Airfix Jaguar XKR GT3 1:32

[Funkychiken]

I started this kit about 2 years ago, and am nearly finished, I will post some in-progress pics.

It is a neat little kit, very simple, but at times frustrating.

It's my first 1:32 kit, I normally find 1:24 a bit too mall and fiddly, but these smaller kits are obviously worse...

Box art:

Roll cage - sprayed with primer white & hand painted with acrylic clear. it was a little like painting glue, very messy...

I cut the panel behind the grill off, to add photo etch later

I filed off the seat belt, and many sanding / priming cycles later, I sprayed with Tamiya flat red & then flocked the inside of the seat.

Interior done - sprayed with various Tamiya Acrylics

Wheels completed with a compass cutter and tamoya masking, the alloys were alclad II, my first use of this stuff.

Chassis assembly complete:

Body sprayed with multiple light coats of Tamiya Gun metal grey, and masked for white.

White applied using skull white from a can

My first successful attempt at spraying with 2K (after messing up my Ferrari 250 LM), quite pleased with this job. shown with the black window surround and BMF details

Now time for the Photo etch...

 

 

[Funkychiken]

Decals Applied, only 2 or three left, there were a few issues, and they were difficult to conform most of the time. There are still a few wrinkles, even with softener, but I'm not going to worry too much...

 

[Bennyg]

Wow! You're doing great work with this kit.

Ben

[LittleDrummerBoy Aka LDB]

Lookin good!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Your build is shaping up very nicely

Jeeze Jaguar has stepped up their game lately and made some fabulous looking cars

[Modlbldr]

Very nice work on this. I like the use of the mesh for the vents. Keep it up.

Later-