M.

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That's a great job of work, John, and I'm full of admiration for your "cut n shut" skills...

....but (and I'm sure I'm in the minority here)... why would you do that to such a great-looking car?

If I had a couple of 1/20 E-Types, I'd make them as 1/20 E-types...

Each to their own, I guess..!

bestest,

M.

Matt.....I truly respect your remark.......I do love Jag`s and love the stock version......this is my 4th Entex 1/20 scale Jag that I cut up and played with....... my thing is darg cars......I guess when I grow up I`ll build stock cars.......but,I wanted to build a Jag Pro Mod.......I have never seen one made.......so I had a few extra buck`s to spend .......thank`s

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