Inspector Morse Jaguar colour scheme
Inspector Morse Jaguar colour scheme
I have a yearning to do a Jaguar Mark 2 model in the future and create an Inspector Morse lookalike jag. Has anyone already done this? Has anyone got a colour scheme for a morse Jag??
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Re: Inspector Morse Jaguar colour scheme
I think that colour is Imperial Maroon and maybe proprietary to Jaguar (?) Touch-up spray cans should be available, but I've no idea if automotive paint is suitable for use on styrene.
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Re: Inspector Morse Jaguar colour scheme
The Morse car started life as a Daimler V8, and although the grille and engine were changed to turn it back into a Jaguar, the interior may still have had a touch of Daimler luxury. Probably not very noticeable, and I certainly couldn't tell you what the differences are!
The colour is called "Imperial Maroon", and you'll need to give it a black (vinyl if you're picky...) roof...
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The colour is called "Imperial Maroon", and you'll need to give it a black (vinyl if you're picky...) roof...
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If one uses a car plastic primer first as a barrier car paints can be used. Besides, most car paints now are acrylic.Arcwelder wrote:I think that colour is Imperial Maroon and maybe proprietary to Jaguar (?) Touch-up spray cans should be available, but I've no idea if automotive paint is suitable for use on styrene.
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Move to Cars sections as it's a request for info
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Re: Inspector Morse Jaguar colour scheme
I'd say that Humbrol 20, Gloss Crimson, is a pretty good equivalent, and available in both acrylic and enamel spray cans. I'd still use it over primer -- maybe Halfords Red-Brown Plastic Primer. And I'd micromesh or wet sand that with 1200 grit before applying the gloss topcoat.
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Does anyone make a model of that version of Jaguar?
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Re: Inspector Morse Jaguar colour scheme
Yep... Tamiya do a rather excellent one in 1/24 that's recently been re-released:
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1 ... jaguar.htm;
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http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1 ... jaguar.htm;
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Re: Inspector Morse Jaguar colour scheme
thanks all for the input thus far...