Kitty Hawk 1/48 Jaguar GR.1/ GR.3

[rickoshea52]

I have heard rumours that Field painted equipment often involved brushes, rollers....Though I doubt aircraft would have gotten the same treatment.

I’ve seen RAF painters applying primer and topcoat to patch up repair areas on Nimrods in the hangar at Kinloss.

[Ancientmariner]

Probably not quite that bad, but they could have been painted quickly without much attention to cleaning it well before adding the new coat. Here’s a Buccaneer I photographed about six months after the Gulf War, that doesn’t seem to be all that well-painted:

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Is that Buccaneer parked next to a Saab Draken?

[Ancientmariner]

Great looking build, are you going to weather or have it factory fresh?

[boatman]

Is that Buccaneer parked next to a Saab Draken?

well in my opinion yes it is as you can see the tiny twin tailskid wheels which they had fitted
chris

[Ian M]

Great looking build, are you going to weather or have it factory fresh?

It will be a bit grubby and used. Which I am discovering is a lot easier on a truck or a tank than on an aircraft!
First hurdle is that paint they used absorbed moisture, thus when damp it is darker and lighter where dry. Edges and penetrations being the most susceptible places, as can be seen on the two photos of the same buccaneer that have been posted in the thread.
I must admit that I am not going to such extremes though!
I have been attacking the panels with a brown oil wash and once happy I will give is a good flat coat to kill any shine.
So Far:







Two things with close ups. They are great at showing detail but even better at showing how bad the paint is. Fortunately the shaky hand soft focus helps hide that a bit....
Still got to paint those shrouds!

[Guest]

Is that Buccaneer parked next to a Saab Draken?

It looks like it going by the little double tail wheel (I didn’t take photos of the aircraft next to the Buccaneer — this was 1991, having the film developed and printed was expensive ).

[papa 695]

Very nice work indeed Ian.

[colin m]

Looking great Ian. This bird could be a 'weather's paradise' .

[Ian M]

Well?

The short version:
Its dead. sad because it was looking rather good.

The slightly longer version: Which will probably get a laugh.
I restarted to put bits on having finished the Helicopter GB. Got the mini turbos in, and the air-breaks on. Got the undercart pistons in and the doors on. I even had luck getting the thin CA to work. And that was my down fall. Or rather the kitty's: CA
Putting the exhaust nozzles in they put up a bit of a fight but got the first one in place and secured it with the Thin CA on the principals that it would wick in and around. Well it did. Yeah.
Time to put the second one in. That put up even more of a fight. Hmm. Put the model down to take a sip of my, now cold, coffee. It was here I found out how well thin CA wicks as I reached for my coffee, much to my surprise the kit followed! I had stuck the kit to my thumb. pretty much most of the way round the fuselage, as the kit attached to my hand swung round with my hand to pick up the aforementioned coffee it smacked into the edge of the bench, thus freeing it from my hand and disintegrated upon hitting the floor. Looking at the carnage, then at my hand, the CA had stuck very well to the paint right through to the primer. So Clear coat, washes, paint and primer stuck very well but the plastic. not so much.
I got up took my coffee and shut the door behind me.
So sorry guys no more Kitty Hawk Jaguar from me.
I was actually enjoying the build and the challenges it gave.

[peterairfix]

And it was looking so good to.

[boatman]

SORRY TO BE MORBID Ian but any pic of the aftermath ? an im not laughin as this is a great pity as you was doin better on this kit than i was :crying: :crying: :crying: :cryings is it not repairable ?
chris b

[papa 695]

So sorry to hear that Ian, but it did give me a good laugh.

[Andy the Sheep]

Sorry for the crashing of your Jaguar :disappointed2:

:flushed:... and also for this...

...but I couldn't resist to the temptation to make you smile (or sneer, at least). :tongue-out3:

Andrea

[Ian M]

SORRY TO BE MORBID Ian but any pic of the aftermath ? an im not laughin as this is a great pity as you was doin better on this kit than i was :crying: :crying: :crying: :cryings is it not repairable ?
chris b

Nope.
It's OK to laugh.
Nope.

[Ian M]

Fear not my friends. I have at least one more Jag in the stash. Just not a Kitty Hawk, something much easier to build: The Airfix one.
I will return with a new build, or highlights at least some time in the future.