Radretireddad

I missed this one on the last go ‘round but I won’t this time.

This is my real life 1963 series 1 Jaguar E-type fixed head coupe that my father just handed on to me. He bought it in 1968 when I was only eight years old. It has a series 2 4.2 liter engine, trans and rear end in it that have only 5000 miles on them and it’s fed by the original series 1 triple SU carbs. For those who are unfamiliar with the Jaguar XK engines, it is an aluminum DOHC hemi head, iron block inline 6 cylinder with tri-power. Yes, it’s got a true hemi in it. My father disassembled it shortly after buying it and after transferring over the entire drivetrain out of a wrecked 1969 E-type, it sat as a collection of parts through the seventies, eighties and early nineties. My dad hung on to it through three moves and finally handed it over to a local Jag expert in the mid nineties to get it mechanically completed. He took it down to Mississippi with him when he retired in 1996 and finally completed the rest of the restoration himself. I got to spend time working on it with him and driving it during our twice yearly family visits. It started to sit after he became unable to drive it because of his age. My plans for it are to keep it clean and tuned and to keep enjoying the driving experience only an E-type can deliver. My dad, the most generous man who has ever lived, is still with us at 92 years young and looks forward to regular progress reports from me. Thanks for looking.

I love to see all the time and money put into restoring and preserving antique trucks. There’s a story behind every one of them and keeping these antique treasures around ensures that story will continue to be shared with well into the future.

The Revell kits are quite good and don’t look all that difficult to assemble. From what I’ve seen online, the rear window and band on the Revell targa certainly looks far better than the ill fitting Fujimi parts. Prices for early Fujimi kits are also getting pretty steep.

It looks like your paint skills are well tuned. The paint looks exquisite.

That’s my favorite sixties American road sofa. The first thing I remembered when I saw your build was the scent of the red leather interior we had in ours. Great build.

The Tamiya primer is the best anywhere but it dries in an egg shell finish and the paint you’re using is conforming itself to whatever is under it. I’ve found that’s a sign that your paint is properly thinned. A simple wet sand of the primer coat before you apply the color coat works well to eliminate most of the orange peel. If you want an absolute mirror finish, further wet sanding and compounding of the finished color and clear coats will be required.

I have the coupe and plan to get the targa. A U.S. cabrio would be the perfect completion to the series. Even though these kits are way better than the ancient Fujimi 911’s, the sheer variety of the Fujimi series is unmatched.

Glad to hear! Make sure to check out my builds of these kits I just posted in the finished section.

Here are my OTB versions of Revell’s model A coupe and roadster kits. I decided to strip the wheels on the roadster and repaint them with Vallejo silver plate. I also applied the pinstripes that the instructions show on the headlight buckets to the dashboard instead. The Coupe is also straight out of the box finished in Tamiya dark green with a gold leaf accented injected nailhead. I can’t figure out why I keep craving a Reeses’s peanut butter cup when ever I look at the coupe’s interior. These were two quick builds that I really enjoyed knocking out.

So you’ve discovered the downside of Revell’s latest design strategy. You can substitute the pins with small machine screws. If you or anyone you know is scrapping an old laptop or printer, the small screws used on the circuit boards are great for applications like this.

That’s how they used to manufacture toys. Real sheet metal with lots of sharp edges and pinch points!

Those look awesome! Thanks for sharing them!?

Go for it!??

I’m one of the not so keen on AWB drag cars kinda guy probably because the only other AWB offerings from Round2 are way to simplistic, but this one I think is really cool. That stack injected hemi is so over the top for me that I’m definitely planning on building one of these. What an incredibly wild street machine this thing would make. Another very fine kit from our friends at Moebius.

You’ll need to drill out the axle ends to accept the metal pins and gluing the wheels on the Buick drums requires patience while letting the car rest on its side until the glue sets. Other than that great work!

That’s awesome! What an amazing imagination you have!

Great job! Those wheels look way better than what comes in the kit.

And the corrected F-100 center caps we’ve been asking about.

It is entirely my pleasure. I’ve gotten so much enjoyment out of visiting these forums and I’m thrilled to have been given the opportunity to contribute something useful in return. I can’t wait to see everyone’s efforts.

Does this help?

I’m very happy you all liked my idea.

I couldn’t have said it better. I’m happy to find out I’m not the only one thinking this when I see one.

Dang! I never knew that kit could be built stock. I assumed all the stock parts were deleted when they released the drag version which is why I never grabbed one. This one just moved up to the number one spot on my next kit to purchase list.

I always thought that the MPC kit had a more accurate front fascia than the Monogram kit.