rastta Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Always loved the old XKE coupes. Found this at our local Hobby shop. Lot's of detail, which made it both interesting and a challenge. Being so old the chrome was discolored a bit, but I left as is. Fitting the body at the end was a challenge and there's a bit more gap at the bottom than I would have liked but no amount of trimming and fitting helped, same with the interior side "glass". While I built it with hood on the hinge - I decided to take that off as you can't open it enough to see the detail of the engine, and it also didn't fit as well as I would have liked. Overall I'm happy though.
MrObsessive Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 OK.............now that my sides have stopped hurting from laughing at Túlio's comment..........very nice job you've did on this! Were the wide whites included in the 1989 reissue? I have this kit, had it for years but I've done nothing with it. Now I'm being tempted by DeAgostini's version of this kit in the same scale! I'm just not sure I want to deal with $60 a month payments for the next couple years like I did with their '67 Shelby.
bbowser Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 Very nice, don't see many of these built. Must be a difficult kit? Or more subscribe to Tulio's opinion than will admit!
espo Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Beautiful looking build. The Paint looks great and the Chassis and Interior color all look perfect. I guess I'm one of the few that think this is a very special car in many ways.
Sixties Sam Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Excellent build of a classic! I like the look of XKE's - the roadster more than the coupe, but this model is very nice! Sam
rastta Posted July 3, 2018 Author Posted July 3, 2018 14 hours ago, bbowser said: Very nice, don't see many of these built. Must be a difficult kit? Or more subscribe to Tulio's opinion than will admit! I would venture to guess that's it's not easy to find - although I didn't search the net to see. It's definitely a more difficult kit to build - but not much more so than any kit with a lot of individual pieces.
rastta Posted July 3, 2018 Author Posted July 3, 2018 15 hours ago, MrObsessive said: OK.............now that my sides have stopped hurting from laughing at Túlio's comment..........very nice job you've did on this! Were the wide whites included in the 1989 reissue? I have this kit, had it for years but I've done nothing with it. Now I'm being tempted by DeAgostini's version of this kit in the same scale! I'm just not sure I want to deal with $60 a month payments for the next couple years like I did with their '67 Shelby. Yes - the wide whites were part of the kit. The "whites" are plastic inserts in the tires.
MrObsessive Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 8 minutes ago, rastta said: I would venture to guess that's it's not easy to find - although I didn't search the net to see. It's definitely a more difficult kit to build - but not much more so than any kit with a lot of individual pieces. They're out there but can cost some major $$$ depending on who's selling it. Watch out for the ones with shattered body panels. For some reason I've seen these and other large scale Monogram kits have quite brittle plastic. Not sure if it was a different grade, or what. Yes, they can be a handful to build, but the extra effort makes for one very impressive model sitting on your shelf or cabinet!
Matt Bacon Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 This is the 1/24 Monogram kit, right? Not the big 1/8th scale one... It's beautifully finished, but that kit doesn't really do the shape of the real thing justice... the front end of the hood looks more like an XKSS than an E-type... All the best, M.
rastta Posted July 3, 2018 Author Posted July 3, 2018 31 minutes ago, Matt Bacon said: This is the 1/24 Monogram kit, right? Not the big 1/8th scale one... It's beautifully finished, but that kit doesn't really do the shape of the real thing justice... the front end of the hood looks more like an XKSS than an E-type... All the best, M. Yup. I do agree on the body - in comparing it to pictures of the car - which I used for inspiration for colors etc. it's a bit off.
rastta Posted July 3, 2018 Author Posted July 3, 2018 41 minutes ago, MrObsessive said: They're out there but can cost some major $$$ depending on who's selling it. Watch out for the ones with shattered body panels. For some reason I've seen these and other large scale Monogram kits have quite brittle plastic. Not sure if it was a different grade, or what. Yes, they can be a handful to build, but the extra effort makes for one very impressive model sitting on your shelf or cabinet! What is a bit frustrating is fitting kits like this together at the end. Because the interior is comprised of so many different pieces, it's difficult to mock up to see how it all fits. The other detailed parts are great - always love that aspect.
MrObsessive Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 32 minutes ago, Matt Bacon said: This is the 1/24 Monogram kit, right? Not the big 1/8th scale one... It's beautifully finished, but that kit doesn't really do the shape of the real thing justice... the front end of the hood looks more like an XKSS than an E-type... All the best, M. Aaaah OK! The last several days I've been so immersed into 1/8 scale talk here and on other boards that I thought this WAS the 1/8 kit! This model was originally the old Aurora tooling. Even the original ones of those can be rather pricey on the 'Bay, but there are some proportional troubles with it. Not egregious, but for the purists it can be. Nevertheless, still very nicely done!
Classicgas Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Beautiful build just one thing driving me crazy. The seam down the oil pan.
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