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Thanks Ben for the link! I appreciate it!

I have heard of some people saying that they had trouble detailing the taillights. I haven't though much about it yet. Basically, paint the back of the taillights with transparent red and then detail the front of the taillights. We shall see when I get to that bridge... I'm glad you like that idea! I use a pencil when I have faint moldlines that are hard to see and I also use the pencil to indicate other issues that may need fixing.

Thanks Jim! I have quite few stories written with many models to be built and I have tried branching out to stories not involving models. The coin collection? I'm not saying! Keep watching!

Noel, when did this become your thread about other makers of a Jaguar XK-E kit? I think that you should be asking that kind of question in "General Automotive Talk" and not in my build thread. If you want to comment on my build, I welcome it. But, asking about comments on your posting of Jaguar kits should be put somewhere else. There is a time and place for everything and this is not the time or place for that.

The Story McNally drives out to Ritchie's home in Concord, MA and Ritchie invites him in. He asks Ritchie for a tour of the house and grounds ending back in the foyer of the huge house. McNally asks him about the alarm system and Ritchie says he changes the password for the alarm every two weeks. But, he changes only one number and it is consecutive order. McNally makes him change his password to a completely different name and number since changing just a number in consecutive order makes the system easy to hack. Everytime he changes his password, it has to be something completely different and Ritchie finally understands why. And, all it took was a $3,000,000 theft from his home to make him understand. The Build I washed the body parts yesterday and let them air-dry overnight. This morning, I assembled the engine frame on the chassis and based on my research, this will be painted all one color...Tamiya TS-86 Pure Red. The interior will be a mix of different blacks and I might add some embossing powder for carpet. McNally will return...

Thanks Atin! Well, I do have to admit, adding decals to the tires and coating them with Testors Dull Coat work rather well. I like it so much I had to do a mockup with the body! More Mustang to come...

Thanks Tony! I keep telling myself that I've got to paint the body and it still sits on the stand in my paintbooth waiting for primer and paint.

I thought I had finished the chassis until I realized that I had not glued on the door panels. The wheels and tires looked like it was missing something and then I realized that the tires don't have any lettering on the sidewalls. I don't have any Continental sidewall decals, but I do have some Goodyear sidewall decals by Slixx and I used those instead. I'll let this dry a while and then I'll give it a coat of Testors Dullcoat. More Mustang to come...

The Story McNally stops and talks to the various pawn shop, coin collectors, and even some back room sellers that he knows. No one has seen any coin collections come by them. Not even individual coins from Ritchie's collection. Some have said that they heard of the break-in and theft, but they haven't seen anything come up for sale from it. He will have to look closer towards Ritchie's home for clues and to check out his alarm system. The Build My attempt at creating a distributor for the Jaguar 3.8 Ltr. engine failed, so I dove into my parts box and and found an 8 cylinder distributor. I sanded off the nubs, drilled it out and added my plugs wires and let the glue dry for a day. This morning, I routed the wires to the cylinder head. McNally will return...

Fantastic build Marcos! I have high expectations for the Mustang GT4 that I am building right now. Come on Tamiya! Produce a Factory Stock version!!!

Thanks Daniel! I can understand having too many kits started. I make sure that I have only 2-3 kits going at a time. If I get bored of one, I'll work on the other. You are correct as the Heller XK-E has the wipers molded into the windshield. I find that often on many other kits as well.

I removed the seat harness so I could apply the decals to the seat, so I swapped the straps around and reglued them to the seat. One of the things I had noticed was the white edge around the harness and I used a black Sharpie to mask the edges. The interior is now decaled and wired and while the wiring may not be totally correct, it does add something to the interior. I installed the dash after adding the decals to the center stack and I used a couple of PE rings for the instrument panel. More Mustang to come...

The Story McNally stops at Boston Police Headquarters and goes up to his old haunt, Burglary/Robbery Division and he talks to Lt. Rueben Ferris. He inquires about old coin shops and he finds out that Concord Police had asked BPD for assistance due to the value of Ritchie's Coin Collection. He gets a list of coin collectors and old coin shops that may deal with old coin collections and some that does business "under the counter". McNally thanks Lt. Det. Ferris for his time and he leaves the Burglary/Robbbery Division to go and talk to these people. The Build One of the first things to go was the distributor when I was going to add plug wires. I looked around for it, but it has disappeared into thin air, so I made one from a piece of part sprue. I added a black wash to the wire wheels and installed the tires. The 3.8 Ltr. engine is in progress. McNally will return...

