Bandai 1:8 scale Jaguar XK-E (E Type) build

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The kit was in a pretty sorry state when i bought it, the box had obviously been stored under something heavy! Both windscreen pillars snapped and the whole shell was also badly twisted.
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The kit was also a part assembled, unpainted glue bomb!
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The box... faded but not terrible condition, considering the state of the kit inside!
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There was also an extra servo added behind the dashboard, to be linked to the steering i think
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After many, many hours of gradually manipulating it in close to boiling water, i got the shell back in to shape
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First test on new replacement LED lights, linked to a remote keyfob
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Stripped back down into parts
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Terrible fit on the tailgate, bonnet & doors, probably because of all the reshaping the shell had gone thru!
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Opened up the rear light apertures to take more LEDs
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Made the rear light holders from old disposable razor handles! (they won't be seen on the finished model)
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First shot of primer to get a feel for how the bodywork was shaping up
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Adding under bonnet panels which are missing from the original kit
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Another test on the LEDs
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Testing how the engine block sits... too high for the bonnet to shut competely as it happens
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Interior coming together, with RHD conversion
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The clear parts are luckily in surprisingly good condition
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First shot of colour & lacquer
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Extra detailing begins
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Next to a 1:24 Jag... it's a monster!
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Cunning use of a bathroom tap filter for more extra detailing
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Finally the colour & lacquer goes on the shell etc
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Next to another future project, i seem to be a sucker for buying part built gluebombs!
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It's been a long time coming, but i've finally got this to a stage where i'm gonna call it finished!
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Remote operated LEDs all still working well
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I managed to come by a part assembled Deagostini 1/8 Jaguar E Type incredibly cheap (£20!!) which included the real spoked wire wheels... those + a number of other detail parts have ended up on this car

Kommentare

5 30 January 2020, 21:19

Munkyslut
Watching! With very big eyes

30 January 2020, 22:26

Munkyslut
Have you seen what these are on eBay for?
Cheapest I've seen boxed & mint is 850 quid!!!
Doubt it will sell but some US collectors are asking for $2k

30 January 2020, 23:07

Mike Basterfield
Yeah i've got 2 of them on my watch list, i've actually seen completed listings of around a grand, not sure how legitimate they were. I was actually looking for the Monogram/Revell kit when this popped up a couple of years ago, couldn't believe it when i picked it up for £37! I guess the state of it put people off

30 January 2020, 23:51

Tom ...
That is some restoration work! Wow!

31 January 2020, 02:19

Bob Hall
Hey ! As long as I don't have to do the accident report on this vintage bad boy, I'm in ! LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

31 January 2020, 03:13

wilky
How's this Jag going?

2 April 2020, 02:55

Munkyslut
Beat me to it, just about to ask the same thing.....
That graphite paint looks incredible with that oxblood interior 👍

2 April 2020, 08:00

Spanjaard
from a crushed gluebomb into a stunning beauty on wheels..... it simply looks amazing!

20 January 2021, 21:56

Mike Basterfield
A full year since i last posted here!.. real life (as always) kinda got in the way but i finally got this to a point where i'm happy to call it finished... just uploaded some photos i took the other day

20 January 2021, 22:05

Tom ...
She's simply stunning! Amazing work, Mike. You did an incredible job!!!

21 January 2021, 04:39

Munkyslut
AWESOME WORK!!!!!!

21 January 2021, 09:05

Mark
JLTRT.

21 January 2021, 11:05

Nigel Chapman
Just caught up with this build, amazing !

27 March 2021, 17:05

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Following the (slow!) progress of this build, from it's sorry, crushed, badly part built original state as a bargain Ebay buy (£37:00!) thru to it's current status...

Bandai 1:8 scale 1964 Jaguar XK-E

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