What now ?

[RWG686 31,449]

With the Israeli going back to bed it should have been the end of my participation in this group build but there is no way I could let the first build in Paul's memory go past without finishing something.

What can I finish in three weeks ?

Hopefully this..

Look at the price. Bought second hand at a show. Unfortunately it had no tail planes or undercarriage doors so I shelved it at this point

Made a start on the new doors

A bit of refining and detailing to go !

She will be finished as XX752 in this scheme.

[Gorby 16,287]

7 hours ago, RWG686 said:

no tail planes or undercarriage doors

Lets face it, you've replace half an aircraft with filler in the past, so this shouldn't be a problem. 

[Jessie_C 10,952]

15 hours ago, RWG686 said:

Unfortunately it had no tail planes or undercarriage doors

That means that it's perfect for a scrapyard diorama. I can see it now. Faded paint and markings, bits missing, perhaps an owl sitting on top of the fin...

[Mad Steve 19,872]

Nah, I don't see a faded wreck, it's not you Richard. You can do it 

[RWG686 31,449]

Checked the never throw anything away box and got a couple of tail planes. Chaff dispensers added ,correcting the nose wheel bay shape and started building up the nose for the probe to be added later. That was another bit missing.

[Huntsman’s Close 593]

That was timely. I was about to raid the stash in the (freezing) loft and cast you a couple of tail planes!

I have more Jaguars than I will admit… one of my absolute favourites.

 

[Mish 5,292]

Hope you can work your magic with this one.

[Huntsman’s Close 593]

One of my favourite fixes for the lack of LRMTS glass on the Hasegawa Jaguar is to use the spare one from the Hasegawa IDS or F3 Tornado boxings (I have more of them than I will admit too)

I think the Hasegawa is my favourite Jaguar. The Airfix and Italeri ones have their good points, all of them have some shortcoming or other, but the Hase’ one goes together nicely and generally looks right (drop tanks with the single seater would be nice though…)

[RWG686 31,449]

1 hour ago, Huntsman’s Close said:

F3 Tornado

😍😍

My favourite version of the type.

Especially this one :

[Huntsman’s Close 593]

That, is a stunner.

 

[RWG686 31,449]

Here is what I planned to do

Note the use of the past tense.

Here's why:

Black fin now overpainted with first coat of grey.

As I will now be doing an operational machine rather than the one in display configuration, I will have to find the other wing pylons as well as a belly one.

 

 

[Huntsman’s Close 593]

B***er

[Jessie_C 10,952]

Perhaps send Hannants that picture and see what they'll do? Maybe if your promise to buy some Microscale liquid decal film it'll make them feel more generous.

[RWG686 31,449]

On 06/12/2022 at 22:24, Jessie_C said:

send Hannants that picture and see what they'll do?

That I will do as the next attempt at a 41 Sqn machine went the same way.

Destined never to finish this GB.

[Mish 5,292]

!@£$%^&*() and other such words  

[Mad Steve 19,872]

Oh dear 

[Col. 7,046]

I may have a spare set of Jag decals somewhere but fear they may be the same sheet therefore the same quality. Let me look...

[Miggers 7,508]

Wow!!!,that's odd for Extradecal stuff.

[RWG686 31,449]

I've emailed them.

Can't remember when I bought the sheet but I have used older ones of theirs with no issues.

[Huntsman’s Close 593]

Yes, it’s unusual in my experience too. I have had it happen with a sheet of their roundels but I got that second hand so put it down to unknown storage conditions.

[Huntsman’s Close 593]

Any progress on this one?

I’m sure I have a set of Airfix pylons if you did want them?

[RWG686 31,449]

Apologies..I thought I had updated this.

Hannants not able to help as that sheet is out of production so back in box again until whenever.