paddy
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This is Revells re release of their 1:8 scale E-Type Jag ( I think it was called and XK-E in the US)
At the moment its an occasional build as i have other things to finish once i have everything i need to do so.
What can i say about this ?
Well its big, nearly 2 foot long... Detail is very soft and the overall impression is this is a very old model/mold. a model this size really needs detail and while you get most of the basics its down to the builder to make something from them or of them.
the Limited Edition banner is simply because its a limited re issue, it doesn't have any special parts
Scale mates say this is a re-boxing of the original 1964 Monagram kit although the first Revell incarnation seems to be about 2002, looking at the parts i would think 1964 is about right
.As i have mentioned on other build the important thing ai you have all the basics to build the model and the opportunity to detail up ids pretty much endless.
Of course there are other options like the build it week by week DeAgostini version and even a high tech model at over £2000 but for us normal people the £120 i paid for this is more than enough and likely to double with paint and screws simulated leather and carpets etc
Fortunately the web is awash with E-type detail pics of every last nut and bolt so reference will not be a problem.
Here is the Dynamo OTB
its not to bad, a separate pully would have been nice, but as i say this is a Revell kits so its basic
Here it is with some cleaning up, some paint various screws and a pully nut
Getting the joining seam out was the only trick bit but quit doable.
Next i will look at the carbs, i am looking at the ancillaries as i don't want to get the whole thing out at the stage as its going to take up the entire bench and i need the space to finish the Bugatti.
these are what you get.....
These are SU carbs, any one here who has had an MGB will recognise them, its a shame the carb is moulded with the manifold but i am sure we can do something about this.
the 2 halves joined and upside down.
At the moment its an occasional build as i have other things to finish once i have everything i need to do so.
What can i say about this ?
Well its big, nearly 2 foot long... Detail is very soft and the overall impression is this is a very old model/mold. a model this size really needs detail and while you get most of the basics its down to the builder to make something from them or of them.
the Limited Edition banner is simply because its a limited re issue, it doesn't have any special parts
Scale mates say this is a re-boxing of the original 1964 Monagram kit although the first Revell incarnation seems to be about 2002, looking at the parts i would think 1964 is about right
.As i have mentioned on other build the important thing ai you have all the basics to build the model and the opportunity to detail up ids pretty much endless.
Of course there are other options like the build it week by week DeAgostini version and even a high tech model at over £2000 but for us normal people the £120 i paid for this is more than enough and likely to double with paint and screws simulated leather and carpets etc
Fortunately the web is awash with E-type detail pics of every last nut and bolt so reference will not be a problem.
Here is the Dynamo OTB
its not to bad, a separate pully would have been nice, but as i say this is a Revell kits so its basic
Here it is with some cleaning up, some paint various screws and a pully nut
Getting the joining seam out was the only trick bit but quit doable.
Next i will look at the carbs, i am looking at the ancillaries as i don't want to get the whole thing out at the stage as its going to take up the entire bench and i need the space to finish the Bugatti.
these are what you get.....
These are SU carbs, any one here who has had an MGB will recognise them, its a shame the carb is moulded with the manifold but i am sure we can do something about this.
the 2 halves joined and upside down.
