jaymcminn Posted August 11, 2015 Author Posted August 11, 2015 Jason that is stunning work , I did follow this on the on the workbench section, your work has paid of really well. One thing and this is more on observation and certainly not a criticism the number plate/licence plate the "L" suffix you have used, would date the car to 1972. If you wanted a plate for say 1948 it would read perhaps read 544 LCV which would be a car registered in Cornwall UK in 1948. Just an example and If it doesnt bother you I understand. but brilliant work on this Brit classic mate. Thanks, Gary. The intricacies of the UK number plate system are a complete mystery to me. I started boning up on the subject, got a splitting headache about ten minutes in, and finally just went with something from my decal stash! I might still swap it out someday- I know it should be 3 numbers and 3 letters, but sometimes the letters come first... aaagh, here comes the headache again...
drodg Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Where did the wire wheels come from? I love the color btw. I can see this Jag making its way around the Watkins Glen of the 50's now. Your right, it needs to be shown buttoned up & ready to go. I would have to vote to leave it uncluttered.I have both the metal & plastic kits sitting on the unbuilt shelf. Never realized they were the same mold. Did you decant the Tamiya racing white or shoot it straight from the can? Looks great no matter how you did it. You need an MG or Morgan to sit along side the Jag.Very well done. Thanks all. The wire wheels are the nicely detailed plastic units from the Tamiya Jaguar Mark II. I stripped the chrome and painted the Racing Green over the bare plastic to keep the paint buildup down. The Tamiya paint came straight from the rattle can and just required some light polishing with compounds to smooth out the light orange peel. I have a Morgan and the Gunze Triumph TR3 in the stash to go with this one!I would avoid this kit like the plague knowing its origins. Your build has changed that perception. VERY nice, very clean build. I'll have to look for it. Mike It's actually not a bad kit. The parts count is pretty low but the detail is nice. It has a lot of 70s Monogram compromises in the assembly, such as crude chassis detail and lots of molded detail where separate parts would be better, but it comes together well. The hood fit is terrible out of the box- I probably put ten hours into the hood and it's only about 90% there- but overall proportions are great and it's the only game in town for an XK120! Thank you! Again great job
Mr Stock Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Jason that is stunning work , I did follow this on the on the workbench section, your work has paid of really well. One thing and this is more on observation and certainly not a criticism the number plate/licence plate the "L" suffix you have used, would date the car to 1972. If you wanted a plate for say 1948 it would read perhaps read 544 LCV which would be a car registered in Cornwall UK in 1948. Just an example and If it doesnt bother you I understand. but brilliant work on this Brit classic mate. Thanks, Gary. The intricacies of the UK number plate system are a complete mystery to me. I started boning up on the subject, got a splitting headache about ten minutes in, and finally just went with something from my decal stash! I might still swap it out someday- I know it should be 3 numbers and 3 letters, but sometimes the letters come first... aaagh, here comes the headache again... No worries Jason you are right the UK numberplate system is a minefield even to those of us that live here ! I deal with cars everyday so Im sort of used to it ...however by 6pm at the end of the working day Im also brain fried !!
bbowser Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 Outstanding model and photos, thank you for sharing!
Sixties Sam Posted August 13, 2015 Posted August 13, 2015 Beautiful Jag! Great work on the build! I've always liked the XK120's.Sam
Jeremy Jon Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Great theme, and great build Jason, I love old Jags! Bravo!!
PatW Posted August 16, 2015 Posted August 16, 2015 Well this is a very good looking classic XK120, you've done a superb job, well done! Although I live just 5 miles from Silverstone it's expensive (being a retiree) to get into the really big annual classic racing weekend, so I watch it on the TV.There were quite a few of these flying round and looking superb in various racing colours, mainly British Racing Green.
TimKustom Posted August 20, 2015 Posted August 20, 2015 Looks great! Love the piping in the carpet. Nice job.
wayne swayze Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 Beautiful build of a beautiful automobile! I love it!
ferrarijoe Posted September 4, 2015 Posted September 4, 2015 Wow that's is beautiful. Your attention to detail is great. That paint colors are awesome.
Kenny B Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Jason very nice job on the Jag. Love the detail right down to the piping on the carpet.Well done.Ken.
sjordan2 Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I actually made a couple of posts here, but they disappeared. Anyway, this is incredibly excellent. I hope I can do half as well on my 1/24 and 1/16 kits.
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