discussion Jaguar XJ220

[PaulTRose]

next thing on the bench


doing this for a GB somewhere else where the theme is 'Big Cats'......since its predominantly a military forum, there lots of Puma and Lynx helos and the odd Jaguar jet...............i was going to do a Panther tank but ive got a big armour project coming up soon so didnt want to do one.......so as Clarkson used to say......'cos its a Jaaaaaag!'


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picked this up for a fiver at the Newark auto jumble a few years ago, found it amongst all sorts of junk on a stall, dont think the guy realised it was worth more than the £5


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im thinking of BRG for a colour at the moment


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[eddiesolo]

Well, what is there to say: A Jag, XJ220 at that. British racing green, has to be. And a bargain. All boxes ticked and ready and waiting.


Si

 

[colin m]

I saw one of these on the road yesterday. Still an impressive sight after all these years.

 

[papa 695]

Very nice will watch this

 

[Marc Stock]

Ooh me likey

 

[Guest]

Very sexy, smooth curvy and Shiney time to start drooling.

 

[Robert1968]

I'm on for this ( sexy sexy oh and saw one at good wood a few years back and if I remover fightly loud as hell


Robert

 

[PaulTRose]

sorry for lack of updates.....things been getting in the way but ive got the engine done


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[Robert1968]

That's a nice looking lump you got there Paul ( don't go ott with the weathering as I'm sure classics like this beauty were kept clean and polished eh??


Regards


Robert

 

[colin m]

Very nice engine.

 

[Guest]

Good start, I will be watching this one

 

[PaulTRose]

engine and cockpit attached to the chassis


next step will be painting the shell


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[Guest]

Impressive looking build already.

 

[Guest]

Nice work, very clean mate

 

[colin m]

I saw one of these on the road yesterday. Still an impressive sight after all these years.

And would you 'Adam and Eve it' Friday just gone, I saw another one, not too far from where I saw the first. That has to be too much of a coincidence.

 

[Robert1968]

Coming along nicely and as others have said nice and clean build too. Can't wait to see more


Regards


Robert

 

[PaulTRose]

well, unfortunatly this isnt going to get finished


came to attached the shell to the chassis and at some point when i added the engine compartment to the chassis i made a slight misallignement and the shell just will not go on.


not an easy fix cos of how it goes together and when i tried the whole thing exploded! i cant face trying to cobble it back together again


im disappointed cos the one reason ive put off doing this kit since i got it is the masking of all the glass (i hate masking!) but i made a passable job of it, and i even got a nice finish on the body shell.......but hey ho, not often i feck up a kit this badly and it only cost me a fiver in the first place


sorry guys......on to the next one!

 

[Guest]

Blooming eck, that's a crying shame.

 

[Robert1968]

Blooming eck, that's a crying shame.

Ken I'm sure you could fix it eh??


Robert

 

[Marc Stock]

Aw flip mate. That's annoying