As a little diversion quick build, I thought I’d take a Jaguar kit out of the stash. I’ve always liked the shape of this plane, with its square cross-section and high wings, so I thought: let’s go for it!
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This is a Revell kit from about 25 years ago, that I purchased cheap a few years back. It turns out to really be a rebox of the Italeri Jaguar. I know there are better kits than Italeri planes, but more importantly, there are far worse kits than Italeri planes
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Markings are provided for three British planes, two in Gulf War sand and one in grey/green camouflage. I intend to build it as a Nigerian example, though:
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Nigeria bought 13 examples of the Jaguar SN in the 1980s, but retired them by 1991 for budget reasons. I like the camouflage, so I’ll paint mine like this. I have no real details on what is different, but I gather the SN is basically the same as the British GR 1, which this kit represents. (If anyone knows better, do tell!)
I started with the cockpit:
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This is six pieces: tub, instrument panel, stick, and a seat with two side plates.
Also the main fuselage:
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This consists of three parts, but the floor panel doesn’t fit overly well:
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I first glued the two main halves together, and had to clamp the bit at the rear, between the exhausts, else the two sides bowed outward. Getting the floor in when the glue on that had dried was tricky too, but I got it to fit OK with just a few seams to fill.
[ATTACH]423893[/ATTACH]
This is a Revell kit from about 25 years ago, that I purchased cheap a few years back. It turns out to really be a rebox of the Italeri Jaguar. I know there are better kits than Italeri planes, but more importantly, there are far worse kits than Italeri planes
[ATTACH]423894[/ATTACH][ATTACH]423895[/ATTACH]
Markings are provided for three British planes, two in Gulf War sand and one in grey/green camouflage. I intend to build it as a Nigerian example, though:
[ATTACH]423899[/ATTACH]
Nigeria bought 13 examples of the Jaguar SN in the 1980s, but retired them by 1991 for budget reasons. I like the camouflage, so I’ll paint mine like this. I have no real details on what is different, but I gather the SN is basically the same as the British GR 1, which this kit represents. (If anyone knows better, do tell!
)I started with the cockpit:
[ATTACH]423896[/ATTACH]
This is six pieces: tub, instrument panel, stick, and a seat with two side plates.
Also the main fuselage:
[ATTACH]423897[/ATTACH]
This consists of three parts, but the floor panel doesn’t fit overly well:
[ATTACH]423898[/ATTACH]
I first glued the two main halves together, and had to clamp the bit at the rear, between the exhausts, else the two sides bowed outward. Getting the floor in when the glue on that had dried was tricky too, but I got it to fit OK with just a few seams to fill.
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