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Post by Fletch on Mar 17, 2010 0:20:53 GMT -8
Just about anything from Jaguar catches my eye, but I am most fond of the XKE. When painted and maintained properly it's a car that looks fast even when it's parked. Over the years there have been several issues of the XKE from different manufactures. Some good others not so good. This is the story of one of those not so good releases. The 1978 Monogram Jaguar XKE, molded in white (about the only +) with way to much chrome and casting sink marks that would make a mold maker want to start drinking. ![](http://images42.fotki.com/v1376/photos/3/1313223/8555597/IMG_3618-vi.jpg) I did the initial clean-up that allowed the lower front and rear pans to be attached to the body and the hood. After gluing the pieces together I went looking for mold parting lines and sink marks. ![](http://images9.fotki.com/v449/photos/3/1313223/8555597/IMG_3610-vi.jpg) ![](http://images9.fotki.com/v447/photos/3/1313223/8555597/IMG_3611-vi.jpg) ![](http://images9.fotki.com/v448/photos/3/1313223/8555597/IMG_3613-vi.jpg) ![](http://images9.fotki.com/v449/photos/3/1313223/8555597/IMG_3612-vi.jpg) Hosted on FotkiNeedless to say there is a significant amount of body work to be done on this build. The up side is I now have a place to use the wire wheels from the parted out Tamiya Jaguar Salon sitting on the shelf out in the garage. Stay tuned, More to come.
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Post by brizio on Mar 17, 2010 7:28:28 GMT -8
Another cool project!!! Probably it is not your usual building style, but for sure the model that will came out will be awesome! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I really like this car, it remind me when I was 6, I saw a red one during a historic car race (Dolomiti Golden Trophy) in a town close where I lived in Italy. I was kind of shocked how beautiful it was, this huge hood that never end!!!
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