E-Type Jag colours

[Matt Bacon]

Hi, all... I'm building an E-type from the classic Revell kit for our "Classic British Kits" display at SMW 2010, and I'm, wondering what colours to do it in. Many people think that the late-60s Revell kit is an Aurora mould, but it isn't - it was the first (and maybe only!) 1/25 Revell car model designed and tooled in the UK, by the Potters Bar "out-station". The UK team had cut their teeth on some 1/32 cars, but they were also responsible for several of the ground-breaking 1/32 aircraft kits as well...

So, what colours should I build it in? All of the above have real examples online, though the Flame Red is in the "Auto Legends" book that I have, and the metallic blue-grey is the chosen example on the Ultimate Car Page, so I have better pictures of those two...

If you want to vote for "Other", please post a photo of the scheme you think that I should build here...

Thanks!

beste regards,

M.

[Roadkill2525]

Group 44 colours

[Harry P.]

Check these out...

Every exterior/interior combination available:

http://hubpages.com/hub/Jaguar-E-Type-Original-Colors

Exterior colors (with photos):

http://www.xkedata.com/catalog/colors/

[vizio93]

"Shaguar" just cause I like Austin Powers

[Thom]

I voted for and am partial to the Silver/Grey with Black interior (must have been special order) because that is what my '68 XKE Coupe has, I've owned it since 1972 and it still is my dream car!

I do like the Group 44 colors though. I love the 44 on the boot, note that it is backwards, like it blew threw the car from the front and stuck on the trunklid backwards.

Still waiting for someone to make a 1/24 C-type.

Edited July 31, 2010 by Thom

[Sully]

This would be my choice. If my memory serves me right, I think it was called Primrose Yellow. That, with the black interior, sets of the sexy lines of the body. Here's a link that shows one for sell.......

http://www.sunsetclassics.com/1969-jaguar-xke-roadster/bodygallery/

Edited August 1, 2010 by Sully

[Agent G]

I owned a '69 E type for all of four months in '74. It was silvergray with a black interior.

G

[Karmodeler2]

Group 44 colours

I was with Bob Tulis's mechanic today (the one from the 70s-80s, when he ran these cars) and he is working on an engine swap in the TR6, owned by Bill Warner here in FL. If you do decide to do these colors, make sure you put the two "4"s on the trunk backwards. He told me the story today as to why they were that way and it was hilarious. Bob's wife was in charge of putting the numbers on the car, and when she went to trace the numbers, she did it from the back side of the vinyl for the trunk numbers. When she was done, the numbers where backwards, and Bob thought it was cool and left it that way. You can see that in this pic.

David

[Brett Barrow]

Live long and build 'em all!!!

[charlie8575]

I voted other:

BRG/Tan hides.

Sorry, but an XKE just does not work in any other combination (at least to me.)

That said, that very soft yellow with black is also quite pretty.

[Peter Lombardo]

My friend owns an XKE roadster in this exact color…it looks spectacular in person!!!! This is the color I would do it in….but that is just me. This car was used on a photo shoot with Hall & Oats back in the late 1970’s when my buddy worked for Sony…he has a large signed copy of the photo on the wall of his office.

He also owns an XK 150 in Dove Gray…equally spectacular…..I love the pale pastel colors on the Jags….very different and smooth looking to go with the smooth lines of the cars. Both of his cars look amazing!

[Thom]

I figured there was a good story as to why the 44's were on backwards, just never heard it. Thanks

[sjordan2]

This is my favorite E-Type color combo, with the darker Opalescent Gunmetal. (You might note something that most modelers overlook: the rear-facing part of the seat back is a woolen material similar to the carpeting, not leather)

I might add that I built the Revell kit when it first came out and painted it black with a tan interior, and it looked great. I did overlook the fact that the headlight "sugar scoops" for the Series 1 should usually be a satin-finished silver/aluminum.

Edited August 1, 2010 by sjordan2

[sjordan2]

One more note that may affect your color choice...

As I recall, this kit has the same issues as the 1/8 Monogram coupe, in that when the upper half of the body is joined to the floor pan, there is a very noticeable seam at the joint of the cowling and the rear wheel well area. If you want to fix this with putty, metallics are not a good choice for touching up this area, since the paint blending would not match well.

Here's how a modeler dealt with this issue using non-metallic paint on a 1/8 coupe:

http://www.scalemotorcars.com/forum/large-scale-cars/6550-1964-jaguar-e-type-xke-1-8-monogram.html

Let me know if the link doesn't work.

