Jaguar XK120 Race Car

[kensar]

Nice progress on this, Pierre.  Have you decided on a livery yet?

[MarkJ]

Pierre, everything looks perfect. I especially like the primer coat.

[Pierre Rivard]

21 hours ago, kensar said:

Nice progress on this, Pierre.  Have you decided on a livery yet?

Thank you Ken. I usually try to replicate a specific moment in history (car & race) but with this one I want the freedom to put wire wheels on and choose my color, so a fictional club racer in classic British Racing Green.

[Pierre Rivard]

15 hours ago, MarkJ said:

Pierre, everything looks perfect. I especially like the primer coat.

Thanks Mark, a primer with better filling properties might have been better. Let's see what we have after some sanding and color coat...

[MarkJ]

9 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Thanks Mark, a primer with better filling properties might have been better. Let's see what we have after some sanding and color coat...

We shall see, but I bet it's going to work out perfectly.

[Dave B]

Looking great Pierre, especially the wheels. A fictitious finish, this I've got to see, hope you're feeling OK!!!

Dave B

[Pierre Rivard]

11 hours ago, Dave B said:

Looking great Pierre, especially the wheels. A fictitious finish, this I've got to see, hope you're feeling OK!!!

Dave B

Aaah... yes Dave...I'm feeling OK.... I guess.... ?

[Pierre Rivard]

So British Racing Green it is. Or at least my interpretation of it. Color mix is 50/50 Vallejo Black Green (70.980) and Dark Sea Blue (70.898). Vallejo 70.510 gloss varnish applied 2 days after color. These finishes have been brush painted. Polishing will have to wait about a week as I want that clear to fully cure and maximum adhesion to set in.

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice...  

[MarkJ]

Wow, Pierre . Your brush painting gets better and better and I dare say that it doesn't look like you need to polish the finish at all.

[Bainford]

Looking great Pierre. Love the colour.

[1959scudetto]

Pierre, that is nice - your brush painting looks smoother than my spray-painting efforts.

[absmiami]

Cracking finish - 

[Pierre Rivard]

Thank you guys, feedback much appreciated. Paint came out pretty good but the picture flatters it a bit. A bit of polishing will be needed to even out the surface gloss. No brush marks though, so that's a win.

[kensar]

The finish looks pretty good in the pics.  I guess its too late to add some yellow trim to set off the green.

Just the same - an excellent model in the making!

 

[Pierre Rivard]

5 hours ago, kensar said:

The finish looks pretty good in the pics.  I guess its too late to add some yellow trim to set off the green.

Just the same - an excellent model in the making!

 

Should have thought about that but too late now. Brushing some yellow over dark green...mission impossible.

[Pierre Rivard]

Working only part time on this one... the busy life of this retiree gets in the way sometimes...

I did make a few things. Dial decals leftover form a E-type project should be perfect for this. For once I ended up achieving the color match that was in my head (among other things...). Not bright red, not burgundy. Something in between... blood red!

 

[MarkJ]

Wow, Pierre. I'm loving that red.

[1959scudetto]

Dashboard and interior are looking excellent, Pierre !

[kensar]

A perfect shade of red for red leather.

[absmiami]

Yup

[Bainford]

Looking good. Nice work on the gauges.

[Pierre Rivard]

Chassis and engine stuff done. The chassis is only a 3 component set and the engine has 8 but the castings are pretty good. I just added some paint finish variations and mild weathering to give it some interest. Also I added some wiring and 3D printed (local supply) ignition coil and plug boots. 

 

[MarkJ]

Oh yeah. That engine is downright beautiful with the varying shades of metal. And the wiring is so cleanly done I wonder how your fingers can perform the magic it must take to accomplish this precision.

[Paul Payne]

Can't wait to see this one finished!