Minicraft SS100 Jaguar (1/16th)

[rtfoe]

Mark of a true modeller...no pain no gain. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

[bowman]

Hi Jim,

This looks like a 'challenging' project that you've taken on. I shall follow with interest, and am enjoying your progress to date.

Cheers,
Steve

[Tim Marlow]

This is developing well, I’m enjoying your build here. There appears to be very few old British cars about, compared to a Ferrari etc, so it’s nice to see one...
Cheers
Tim

[rtfoe]

Hi Jim, I don't know if the green I used for my MG Magnet is racing green. It's Humbrol Gloss 3. Here's pic again for reference...



Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Steve - I think you could have built this from scratch quicker, better and with less problems :rolling:
Tim - you are right about kits of old British cars. The well known Airfix Bentley is quite easy to get but pricey and old. Very few others though - plenty of more modern stuff but very few Britsh classics.
Richard - that green looks very nice. Is it their Brunswick Green? Enamel or acrylic?

The heat must be frying what is left of my brain. When the instructions call for a piece from the chromed sprue I have removed the part and de-chromed it in Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner. Messing about with tiny parts, worrying that I'll loose them down the plug hole when rinsing them and wasting loads of Mr M. The wife said today why don't you do the whole lot in one go? Now why didn't I think of that!! Then she got one of those Ziploc freezer bags and said do it in that. So - sprue in bag, good squirt of Mr M into the bag, splosh it all about and 1 hour later a rinse and hey presto ....
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She keeps chuckling and asking if I need any more advice!!!!
Jim

[Dave Ward]

One of the classics still available is the 1/24 Revell Bentley 4.5l Blower - this was originally a Heller Model, dating back to 1978, but still worth a look - I've seen one or two stunners made from this
Dave

[Guest]

All looking very good so far

[Jim R]

hi all
Dave - I have seen photos of the Bentley kit - very impressive.
Ken - thanks. I am glad you said "so far" 'cause it could still all go very wrong :worried:

You will be pleased to know that you can now follow this without the dark glasses. The rainbow look is on the way out :thumb2:
Chassis, seats and engine all primed with black Stynylrez.
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Made a couple of floor mats from some denim material soaked in dilute PVA. They will look the part and also cover up the locating holes in the floor where the chassis fits to the body.
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Making the doors fit was a long job. The kit doors could have come from a different kit they were so bad! I'll leave the nearside one open. The SS100 had no side windows or outside door handles so that made life easier. I have scratched a door pocket as most reference photos show them.
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Thanks for your support. Appreciated and needed :smiling3:
Jim

[Mickc1440]

Hi Jim, that's so much easier on the eyes now :smiling:, really impressed with your battle with this one but it really is a top build.

[Guest]

Yep I was thinking I had gone in a time warp to the 70s.
Looking much better now

[Steve Jones]

You are certainly speeding along Jim. Had a lovely read through. Lovin your work:thumb2:

[Jim R]

Hi all

Mick - the rest of the red has gone - see later :thumb2:
Ken - they certainly liked their bright colours
Steve - progress tends to go in fits and starts but getting there.

Well a fair bit of progress. What slows me down a lot is that I can't trust the fit of anything with this kit and so I am becoming obsessed with dry fitting it over and over again! The fit of the upper body at the rear needed a card sheet to get rid of quite a large gap and the dash had no locating point so that had to be addressed.
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Then it was out with the Stynylrez grey primer. Did the exhausts, dash, bulkhead etc as well as the two main body parts. The body was lightly sanded back with a very fine sanding sheet.
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Chromed the instrument bezels and the inside of the headlamps.
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Decals to go in for the instruments. Getting them straight in the holes may be awkward :sad: I have made copies of the decals in case I c**k up the kit ones.
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Thanks for your support :thumb2:
Jim

[quieto]

I am very interested in historical car models. Your wip is great and I am learning lot of things reading it!
Can I ask you which kind of paints do you use for Chromed parts?
Thank you.
Francesco

[SimonT]

Looks like you are being this into submission Jim - coming on nicely

[RM6239]

Jim
Progressing nicely.
cheers
Ross