Tamiya Jaguar XJ220

George Williams
Very neat work on show here.

Christian W
Clear built!

Robert Podkoński
Good job so far. Keep it up!

Martin Oostrom
Great work David.

Robin (WhiteGlint)
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Christian W
Great color! It is always faszinating, how those colors work after clear cote.

Alexander Grivonev
Sweet paintjob

David Orr
Thanks everyone. Christian, it is definitely a revelation when you put the clear coat onto the colour shift paint. This one has the same colour shift as the Nissan Skyline in my albums, but that one was on a gloss black base. It's good fun experimenting with different base colours to see how the effect shows up.

George Williams
You've made a terrific model, David, the paint finish is perfect, but, come on, one of the most beautiful cars ever built? Just take a look at Jaguar's back catalogue - C Type, D Type, E Type, XK 120, 140, 150, Mk1, Mk2, Mk10, to name just a few, all more beautiful than this British Leyland monster. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I guess.

David Orr
George, I did say "one" of the most beautiful, all of the other Jags being right up there with it. My favourite would probably be the XJ13. The XJ220 is not a British Leyland monster. It was built while Ford owned Jaguar, and it was built by TWR anyway. I'd rate it's looks as far superior to any other supercar of the day, and probably any supercar of any generation.

George Williams
Hi David, you're right, of course, but the design and concept happened while Jaguar were part of the British Leyland empire. The v-12 engine and four wheel drive were dropped to a turbo charged V6 and rear wheel drive due mainly to financial constraints, and many people cancelled their orders. Didn't the Metro 6R4 rally car use the same engine?

Bozzer
Georgio, you've brought back some excellent memories, and some very cold shudders! British Leyland!
Being a Mini owner, and a man of a certain age, I also remember several cars. Princess, Allegro, Mini, Metro, they were all the same. Jeez, who can forget their attempt at a van, with the Sherpa!!! I sadly also remember the Morris name, that was part of the Leyland group, along with a few others. It's fair to say, we were enthusiastic at that time, but we didn't have the money, and the economy? Keep in mind, we also had the government and the unions, slogging it out, along with mass unemployment right after? I do wonder though, what if we were reversed? We actually came out covered in gold, instead of brown? The TR7 would be flying now 😉
Marty, where we're going, we don't need wheels!