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Thats a great cutaway - is the artist that great Japanese cutaway artist - whats his name … Inomoto ??

Great stuff Over-the-cliff - check out the line and the drain spout on the tank base - need a drawing to find that detail - Pierre - you are excused if you make the tank w/out the internal paper elements -

Never been to Quebec City in winter time - im picturing a dog sled - with a second sled filled with Tam spray paint … w a side trip to Tremblant …. Hmmm. …..

Pre-war Yetti cooler ?

10 had a seem along the bumper line - probably riveted - should be able to glue top and bottom after marrying body to chassis … there will be larger fish to fry … would love to open a door - but i dont see the A pillars or the rest of the body surviving - note that A4 chose to open the doors on a Heller Jag XKE - rather than the Revell - think there’s a reason …

They let me out of the basement - Ill drive a case of primer to toronto - how much will you pay ? ? Still dont know about this engine …. It does have a solid mount to the chassis ….

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Initial coat of rattle can Tamiya primer - this looks so much better in gray - sprayed outside on sister in law’s back deck - in 43 degrees - Spray can directions suggest not to use below 50 degrees - but i got a nice finish despite use in 43 degrees …

Exhaust system is nicely rendered …

It does all go together - i think Revell prioritized getting the correct stance once everything is together - the half axles look too slender but upon revu of chass photos - I think they are correct - cutting everything apart to replace the discs and brakes will risk a correct final assembly - but i’m going to try -

BTW - the back plate for the box is rendered and pictured here - but not called out in the instruction book …

The independent rear suspension is rendered with a top and bottom - not good - the brake discs should be one peice - Revell ? - and they are too small anyway …. I prefer the Heller rear susp …

Thanks all - having finished my brief visit in Vir - i’ll post the progress - left some tools and paint there for my next visit - i’ll finish the Jag in Fl - after i make another trip to Rev’s and do some more research - example - 10 must have a D spec sump - but i just dont have a picture to verify -

They are active - just placed a drill bit order - - - Modeler Robert Breslaur is a new (recent?) partner …

Gracias I borg - i post on my eye phone - and the stupid phone thought i meant Charleston - remember - its ALWAYS the phone’s fault ….

Well - i was faced w a decision - hang out with mom-in-law, sister-in-law, and wife watching the Hallmark channel and old family videos - or sneak downstairs and build a model - actually - i was sent downstairs - banished - the basement has everything i needed - except a fridge - mite fix that on my next trip North …

The engine bay on the 10 Cunningham car was actually more D Type than E Type - Cunningham ran the D type engines in his earlier LeMans entries - so he was familiar with them - you can see here the D type exhausts and oil tank - and the fuel injection is the same set up that he had in his long nose D Type in ‘57 and ‘58 -

I shot these at Rev’s in Jun 22 …

Nice paint JayC - i’ll probably use a set of Norman Veber’s Dunlop wheels too …

Right - recalling - did you use a set of LeMans Decals ?? In that same race was the team Cunningham white w blue striped E - with fuel injection - which might be my destination - that particular E type resides - unrestored - in the Rev’s Collection - in Naples …

I’m eyeballing a 3D printed XKE engine kit selling on Etsy - its pricey - but - it does look pretty good - we’ll see …

The remainder of the engine is a little better - a little - the part combining the pulleys and the generator is poor - at best - and the bolt detail on the cyl head is disappointing - the exhaust manifold is ok - the chrome carb / manifold is - ok - the engine is really not an improvement on the forty year old Heller XKE engine - the 25 year old Jag engine in the Tamiya Mark II kit is also much better - and yes - the starter is molded as part of the block - because - everybody else does it ??

Do not adjust your monitor - this is the engine cyl head - in magnificent eye bulging chrome - fr one of the kits two chrome parts trees - and yes - the cam covers are cast as one to the top of the head - some Revell engineer actually thought this was a good idea - on a kit with over 140 parts …

Thankfully - not all the parts trees are red …