Jaguar 420
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Primed.
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Engine completely airbrushed, base-plate too.
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Parts of the exhaust-system
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engine installed
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Engine from down under
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Exhaust tubes installed
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Differential gear installed
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Quality control
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Rear springs
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Rear springs
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Rear springs
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Rear springs
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Quality control
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Auric Goldfinger would be pale with envy
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024 carat gold - s synonym for the Jaguar 420?
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I used Vallejo Air Gold and it it looks good
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I seems to be out of the glittering caves of the White Mountains. Guarded for a long time from the Balrog. Oops, wrong story...
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Silvered
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Silverado
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Progress
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Gold as gold can be
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gloss coat over glossy gold. It looks very good!
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Ready for completion
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Completed the silver painting, gloss painting the steering wheel-
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Adding front "chrome"-parts and steering wheel
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Front silver-parts
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Steering wheel
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Rear lights, chrome part
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Tiny little lamps
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Lamps glued with PVA (Weißleim)
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Noone will see the round prints in the radiator
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Wheels mounted
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Turn signals attached
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The go together soon
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Headlights and grill installed.
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Taillights too.
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Adding the Chrome-parts around the windows
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glued the windows with PVA
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mounted the engin-hood
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cool
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Only a few parts away from finish
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Finished!
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Auric Goldfingers Jaguar
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James Bonds Golden Eye
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Jaguar 420 - 024 Karat
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Коментари
24 26 December 2023, 01:24
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I had a Mk 10 in the early 1970s, the predecessor to this, probably the best car I have ever owned, it was so big you could have a party in the back.
4 February, 13:01
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Haha, Those cars in the 70s - I had a Ford Taunus (in GB Ford Cortina) 1971. It also had a "party room" in the back. Even this little car let me feel this room.
4 February, 22:43
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Looking great! The 1950/60s Jags are lovely looking things, I have mk.ii saloon and racing in my stash waiting until I feel I can do them justice, and I was planning to do the saloon in a champagne gold, and I think looking at your model it definitely suits it!!
3 March, 05:01
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Today I finished this car. I am happy how it looks and as I always say: My best model is the one I just finished. I learned a lot and the next one will be better.
hope you enjoyed the build and I want to say thank you for following and watching. 😄
5 April, 21:58
Album info
This is my fourth Airfix 1:32 kit. One is still on order and will (hopefully) come on May 29th 2024 (5 Months in future). So I can build this one without any sorrow and if it fits it sits. The second one will get a funny coloring.