ShawnS Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) Hi all. This is a bit of a grail build for me after not having any real opportunity to buy at least one of these kits since they were originally released, I jumped at the chance to grab 3 of them upon their re-issue a couple of months ago. I always wanted to build the three TWR Jags that were entered in the 1985 Bathurst 1000 here in Australia. The race was won by the #10 car driven by Aussie legend John Goss and German touring car ace Armin Hahne with the #8 car driven by Tom Walkinshaw and Win Percy coming home in 3rd after splitting an oil cooler late in the race with the subsequent lengthy pitstop costing them the win. The #9 car driven by Aussie Ron Dickson and Brit Jeff Allam DNF'ed early in the race with mechanical issues. I decided to only build one engine and totally go all out on the detail and leave the other two as curbside. I added plug wires, throttle cables and linkages, added fins and a bracket to the alternator, fitted dual electric fans, rebuilt the two induction scoops and made the ducts from wire and teflon tape, added heat sheilding, scratchbuilt the twin oil coolers up front and added a lot of braided hose and fittings from several sources. I also remade the tow hooks and front brake ducts on all three cars. The rest is built as stock. The decals are a combination of kit, studio27, Pattos and my own. The build took a couple of months but they were fun to build with only the seat belts and the rear brake ducts causing any frustrations along the way and I would recommend the kit to anyone. Cheers ShawnS Edited February 11, 2018 by ShawnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 They look great-super cool builds !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Beautiful Jags and that engine bay is spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Outstanding attention to detail!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Those are some beautiful Jags! What a great looking display they make. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Engine bay looks perfect Shawn.Very nice work on the trio? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Very nice Shawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Beautiful models, Shawn. Awesome. Outstanding work on the engine details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gilkeson Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 great builds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Wow! Super nice detail X 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) One would be nice. But all 3 are just stellar! Love the engine detail on #10 Edited February 11, 2018 by ismaelg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 These look terrific , so much great detail , you are a top class builder . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 11 hours ago, peekay said: Beautiful Jags and that engine bay is spectacular. X2 steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 16 hours ago, peekay said: Beautiful Jags and that engine bay is spectacular. X3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Wow, I'm lucky to get one at a time finished, extremely impressed! I'm sure those Jags are scarce as kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Wow great job! They look amazing. Fine detail work on the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnS Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Thanks guys. I'm very happy with the way the engine bay turned out, would you believe that it's only the third engine that I've detailed? I never used to like having to do them and I avoided them like the plague but I'm warming to them so expect more in the future. I've had a massive build season so far as I decided to finish some previously started builds so there are more models to come. Cheers ShawnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 11 hours ago, ShawnS said: Thanks guys. I'm very happy with the way the engine bay turned out, would you believe that it's only the third engine that I've detailed? I never used to like having to do them and I avoided them like the plague but I'm warming to them so expect more in the future. I've had a massive build season so far as I decided to finish some previously started builds so there are more models to come. Cheers ShawnS Natural talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Wow , that engine bay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 All beautiful. Amazing engine detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlueTube Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Well done Sir! Regards Brian Kroon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Stunning builds! Three beautiful Jags for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Outstanding work on the Jag. The engine detailing looks very clean, as does the rest of the build. Everything is superbly done, and the three cars look great together. Excellent work. Are the radiator fins a PE piece? If so, do you mind if I ask where you got it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnS Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 HI guys thanks again for the nice comments. Trevor, the radiator mesh is indeed PE and it's made by KA Models. It comes in a small sheet that can be cut to size for your own requirements. It's available from several sources on the net. Cheers ShawnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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