This kit was certainly not the easiest build I've ever done but in the end I'm pretty happy with the result. It unfortunate that the kit has enough short comings that you really need a Airfix Jaguar as a donor kit so you can get a much better representation of the aircraft.
Apart the incorrect weapons pylons my other big annoyance was the deals were all out of register. I only used Danger triangles and only because the ones on the Airfix sheet were worse.
I've gone for the Cold war is about go hot look hence the aircraft is all tooled up. I know the over-wing launchers weren't often seen on the Tactical Camouflaged aircraft but there are enough photos out there of Gr-1's in this scheme with the over-wing launchers fitted that I has happy to put them on my build (IMHO the aircraft looks cool with them fitted). Anyway, enough of my ramblings onto the detail.
I've gone for the Cold war is about go hot look hence the aircraft is all tooled up. I know the over-wing launchers weren't often seen on the Tactical Camouflaged aircraft but there are enough photos out there of Gr-1's in this scheme with the over-wing launchers fitted that I has happy to put them on my build (IMHO the aircraft looks cool with them fitted). Anyway, enough of my ramblings onto the detail.
The Kit
- 1/48 Kittyhawk GR-1/3 Jaguar
Bits from the 1/48 Airfix GR-3 Kit
- Underwing Weapons Pylons including adaptor for Philmat Chaff Pod
- Drop Tank
- Many Stencil decals
Aftermarket
- Wingman BL755 Cluster Bombs
- Eduard AIM-9L Sidewinders
- Flight Path ALQ-100 ECM pod
- Royale Resin Wheels
- Fantasy Printshop RAF RBF Tags
- Eduard RBF tags
Scratch Built
- Ladder
- Intake Blanks
Painted with
- Mr Color Lacquers (Main RAF Dark Green , Dark Sea Grey, Light blue RWR Fin)
- Mr Hobby Aqueous Acrylics (RAF Green)
- Tamiya (Black)
- Tamiya X22 Clear for the gloss coat
- Testors Dullcoate for the flat coat
- Vallejo Acrylics for details
Build Threads
The Pictures
