WIP Nigerian Jaguar (NAF 705)

Everything starts with the cockpit...

Small "windows" opened for the laser targeting system

3 parts of the fuselage put together, usinf only a little putty. Same with intakes and cone

Almost finished ejection seat.

Tub and side walls

Instrument panel

The bottom of the tub is also the front LG well, with ugly gaps in both sides

To fill the side wall gaps, plasticard was used. Also a bit of detailing was needed.

Tamiya's XF-4 will be sprayed for all interior. (except cockpit)

There's no mentioning of nose weight, but just to be sure, 20gr must be ok.

I used a plastic tube and clear fix for the laser targeting system, but little is visible at the end

Kits ladder needs a bit of detailing as well.

The back of the cockpit is pretty flat. I put a new back to serve as a base for the canopy's opening mechanism. Also I drilled a couple of holes for cables etc

Finished with the details behind the ejection seat. Two more arms will be added withe canopy at the end, to finish up with its mechanism

The main LG is part open. The wheel well is closed and molded and looks bad. So to add some depth, I opened them up (1), and with plasticard and putty, I made 2 quick wells(2). Now are looking better (3)

Main LG, part2. Details. In all wells, chaos rules over cables and hydraulic tubes etc. Some detailing is needed to spice things up. Firstly, had to remove those nasty placeholders.

Airbrakes wells needed attention too.

I drilled a hole at the circle. I think it's the parachute housing

Scratch no.1 out with those nasty pinmarks. I'm using PE. On the other hand, wing fences had to be removed, for the overwing pylons to be attached

If you want to display airbrakes open, you must drill holes for the airbrakes 2nd arm!!! Not cool at all

Pylon holes are big enough to show up even after attaching the pylons. Putty was used to cover them up and then drilled smaller (0,7mm) holes, so not to loose positions and also to add support in the final attachment.

Another tricky job. The windfence was removed and the overwing pylons took its place. Unfortunately, I had to ude Milliput to connect with the small bit under the wing.

Finally, wings are attached to the fuselage. Minor work is needed in the hump sections

Inner and outer underwing pylons. Not sure if I'm gonna use the Magic/Sidewinder addons, or leave it as it is.

Jaguar's "face" is now attached to main body. No putty at all was used!

Bottom fins attached. Those 2 PE pieces are chaff and flare dispencers, experimental at the time, and from the photos I have, the Nigerian Jag didn't had them on. Will be removed