More wiring added to the interior. I added the drivers seat with harness that I had cut out of the decal sheet since it would be too flat just using the decal alone. More Mustang to come...

I have sworn off the hard stuff years ago for many reasons. I might have a beer during the build, but nothing stronger.

Dave, that gray looks to be too light. Almost white in color. The actual color has not been mentioned anywhere that I could find. The instructions say Tamiya TS-4 German Grey with Tamiya TS-13 Clear.

So far, I am not being encouraged to build this kit. I realize that this kit can be a challenge to build based on conversations with a fellow Club member who has built one in the past. Andrew, I am waiting on the new Revell of Germany Jag XK-E Coupe which is due to be released in October. So far, the RoG Jag seems to be a beautiful kit! I wanted the Heller Cabriolet and the Coupe for Christmas and the vendor did not have any of the Coupes left in stock. I got the Cabriolet and it will be built out of box with some wiring on the engine. There will be no arguments here about the better looking sports car. Feel free to start it somewhere else!

I have been wiring the interior components of the GT4 Mustang. While I tried to find some good pictures showing the wiring, I decided to just wire everything freely with no particular reference. It's all a guessing game for me and I am having fun! More Mustang to come...

The Build My latest project and the return of McNally, Boston PI. The story is called "A Touch of English". This is the Heller Jaguar Type E Cabriolet aka the Jag XK-E Roadster. I have never built a Heller kit before so this will be a first for me. Revell of Germany is releasing the Jaguar XK-E Coupe sometime in October and I hope to get my hands on one of those kits when they come out. I have heard of issues involving the Heller body halves lining up and not fitting well on this kit. I will be very cognizant of that. My body paint will be Tamiya TS-86 Pure Red with a tan interior and black seats. The Story A British gentleman by the name of Bartholomew Richard Francis Atkinson III is driving his Jaguar XK-E Cabriolet into Charlestown for an appointment with McNally, Boston PI. He is driving the Jag with the top down on this sunny late May day and he is enjoying the top down experience! He stops the Jag in front of McNally's home at 157 Dardenvale St. and he removes his black leather drving gloves and adjusts his tweed driving cap before getting out of his car. On the front porch of McNally's home he rings the doorbell and McNally opens the door and welcomes him into the house. They go into his office and sit to discuss the reason Ritchie wants to hire McNally, he had a breakin at his home in Concord, MA and his coin collection was stolen. The coin collection was worth almost $3,000,000 with many rare coins in the collection. Ritchie, who is almost 75 years old, has been collecting these coins since he was a 6 year old child in England. He wants the collection returned to him with no questions asked. A coin collection may be hard to find especially if the collection was broken up. McNally takes on the case for Ritchie after citing his pay and what to expect from this investigation. Ritchie thanks McNally for taking on the case and if he needs anymore information, he is available for any questions McNally may have.

Thank you Guido!

More work on the interior has been done. The roll cage has been assembled and is not glued into the interior. I used Bare Metal Foil for the clamps on the two bottles in the interior. The grey bottle with the two clamps on it is suppose to be painted with Tamiya XF-63 German Grey and it is not listed in the Paint Callout. Since I don't have that color, I used Model Master Acryl Gunship Grey. I want to wire all this up, but I haven't been able to find any schematics or diagrams. Maybe someone knows where I can find them. More Mustang to come...

I am intrigued by the wiring on the interior components. Did you find a schematic somewhere or are you taking a lot of liberties with it?

Thanks Tony! There it is! There's one mold line on each side of the A pillar and runs the length of the upper door on both sides. There's a mold line on each corner of the rear bumper, too! I have highlighted them in pencil. A mockup of the chassis with all four wheels and tires. More Mustang to come...

Looking really good Tony! Great job! I have the Lindberg '67 442 in the stash and I am trying to come up with a different version to build it in.

Thanks Curtis! This kit is just falling together other than the tiny little parts and my fat fumble fingers. I keep watching the video of the Mustang GT4 running up the hill at Goodwood. Awesome!