Tommy124

Thanks Larry.

Thanks Mike.

Excellent work and a great level of detailing. I am considering to do one of these 312's myself. My favourite shop has a variety of kits by DDP Models. They are not nearly as detailed as the MFH kits, but readily available - and much cheaper. I might give it a try.

Thanks Dave!

The prepainted kit seems to be some kind of special edition. It has some additional letters to the LMM article no. also (124003KP). So far I have seen it only in the shop where I bought it (link below). The paintjob on it is not bad, but not good enough either. Also the shade of purple is not correct IMHO. I will probably sand it slightly and spray the correct Zero Paints color over it. And I will do the 1991 Le Mans version, so one with the full Silk Cut tobacco livery. https://www.bluerace24.com/jaguar-xjr-14-sportscar-worl-championship-1991-three-versions-pre-painted-kit-1-24-le-mans-miniatures-124003kp.html

Thanks Rich. I don't think I really solved it but I managed to find a compromise. I saved the remaining kit's decals using Microscale Liquid Decal Film and printed the ones that got lost in the process in the first place. Thanks! Which one do you have, the Bud Light or the Silk Cut livery? I managed to get my hands on a Silk Cut a few weeks ago. A really detailed kit and it's also pre-painted.

Hi there, here is my take on this old kit. Had a lot of problems using the kit's olds decals. The substitutes from Le Mans Decals did not work because they were way out of scale. I complained about all of this already in Rich's thread, so here we go with the images.

Hi Ken, again, great models (and some great ideas too), a joy to watch them. Just keep 'em coming!

I saw these only now. Fantastic work and models, all of them!

Hi Rich, congrats on finding and building one of these fine kits! I am working on the same kit as we speak. 🙂 Had a lots of trouble with the decals from 2001 which fell apart after contact with water. I trust I will manage to save the rest of them though, using Microscale liquid decal film. However, my decals look much darker than yours. Probably this is also due to their age or bad storage. Anyway, Le Mans Decals has them on sale so I ordered them in 1/24 scale. The decals I got from them are waaaay out of scale, much too wide/ big. I contacted them about it, but as usual, they didn't reply. I then did some maths to find that their decals maybe could work in 1/32 scale (which they also sell). So I decided to order them in 1/32 aswell but as it turns out, they were a bit to small. As there is no other alternative on the market and I really don't want to PAINT these graphics... I am left with using what I have, the original kit's decals. I am posting an image below to show all 3 sets of decals (kit's decals, Le Mans Decals in 1/24 and 1/32 scales). I think the "size problem" is obvious... 😐

Many thanks Carl!

Thanks a lot!

Many thanks guys!

Well done Helmut, I like it! What about the naca duct intake in the center of the hood, did you do that yourself? It‘s not included in the kit‘s body, right?

Mouthwatering build of an iconic car - phantastic work!

Many thanks Helmut. The task for this was to lay the decals down smoothly in the right shape, but without creating the „gaps“ from the louvers. I used lots of decal softener and a brush to „massage“ the right shape into it. After that I sealed it with Future/Pledge prior to applying the clear coat as I was afraid the clear would burn those gaps into the decal anyway. I‘ve had this happen with other kits before.

In case this is a compliment, thank you 😉

Thanks Larry!

Many thanks and yes - built OOB.

Many thanks guys!

Thanks Tom!

Many thanks guys, for your kind words. I'm happy you like the red 'bird.