Sepecat Jaguar GR1 'Desert Cat'
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3D Printed ducts and fans for my upcoming F-100C and Sepecat Jaguar GR1
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Excellent fit ?
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Seat looks decent enough and right dimensions to take the photo etch
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Made a small cutout under the HUD box to slide the PE under so I can retain that box
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Drilled out the muzzle and put in some drilled out tubes as barrels
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Gaps, flash and what not... ??♂️
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Bottom 'detail' ... (whát detail?)
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There's even parts missing (!) Had to dive into the spares box to find a decent matching oleo...
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Fitting the printed intake ducts
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Painted and assembled trunk
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And that's how it will look when the intakes are finished
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Front bit in focus... ?
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It's got legs! 🙂
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Scratchbuilding some more detail on the rear bulkhead with a canopy support, made from some spares box bits
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Canopy gets a frame which nicely fits onto the makeshift canopy mechanism
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Cleaning up all the small bits for paint preperation
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More fidly bits for the cockpit
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Almost everything needs to be modded or replaced in this HELLer kit... New pitot tube versus the kit broomstick
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The only PE that's going in for now, the rest is for after the overall paintjob
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Made the boundary layer fences by cutting and filing flat the overwing launchers
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Ready for primer! (And see if it looks acceptable) :-P
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Looks OK so far
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Aaaand....finished 🙂 (well kinda)
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Cockpit turned out nice
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Eduard PE sets always spice it up nicely
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Well..... about those missing nozzles... :-P
I ordered a ResKit set of nozzles, but these still have to arrive :')
I ordered a ResKit set of nozzles, but these still have to arrive :')
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Looking like a tough desert cat
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Straight from the source in Ukraine
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Nozzles are in... now find time to build them 😉 and finish this bird
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Finally also build the nozzles :-D
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Fuselage sustained some damage while widening the holes, but nothing you'll be able to see anymore 🙂
Anyhow: this bird is finally finished and has been some upgrade from the basic Heller kit
Anyhow: this bird is finally finished and has been some upgrade from the basic Heller kit
Kommentarer
13 14 July, 09:18
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Excellent subject from a not so excellent kit, but then again I haven't attempted my Kittyhawk Jaguar yet. Will be watching this one..
15 July, 13:05
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The Kittyhawk kit is indeed much better. Enjoy building that one. Also operation Granby scheme?
I'm gonna put mine on hold until these arrive: reskit-models.com/in..49&search=jaguar
The kit nozzles are downright unusable (they don't even fit properly! 😂)
15 July, 17:57
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Most definitely will be doing the Kittyhawk in a Granby scheme. I might get those nozzles as well.
18 July, 02:21
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Still waiting for the resin nozzles, but otherwise finished... 🙂
Additionally to the aftermarket sets, I've so far scratch built and/or raided from the spares box:
-Intake trunks & turbine fans : 3D printed
-Dorsal and wingtip navigation lights
-Some wiring and extra detailing in the wheel wells
-Canopy lift mechanism and inner frame
-Boundary layer fences: butchered from the overwing pylons
-Pitot tube
-Main gear door pull rods
-Stores stabilizer brackets (are these called this way?) on the free hardpoints
-Got low-vis roundel decals from a Tornado kit
The Heller kit itself is very poor...everything about it, even the decals. I'd say avoid it, unless you want a real challenge :-P
21 July, 12:32
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Poor kit or not, you certainly brought it to its full potential! Can't wait to see the finished build with the cans. 😀
21 July, 15:26
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Nice job making a silk purse out of a sow's ear! Now, when will we get to see that F-100? 😉
21 July, 15:44