NOW STARTING: TAMIYA JAGUAR XJ220!

[B_rad88]

hey everyone, my first 2 models since joining this forum is soon to be done, my next project is going to be the tamiya jaguar xj220. its a very nice model, no flash, clear windows, and no mold lines! i have a couple of questions?

-who has built one before? is it very difficult?

-any part fit issues?

-and i really want to paint it in LeMans blue! witch color would be close enough to get the look i desire!

here is the pic of a 1/1 jaguar xj220 in lemans blue! i want my model to look exatcly like this one!

Edited May 15, 2009 by KUZTOMMODELS88

[Roadkill2525]

Try Tamiya Mica Blue over Black for LeMans blue.

[B_rad88]

ok, but everyone else posted to fujimilover not to use black as a base? why?

[Brendan]

I built this kit. Didn't run into any fit issues that I can remember off hand. As for the color, I would go with Tamiya's TS-51 (Telefonica Blue or Racing Blue). It is a metallic. I would shoot that over Tamiya's TS-55 (Dark Blue).

The reason why people were telling Fujimilover not to use black is cause he was doing lighter colors. The black darkens light colors up significantly and will give you a completely different color. The reason why we're telling you to use a darker color as a base coat is that the color that you're going for is dark. The colors we're suggesting that you use as the final color are a little lighter than the color you are looking for. This is a way to darken them up.

I don't know if you have an airbrush but if you do, you can always mix your colors to the desired color you want. Or contact Jameston at Scale Finishes and he would be able to mix up some paint for you.

http://scalefinishes.com/

[B_rad88]

I built this kit. Didn't run into any fit issues that I can remember off hand. As for the color, I would go with Tamiya's TS-51 (Telefonica Blue or Racing Blue). It is a metallic. I would shoot that over Tamiya's TS-55 (Dark Blue).

The reason why people were telling Fujimilover not to use black is cause he was doing lighter colors. The black darkens light colors up significantly and will give you a completely different color. The reason why we're telling you to use a darker color as a base coat is that the color that you're going for is dark. The colors we're suggesting that you use as the final color are a little lighter than the color you are looking for. This is a way to darken them up.

I don't know if you have an airbrush but if you do, you can always mix your colors to the desired color you want. Or contact Jameston at Scale Finishes and he would be able to mix up some paint for you.

http://scalefinishes.com/

thank you for the info!

and no i don't have an airbrush, but i am good with rattle spray can

[B_rad88]

you could also try Tamiya gunmetal as a base coat, & then use tamiya Clear Blue over the top of it. that may produce the intense dark metallic blue you are seeking.

if you have an airbrush, you could try nail polish; i've seen quite a few in or near that shade.

thank you for the info! would it have correct scale flakes? and no i don't have an air brush! BUMMER!

I WANT THIS ONE TO TURN OUT PERFECT! you guys understand right? i know fujimilover does (with the ks testarossa comp.)

thank you everyone! thank you for your help!

Edited April 30, 2009 by KUZTOMMODELS88

[B_rad88]

@#&*#$@#@ i broke the windshield wipers for the xj220! is there any way i can make a set or does any one have a set to trade?

thank you for your help! Brandon

[B_rad88]

i just got the right shade of blue today! and going to take pics and post them soon! this is going the be a nice slow build!

[FujimiLover]

Thank you for your comment on the KS Testarossa, it's not quite as 100% perfect, but I'm still very satisfied with it. Just take your time and be very patient with it. Make sure you have a secondary hobby or something else you can do to take a brake away from your model.

Finding the right color and doing a smooth coat really helps alot!

What did Angelina Joe Lee named this car in Gone In 60 Seconds? She mumbled something about ".......just gave me a ride." as she delivered this Jag.

Dark primers for dark colors, light primers for light colors. Unless in the case like my MR2, you want the dark color to be as light as possible, I'm useing the white primer for my Chezoom Teal Pearl which is not as dark as your blue, but close to it that the right shade primer will have it's effect.

Edited May 15, 2009 by FujimiLover

[B_rad88]

Thank you for your comment on the KS Testarossa, it's not quite as 100% perfect, but I'm still very satisfied with it. Just take your time and be very patient with it. Make sure you have a secondary hobby or something else you can do to take a brake away from your model.

Finding the right color and doing a smooth coat really helps alot!

What did Angelina Joe Lee named this car in Gone In 60 Seconds? She mumbled something about ".......just gave me a ride." as she delivered this Jag.

