Scale-Master Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 Another resin Jaguar kit by Starter… The casting was pretty clean overall, only a few pinholes and a little flash. The kit builds one of five versions and includes some extra parts to do so. I cleaned up and lightly primed (in white) the main body before attaching the brass rear skirts and the resin right side panel specified for the winner version.
XJ6 Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 Interesting..Good Luck on your'e Build..Be watching this one...For resin has been in my interest for a while...yet to try one.. Thanks and Cheers...Don
Scale-Master Posted March 30, 2012 Author Posted March 30, 2012 Dive in and try one Don, it is not that different from styrene. The rear wing (resin and brass construction) was also assembled and primed before it, the body and mirrors were sprayed base gloss white.
Kanedge Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 Cool, will be interesting watching this come together.
Scale-Master Posted March 31, 2012 Author Posted March 31, 2012 Decaling the body on this one is the single most time consuming part of the build. I started with the front and then did the roof and engine cover. Being older decals, there was some cracking, but most of the cracks were easily lined up during application and barely visible. Just to apply these four decals took about 3 hours. (I painted the black trim and vent details prior to decaling.) Touch up where needed will be done once all the main graphics decals are applied.
Monty Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 When you build in this scale, do you ever find yourself using a magnifier of some kind? My eye doctor told me people's eyes often change drastically in their 40s, which is one of the reasons I bought a magnifying lamp.
Scale-Master Posted April 2, 2012 Author Posted April 2, 2012 Doesn't matter the scale, I wear glasses to read... The wing gets one wrap around piece of purple decal. The side decals and some top stripes are on too. More cracking to contend with, but nothing catastrophic… I cut the door lines so the decals would conform to them better and will touch up the recesses later.
Scale-Master Posted April 3, 2012 Author Posted April 3, 2012 The interior is done, a simple one piece plus steering wheel affair. Decals are kit supplied. Wheels and tires are done too. No lettering on the rears since they are covered with skirts.
simonr Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Excellent job on this one, Mark! Simón P. Rivera Torres
Scale-Master Posted April 4, 2012 Author Posted April 4, 2012 I cleared the body parts. Because of the color and touch up required around the headlights I installed the clear covers before the clear.
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