Ferrari 288 GTO vs Jaguar XKSS

[Matt Bacon]

Thanks, guys...

I think this is pretty much it for the engine:

OOB except I've added a couple of pipes to the carburettors. You could spend hours detailing the engine bay if you have good photos, as I do, but I decided just to "busy it up" a little.

The completed cockpit. Nice and simple, just a few parts and four decals, but it looks like the real thing...

The state of play at the moment. Bonnet is set on its mountings, and is taped closed while the cement sets thoroughly, which (hopefully) will result in a bonnet that clicks shut and stays shut when it's finished.The headlight lenses are in, with the usual trimming and dry-fits. One day someone will make a car kit with faired-in headlight covers that actually fit! The windscreen is drying - the thick black rubber seal is highly visible on the real thing, and disguises the oversized chromework nicely. Hood is in primer, and that odd-shaped bit at the bottom of the picture is some lead foil which will be the leather cover behind the seats. The hole is for the filler cap.

Now to figure out how to make a chrome surround for the headlight covers...

bestest,

M.

[Matt Bacon]

I'm quite pleased with this:

The crucial thing is some self adhesive metallic plastic from your local art shop. We used to call it "sticky-backed plastic" in Blue Peter days! From top left: the headlights; cover in Tamiya Masking Tape and draw around the edge in pencil; peel off the tape and stick it to the self-adhesive plastic; cut inside the pencil line with a sharp knife; cut around the full shape with curved nail scissors (much easier to do when it's all attached to the sheet); peel off the frame; apply to the headlight.

... and the bonnet mountings worked:

That's a relief!

...and now...

I have to admit...

it wasn't as easy as the neat picture made it look...

bestest,

M.

Edited May 15, 2011 by Matt Bacon

[Matt Bacon]

Finished the hood and sorta "tonneau cover" thingy:

The fit of the windscreen is not great, but it can be improved with a bit of carving around the bottom corners. The chrome exhaust shield benefits from drilling the holes a little deeper and painting them black...

bestest,

M.

[Matt Bacon]

The chromed shield around the exhaust is supposed to fit flush to the fairing at the front, and as moulded it's way too thick. I tried every which way, but in the end I cut the fairing and the exposed end of the pipes off the exhaust piece, and fitted the pipes into the chrome shield. I then fitted the fairing at the front into its slot and glued the shield and pipes in place behind it.

Slow and steady progress fitting the chrome bits, and the wheels are now in place.

bestest,

M.

[charlie8575]

Gorgeous machine.

Nice work with those headlights, too.

Charlie Larkin

[Matt Bacon]

Thanks, Charlie. I think I'm on the home stretch now:

Just need to wait for the glue to set before cleaning up the body, then it's time for decals and number plates and then I think it'll be done. Proper photos over the weekend... it's only when you get it outside you can see what colour the Tamiya British Green really is.

bestest,

M.

[Matt Bacon]

OK... I'm calling this one done:

...and since it was a compare and contrast, here are the two together:

Wash-up and verdict to come, and full XKSS gallery separately...

bestest,

M.

[Jim Gibbons]

Beautiful work; I like both models, but the XK-SS blew me out of my shoes. Superb!

[CEKPETHO BCE]

What kind of paint did you use to make wood on the steering wheel?