Dark primers for dark colors, light primers for light colors. Unless in the case like my MR2, you want the dark color to be as light as possible, I'm useing the white primer for my Chezoom Teal Pearl which is not as dark as your blue, but close to it that the right shade primer will have it's effect.

your welcome!

thank you for the help you have givin me! and trust me, i am going to take my time with this one! ohh, yeah i have a second hobby! video games and drawing! i have been playing gran turismo 4! but i need to get a ps3 and gran turismo 5 now!

and i believe she called the jag bernadene! yep it was bernadene, i just looked it up!

B.T.W. i just tested painted the blue on a 1/64 scale car! i did 1 coat of white primer(cause thats the only primer i have right now) and 2 coats of the dark blue! and it came out dark! almost black in a way! i will post pics of the hotwheels i just painted!

[FujimiLover]

Ever heard the phrase black is a slimming color? Be caucious when painting this blue on a much smaller scale model and then trying to compare it to a larger model. Beleive it or not, but the size of the "canvas" can effect the color's appearance. While the pigment itselfe maybe exactly the same, your eye's are fooled by size.

This is sort of what I meant a while back in another thread by "scaleing down color".

I wish you best of luck with this Jag and I'll be watching you and praying for yea! LOL!

Bernadene huh? Strange name, sounds "southern".

Smaller scale cars can appear darker than larger scale colors because in my theory the pigment is more compacted in a tighter area. Not sure if I'm making sense here or not, but size and color do go hand in hand.

Edited May 16, 2009 by FujimiLover

[B_rad88]

ok, i will go read that thread! and yes you do make sense, i understand that size and color go hand and hand! ok, i have a scrap 1/24 scale body, let me try it on that before painting the jag! and thank you very much, same to you with your mr2!

[FujimiLover]

I just finished filling in a bit of the gap's in the body kit with gap-filling CA glue. Need's more work but look's alot better already. Still, this will be much easier than my Veilside!

Edited May 16, 2009 by FujimiLover

[B_rad88]

awsome! and i saw that veilside mr2 and, dang, what a hassle!

i think the model companies are tring to mess with us some how!

[jbwelda]

i would think about putting that tamiya mica blue over a lighter undercoat, maybe even white. ive shot a few cars with it and it turns out pretty dark even over a light colored primer base coat. spraying it over black i would think would result in a near black that was only really blue in direct light.

model master makes a close color but i forget what they call it. for ease of spraying though, tamiya is the ticket. too easy to overdo the MM if youre not careful.

[FujimiLover]

I agree, I'm loveing the Tamiya spray's. But sometimes they just dont' have the color your looking for for some projects.

[B_rad88]

ok here are the test pics of the blue!

the first pic is a 1/64 mini cooper van w/ 1 coat of white primer and 2 coats of the blue!

and in this 2nd pic is a 1/64 caddy, w/ 1 coat of primer and 1 coat of the blue!

and here are the 2 cars side by side!

[FujimiLover]

Hmmmm, the Mini Cooper look's more black than the other car. Maybe the second coat on the Mini made it darker?

Nice and smooth paint job though! I think it's tougher getting it so smooth on the smaller models.

But remember, the color maybe a tad different on the larger model!

Edited May 16, 2009 by FujimiLover

[B_rad88]

i know, its so dark even in direct light its almost black! and thank you! i used krylon triple glaze clear coat! with no polishing or buffing! its great stuff!

and yeah i haven't sprayed the 1/24 scrap body yet! but will very soon!

[FujimiLover]

i know, its so dark even in direct light its almost black! and thank you! i used krylon triple glaze clear coat! with no polishing or buffing! its great stuff!

and yeah i haven't sprayed the 1/24 scrap body yet! but will very soon!

I'm going to have to try that clear-coat someday! You seem to like it alot and your results look almost pro!

[B_rad88]

thank you, and i love this stuff, it gives a very glossy finish! like wet paint!

[FujimiLover]

thank you, and i love this stuff, it gives a very glossy finish! like wet paint!

Problem with looking like wet paint, is how can you tell it's dry without touching it and getting finger prints all over it?

[B_rad88]

true, true, i give it a good 24hrs to 48hrs to be safe!

[B_rad88]

update:

sorry everyone, i haven't painted the scrap body to see any difference. well, all this rain have been a pain in my azz! we have had 4DAYS of rain straight! and its still hot muggy outside so i don't want to risk the paint messing up!

But on the upside i got a set of wipers! so i am good on that!

Brandon