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I've built several LeMans Miniature kits and have had not big issues with any of them. I built another version of the Audi you are doing here and don't remember having any issue with it. LeMans Miniatures are typical resin kits and better than a lot of them. Just take your time.

Really nice looking paint and decal work there, Pierre.

The aluminum panels on the dash and console are aluminum sheet. The switches on the dashboard and the brake handle are scratchbuilt additions. The molded-in kit details appear to be fairly complete, just not very sharp and crisp. Thanks to all that dropped by.

More pics ... Thanks Trevor!

A small update - the dashboard.

Very nice work there, Mark.

Update - engine compartment is completed. Interior is next. Thanks to all that commented and looked in on this project.

I wanted a color like Primrose yellow, but I didn't have a matched paint color to that, so I just mixed up the color to be similar. Interior will be a leather brown. I read that Jaguar wanted this model to be a follow-on to the D type as they were getting out of racing and wanted to have a reference to their 'golden years' of successful racing, so this became the E model. I believe the 120 in XK120 is a reference to the top speed of that model. This car also had a top speed of 120 mph (barely), so they wouldn't name it an XK120 also.

Latest update pics The wheels are from Ukrainian Scale Cars Production. Nice 3D prints.

For once in what, ten years? I am planning to be there. I would like to meet forum members, so if you have no issue, consider wearing a name tag with your forum name and real name. Bob, would it be possible to have blank name tags at registration?

ACME Nationals next weekend in Cartersville GA - who's going?

If by chance you didn't realize it - you are a scratchbuilder! Continuing to follow this build.

I'm starting a Revell Jaguar XKE. This new tool kit has some disappointments for me as it has a lot of sink marks to fix and a sprue was short shot, omitting one half of the engine block and another small part. Fortunately, I have a second kit but when I build it, it won't have an engine to display. I'm planning to make this one a pale yellow exterior and a brown leather-like interior. I'm not planning an extensive build log, but will post a few pictures as I progress.

Your work is very good - as usual. I could even forgive you for the color choice. ?

Your work looks very good. The kit itself - well, it's not Tamiya stuff.

Nice scratchin', there.

Excellent presentation of these two models - really cool!

Great looking results. The wheels look a bit 'unstressed' for the rest of the build, though.

Excellent weathering effects.

I saw one of these kits in a hobby store in 1994 or thereabouts for $100, and I thought " nobody in their right mind would pay that much for a model". Little did I know ...

scale schmale - build them both. ?

It's great when things work out, isn't it?

Thanks everyone for the encouraging comments. I hope you were able to pick up some ideas to improve your building skills as sharing ideas is what these forums are all about. I am a bit surprised at how quickly this got done. I usually takes me 6-8 weeks to build an injection molded kit and this one was built from scratch.

I have completed this build. A link to the completed thread is below: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/194731-lister-wobbly-jaguar-124-scratchbuild/

This model depicts the prototype 1958 Lister Jaguar that was purchased by Briggs Cummingham and driven to the 1958 SCCA championship by Walt Hansgen in the C modified class. There were no models of this car in 1/24, so I made the body out of Renshape polyurethane foam, which was then covered with fiberglassing resin. The wheels are from Ukraine Scale Car Production and the running gear is from a Revell XKSS which is based on the Jaguar D type. Of course I also made a number of scratchbuilt details. A link to the build thread is below: https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/193855-lister-knobbly-jaguar/