Revell of Germany e type

[Jaguar man 21]

I've built 2 of the normal revell versions this one looks so much more well made

[mikevillena]

The tooling looks reasonably crisp. How are the wire wheels?

Regardless, this is definitely on my "must build" list.

[Jaguar man 21]

They look pretty good

[MrObsessive]

How are the wire wheels?

From the looks of the box art (I'm watching one on eBay), the wire wheels don't look that great to me----I'm picky about that sort of thing though. Seems as though they don't have the right offset that would suit an E-Type.. If I decide to buy and ever build one of these, I'd go for a nice set of PE ones, or take some time and lace my own.

Just my 2­¢ worth............

[Jaguar man 21]

I think all they need is to be decromed and they will look a lot better

[Jaguar man 21]

Home sick from school for the third day in a row:( probably going to start painting more of it today

[Jaguar man 21]

I also had an issue with a part getting bent this is the culprit

[FullTimeHobbiest]

Kit looks sick, i'll definitely be following this build.

[Matt Bacon]

The wheels are OK, IMHO -- it depends on how picky you are! ;-P

This one was built straight out of the box for a "Classic Kits" demo -- the tooling was made in the UK in the early 60s so it's over 50 years old now, and as you say, it's pretty well detailed and crisp for a kit that old...

bestest,

M.

[Danno]

Looking forward to seeing some W-I-P pix as the new one comes together, Matt.

Your earlier one is very nice!

[Matt Bacon]

I wasn't trying to hijack Jeremy's thread, or his WIP ;-P I was just trying to answer Bill's question about the quality of the wheels. This RoG kit is the same as the old Revell US one...

bestest,

M.

[Jaguar man 21]

I'm very disappointed with this kit for the money it was almost every part has flash on them, the front subframe broke while it was still in the bag, all I've been doing all day is sanding and fileing parts, I tried to glue the engine halves together and they don't even line up!

I would expect more from a revell of Germany

[MrObsessive]

Jeremy, this is one of those kits that you REALLY have to take your time and test fit everything before you paint.

Remember-----as Matt had stated, this is a very old tool, and things aren't going to fit as well as they should. Years ago, I built ROG's '57 Jaguar XK-SS that I turned into a D-Type. I can tell you that most of the kit had to be massaged for things to fit. A pain in the tush it was, but the end result was well worth it.

That's part of the world we live in as model builders!

[Jaguar man 21]

Actually I've been looking for the xkss for a year plus now is it a good kit overall

[MrObsessive]

The biggest pain with the XK-SS was the hood fit. I had to make sure everything was below the cowl, otherwise the hood wouldn't close. Yeah that kit is hard to find. I had two of them, but sold one on eBay a while back. I don't want to part with the other one though. There is one on eBay right now........they want a good price for it though!

[Jaguar man 21]

Thank you mr obsessive

[slusher]

One thing that never bothered me was flash. Kind of got use to it building so many AMT kits since I was a kid. I could see your disappointment in it being a ROG kit...

[Guest]

They use Revell tooling like Revell uses RoG tooling. This is the same kit as the Austin Powers kit from a few years ago.

[TFchronos]

Looks like a very fun project, I'll be watching for sure.

[Greg Myers]

Bill, show us your XK-SS build. That was great, I think Jermey would like it. A little encouragement.

[MrObsessive]

I had PM'd Jeremy about the XK-SS and sent him a link, but here it is for those who've never seen it. This is actually a D-Type converted from the XK-SS kit...........pretty much what the leftover D-Types were turned into after their racing days were over.

This was the old ROG kit that I had used, and like the reissued XKE's there were some fit problems such as the hood fit. Everything needs to fall under the cowl, otherwise the hood will not shut. As I said earlier, these kits need a lot of time and patience, but can yield some very nice results.

Edited May 17, 2014 by MrObsessive

[Jaguar man 21]

I'm very much in love with his model most incredable thing I've ever seen :):):)

[Jaguar man 21]

I was able to see real d types before and there my 2nd faviortae car after the e type

[Jaguar man 21]

a real one at the simione museum in Philly that one is a long nose

[blunc]

after having seen real wire wheels (on just about any real car) I just will NOT allow myself to use those kit wire wheels on anything but a space ship model or submarine.

when I ever get around to building a Jag or Maserati I will either make my own wire wheels or pay the price for decent looking photo etch wheels.