Jaguar XJR-14 Bud Light

[crispy]

That looks fantastic The decals really add to the car. Colorful.

Hate to hear you had to do some extra painting, but that seems to be the price we pay. I had a paint mishap yesterday that required sanding and a complete re-paint. Oh well, live and learn.

Look forward to seeing it in full glory!

Chris

[Bernard Kron]

Boy Brendan, I always enjoy these builds so much. It's such a pleasure when all the meticulous care in prepping the basic car starts to pay off during the paint and decal phase. Can't wait to see this one up on its wheels!

[curt raitz]

Tamiya Clear ate the decals...I've never had that happen before

this one has been a wee bit of a struggle for ya, heh?

It's lookin' great - one of my favorite cars and sponsor

good seein' you at Sacramento last weekend

[jbwelda]

that finish looks pretty good as it is, what with between potential yellowing from a clear coat to the potential to eat the decals, i would think about skipping the clear or at least only brush on some future over the decals. but its looking great as it is to my eyes!

[Brendan]

Thanks for the comments. I'm just glad I didn't have any big paint issues with this kit. That's all I would have needed. This is the second time I've had issues with the decals for Studio 27 not liking Tamiya's Clear. It's usually with the older kits. I don't know who printed their decals, but I'm figuring with this kit these were decals that were left over since this was a limited reissued kit.

Curt, good to see you at the show. You had some awesome models on display.

Picked up a good kit at the Sacramento Show of Quik Skins Audi A4. Prepping that right now. I still need to finish the Mustang Trans-Am. That should be ready for decals in about a week or so.

[Brendan]

that finish looks pretty good as it is, what with between potential yellowing from a clear coat to the potential to eat the decals, i would think about skipping the clear or at least only brush on some future over the decals. but its looking great as it is to my eyes!

I've never had any real problems with Clearcoats yellowing on me. Tamiya's sometimes reacts with certain decals. That's why I test it on spare decals. I used the Floquil before Tamiya came out with theirs. I prefer the Tamiya's since it dries quicker. As for Future, I've never had very good luck with it in Oregon. Too much moisture in the air has a tendency to fog it. The reason why I'm clearing these decals is that they are not sticking too well. On top of that, my cars get handled quite a bit. The clear coat adds some protection to the decals.

[Brendan]

Had a day of decent weather a couple of days ago and was able to shoot the clear. Just need to wait for it to cure. Masked and painted the window. I wish they would have given a decal for this. Would have made my life easier. Taping the window took me about two hours. And I still had a little bit of bleed through under the tape. Luckily it didn't harm the vacform. All that's left is to paint the inside and fix my wing problem.

[Raul_Perez]

Looking good, Brendan!!

And, like Curt said, it was good to see you in Sacramento!!

Later,

[simonr]

Hey Brendan, nice project..I want to see more!

Simón P. Rivera Torres

[Brendan]

Hey Brendan, nice project..I want to see more!

Simón P. Rivera Torres

The car is almost done. That's if I don't break the rear wing again. I decaled and cleared the end plates on the wing and a little bit of dust got into the clear. Will have to do a little bit of sanding.

[Brendan]

Window, body and chassis are together. Extremely tight fit with the window. Ended up having to trim it down more. But once it's in place, you almost don't need any glue to hold it in. The P/E wiper blade wasn't even close to being the right size. Ended up going into my parts box to find one that would fit. Had no problems fitting the body and chassis together. Used a little bit of Epoxy along with the six screws to hold it in place. The P/E sill plates were kind of a pain to put in since they were a little long. The front wing needed to be sanded on the ends as it was a very tight fit. It looks good when in position.

[Brendan]

Got the wing together last night. Took me about 3 hours. Kind of a pain in the butt; ended up having to pin the end plates into the wing element. Once both sides were done on the bottom element, it was kind of a tight fit to get in the other elements. Once I got it all together, it's one sturdy piece of metal. And also extremely heavy. I am a little bit worried that the P/E wing mount might not be able to support the weight.

Did have a little issue when gluing in the pins and scratching the end plate. Need to to touch it up with some paint and do a light sanding and then reshoot the clear. Hoping to get that done today.

The kit should be complete in a couple of days. Next time you see it, it will be in the Under Glass Section. Thanks for following.

[chris coller]

Brendan, I always enjoy your builds. You just have a knack of choosing really good subjects and this one is no exception. I really like this build. Awesome! That wing looks like it was a hassle to paint and put together.