Edited August 1, 2010 by sjordan2

[The Creative Explorer]

Hey Skip,

Actually I did use metallic paint on this car. It might be hard to see, but I used mixed-to-match Dupli-color. I made also a tutorial on this board how to deal with that awful seam, give me some time to find it.

[sjordan2]

Hey Skip,

Actually I did use metallic paint on this car. It might be hard to see, but I used mixed-to-match Dupli-color. I made also a tutorial on this board how to deal with that awful seam, give me some time to find it.

Thanks, I know about your tutorial but couldn't find it. I think it will help a lot of people.

I have to think, though, that blending metallic paint would be harder at 1/25 scale.

[The Creative Explorer]

This will give you the tutorial; http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8348

But this only applies to the 1/8 model. It doesn't for the smaller scales. I would suggest to just go with the normal build-process and as soon as one can attach the lower to the upperbody, fill it up, sand it and mask everything that can't be painted, just like a real car and then paint it. It will work with either metallic and non-metallic.

@Skip; I never touched it up. I prepped the body, sprayed it and then installed the rest.

Edited August 1, 2010 by Erik Olijnsma

[Matt Bacon]

Thanks, guys... I've been thinking hard about how to "re-order" the build so as to be able to paint the main body and bonnet as two complete assemblies after joining, filling and sanding. I think I'm more or less there... I'll post up a WiP to show how I've approached it. Essentially, the bonnet will be "clip-on", and I'll leave out the seats and most interior details and add them through the open top... the convertible-ness makes it a lot easier!

bestest,

M.

[Karmodeler2]

And just so you know, not that you asked: There is no such thing as an XKE. That is an American term that the Brits do no use nor did they ever use it. The XK 120, 140 and 150 were called "XK". The C type, D type and then the next one in the series is the E type. This car is called an E type, not an XKE.

There,

I feel better.

David

[Harry P.]

And just so you know, not that you asked: There is no such thing as an XKE. That is an American term that the Brits do no use nor did they ever use it. The XK 120, 140 and 150 were called "XK". The C type, D type and then the next one in the series is the E type. This car is called an E type, not an XKE.

There,

I feel better.

David

Wasn't the car marketed here as the "XKE?" I know it was called the "E-Type" in Britain, but I thought that the American-spec cars sold here were officially referred to as "XKE" by Jaguar.

[sjordan2]

Wasn't the car marketed here as the "XKE?" I know it was called the "E-Type" in Britain, but I thought that the American-spec cars sold here were officially referred to as "XKE" by Jaguar.

You are correct, sir.

[Harry P.]

BTW... I saw one on the road today, a white convertible. A very rare sight... it was a Series 1 car.

It seems so small in person!

[sjordan2]

You're getting ahead of me. Here's a Jaguar showroom poster:

But however beautiful it is, it was always a rust-prone bucket of bolts with the infamous Lucas electrical system, and with a manufacturing approach based on the company's racing theory that the C-Type should be built to last for about 30,000 miles.

Edited August 1, 2010 by sjordan2

[Karmodeler2]

Wasn't the car marketed here as the "XKE?" I know it was called the "E-Type" in Britain, but I thought that the American-spec cars sold here were officially referred to as "XKE" by Jaguar.

It was an American thing. Never a British thing...where they were made. The stupid Americans attached the XK series to it, and it did not belong there. They thought that it would sell better that way.

kind of what I said in my first post on the subject.....we screwed it up!

David

BTW... I saw one on the road today, a white convertible. A very rare sight... it was a Series 1 car.

It seems so small in person!

Might be rare in Chicago, but certainly not in the south. I see them all the time in FL and especially at shows.

David

[sjordan2]

And just so you know, not that you asked: There is no such thing as an XKE. That is an American term that the Brits do no use nor did they ever use it. The XK 120, 140 and 150 were called "XK". The C type, D type and then the next one in the series is the E type. This car is called an E type, not an XKE.

There,

I feel better.

David

The name and usage of a product is what the manufacturer says it is; they're the ultimate authority.

There are those who like to pronounce "Porsche" as if it were French… Porsh. But the manufacturer and the TV commercials pronounce it Porsh-uh."

As for the Jaguar, it was the North Americam arm of the company itself that determined the name XKE, not interloping American boors who decided that it should be marketed in the USA as an XK-E. The idea was to help marketing by reminding people of the well-liked XK 120, XK 140 and XK 150, making it part of a series.

By the way, how do you pronounce "Jaguar?" Americans say "Jag-war;" the original, unerring Britons say "Jag-you-ar."

Edited August 2, 2010 by sjordan2