Box shots and progress to date:
iggie's Desert Big Cat ***FINISHED***
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iggie
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iggie's Desert Big Cat ***FINISHED***
This is the Tamiya (Italeri rebox) 1/72 Jaguar GR-1 which will be finished in Desert Storm colours if I can find the pot that I know I have somewhere.....
Box shots and progress to date:
Box shots and progress to date:
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Purplethistle
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You'd better have some Kitkats to hand as well, There's nothing worse that having to get up and go for munchies and finding that there was a small part on your lap that is now in the belly of the Carpet Monster......errr! so I've been told!iggie wrote:This is the Tamiya (Italeri rebox) 1/72 Jaguar GR-1 which will be finished in Desert Storm colours if I can find the pot that I know I have somewhere.....
"Spits, SLUFS and Rock 'n' Roll"
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Nice start on the cockpit.
David
David
Re: iggie's Desert Big Cat
Like the real thing you're not hanging around on this one! Cockpit looks great, especially the switches etc
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Cheers all!
As predicted, the pot of Desert Strike pink (Xtracrylix) has gone AWOL, so I'm going to mix my own from the Tamiya instructions; this requires 1 part pink to 4 parts buff....first mix seemed a tad light and not pink enough so I've added a little more pink and will darken it up with a drop or two of dark brown...what could possibly go wrong!
As predicted, the pot of Desert Strike pink (Xtracrylix) has gone AWOL, so I'm going to mix my own from the Tamiya instructions; this requires 1 part pink to 4 parts buff....first mix seemed a tad light and not pink enough so I've added a little more pink and will darken it up with a drop or two of dark brown...what could possibly go wrong!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Well, I'm pleasantly surprised.....the Tamiya DIY approach to Desert Pink actually seems to have worked; I put a small patch on the underside of the fuselage, and I have to say it looks pretty close!
Progress last night:
Basically assembled!
Progress last night:
Basically assembled!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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DavidWomby
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Amazing progress - how do you guys do it? I love the Jaguar, Iggie. (but I think the tail is too tall and needs slicing off with.............a laser!)
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Purring along quite nicely.
Airfix WWII Aircraft Of The Aces.
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And more progress 
(and no lasers were used or hurt in the making of this movie model 
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Home-brew Desert Pink added overall:
(and no lasers were used or hurt in the making of this )Home-brew Desert Pink added overall:
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Re: iggie's Desert Big Cat
I kinda like that 'desert pink' on an aircraft. There's probably the odd Iraqi out there who dosen't like it, having seen it much closer in real life.
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59North wrote:I kinda like that 'desert pink' on an aircraft. There's probably the odd Iraqi out there who dosen't like it, having seen it much closer in real life.
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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A bit of progress last night but not much to see;
Glossed all over, added tanks (in standard grey as stores were a bit behind the aircraft in getting into theatre and being painted 'pink'), added some gunmetal to fuselage protector plates behind tail-pipes and around gun-ports.....
Decals and weathering to go...
Glossed all over, added tanks (in standard grey as stores were a bit behind the aircraft in getting into theatre and being painted 'pink'), added some gunmetal to fuselage protector plates behind tail-pipes and around gun-ports.....
Decals and weathering to go...
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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Purplethistle
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Re: iggie's Desert Big Cat
Jings! you're fair rattlin' through that!
btw, I don't know if you've noticed, but Zorro appears to have taken up one of your Pitts Specials in the background!
btw, I don't know if you've noticed, but Zorro appears to have taken up one of your Pitts Specials in the background!
"Spits, SLUFS and Rock 'n' Roll"
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The Mark of Zorro!! Well spotted!Purplethistle wrote: btw, I don't know if you've noticed, but Zorro appears to have taken up one of your Pitts Specials in the background!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
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And we're done!
Full coat of Flory wash (Sand) applied and drying
First removal of wash
second removal
and matt varnish applied; the finished article!
Full coat of Flory wash (Sand) applied and drying
First removal of wash
second removal
and matt varnish applied; the finished article!
Best wishes
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"
Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"