Greg, I am an 87-year-old modeler, who has been building since I was about seven years old. Started with balsa models and balsa and tissue models. Let me say I only found your sight a couple of months ago. I have learned more from you than from all the other sights I visit combined. You are a wonderful modeler.
You have an amazing amount of patience. I could not have overcome the deficiencies of this kit the way you did. Love your rendition of the afterburner petals.
Hi Greg. I never watched your videos in the past because i hated your whole hello schtick, but I've binged watched about 10 of your videos, and no kidding, you have some of the best content and solutions to modelling. Well done.
Once again, amazing eye for detail and execution. Your skills are second to none. Amazing work, easily one of the best modellers on TH-cam. Thankyou for sharing your talents with us mere mortal model makers! Take care. Edd
Nicely finished...I have the Revell boxing of this Jaguar kit. Saying its old is nothing compared to the old Airfix one ! Some useful tips here for building mine.
Another cracking build Greg, I'll rest easy the day I can build like you. Re 1/72 Jags, I built the Hasegawa one recently and, whilst the detail wasn't much better than the Italeri one, I think the panel lines are a bit crisper and importantly the fit is spot on. The downside is it's a difficult kit to come across these days, but perhaps Hobby 2000 will re-box it along with all their other Hasegawa re-boxings.
One of the best modellers i've seen online. This is a poor kit from italeri, and you did wonders with it. I hope many more people find this channel. I'm very glad i did. Keep up the great content!
Jaguar is such a beautiful plane! After seeing you fixing so much stuff, I am no longer scared of the nozzle seamline I need to fix in my current kit. Maybe this time around it won't end up a month-long mess :)
Another great build Greg, loved the extra detailing on the undercarriage and jet exhaust petals. Attention to detail always makes that difference. Great work.
Another fantastic result. Your engineering and ingenuity (plus patience) are very impressive. Something I really need to work on myself! Can't wait for the next installment! Cheers! Dan
I followed your video with awe at your skilled model building. Don't destroy your hard work. I am sure that a local aero club or flying school would be glad of the model if you do not wish to keep it.
Another great model Greg, the Jaguar is another of the old RAF workhorses a great aircraft. I remember crashing one of these in an RAF flight simulator when I was an air cadet in the UK!? I also liked the upside down Jaguar picture in your intro. Best wishes to you from NZ.😉
Back to rewatch a miracle in action! On the strength of watc this video , I bought two of these to make a brace of Jaguars. Fantastic results as ever Greg. Ian Edit: spelling!
I built one of these last year as a "what if ?" Sea Jaguar RN. nice kit (good price .) intakes a bit of a prob . nice job Greg ! ( Miss the Jags - used to live in Mid Wales where they were regular visitors .)
I've built this kit, I seem to remember it needed a lot of filling where the intakes met the fuselage but it came out ok. I did it in the winter camo, which is mostly white leaving green + grey blobs.
I got one of the "big cat" ones after going to cosford a few years ago and seeing the real thing. I do like the decal options of this kit. Great build.
@@GregsModels because I guess at the time it seemed like the thing to do. I let the Airfix Javelin go a couple of years back, regretted it immediately! Doing a Hobbyboss 1/16 T-34/ 85 at the minute with a Tamiya 1/48 Lanc as a sideline. Box builds tho. Nice and steady away
It's an awesome build. Impressive and fantastic level of detail. I love the red line on the dorsal spin. I'm learning amazing techniques in every one of your videos. Thanks Greg for to teach us, and share your incredible skills in modelling. You are blessed with a gift in your hands. Thank you very much. Greetings from Guatemala, the Land of Quetzal Bird, simbol of Freedom.
Really great to see you make this kit and the modifications you made, I’ve recently bought three of these kits because I wanted to do all three of the special schemes along with another boxing italeri released not long ago in the Jaguar skin markings. I have gone down the resin route for bang seats and exhausts but I think I’ll definitely try the plastic card route for other parts like yourself. Thanks for showing us how you tackled this one!
Very interesting build and a good result. Nice extra work and scratch building. There is no satisfying me, I recently made the 1/72 Revell Concorde for a customer and it was a real struggle. He loves these older kits but I was so fed up I told him I wanted a break. I then decided to make the Tamiya P38 and the Tamiya M18 Hellcat tank destroyer for myself to try out these modern kits with the top reviews. They are so good on fit that the parts almost suck themselves together and detail is really good so its a bit like going back to kit bashing and I missed the chance to add more of a personal touch!!
Really good job there. That engine bay insert looked to be a proper 'mare to fit. I especially liked the way you dealt with the ARTF on the recce pod, fantastic effect, and the huge amount of carving on the nose leg casting. To be honest, I liked the way you did the whole thing, informative narration and good camera skills to let us see what you were doing. Also big plus is not spending too much time looking at the box content.
Hi Greg really enjoyed your build extra detail works well & shows what can be achieved without throwing heaps of money too like you said great decal options great job as always thankyou for sharing stay safe jon
Having grown up in Norfolk when Jaguars were common in skies overhead, I'm very tempted to build one but I think you've convinced me to wait for a better model kit than this.
Fingers cross someone might bring a half decent one out. I mean, how long have we been waiting for a decent 1/72 and 1/48 Bucc. I'll be waiting for the S.B2, which I hope won't be far behind. And at £70+ gives me the chance to start saving.
Turned out pretty nice. I have grown to be fond of European jets. I would like to have one of these but just in a bigger scale. Maybe 1/32. Thank you for sharing this jet with us.
Another excellent work Greg, your videos are truly inspiring to me. 2 questions please: why you skip glueing the rear horizontal stabilisers until the end of the final assembly? Is it beneficial for a good handling of the kit whilst painting? Also what colour did you apply to the tyres, I feel it is lighter than a matt black? I would be very grateful if you could advise please. Much appreciated
Those "robustly recessed" panel lines makes me think the Matchbox trench digger got ahold of the mold patterns! I get the feeling this kit was popped from a long time ago and the molds are really showing their age now but that decal sheet is a real gem!
I was on the team that produced all the handbooks for the RAF for Jaguar and other aircraft and brought them into service. Working through the French manufacturers was exacerbating.
I moved onto the Jaguar as soon as it arrived at RAF Coltishall, working in the hydraulic bay, our servicing air publications were photocopies of hand written documents for the first year. So I may have read your handwriting. I remember the odd sentence contained english words we were not sure of the meaning of. The other thing which was a problem being all the pressures etc, were metric, all our gauges imperial, on our test rigs, none of us had used metric before. luckily we quickly learned to convert until we were upgraded to metric.
I find that at this scale, if the panel lines are so bad (5 - 6 inch scale gaps!), it's better to just fill in all the panel lines and rescribe the main ones, or as many as you can be bothered with, gently into the primer. As long as you don't go heavy with the paint the effect is far better. Great scratch building as always!
6" is approx 150mm, in 1/72 that panel gap would be in the region of 2mm. These old kits are bad but no old kit has 2mm panel lines. But I agree that sometimes it's best to fill, sand and rescribe particularly if they're a bit 'soft' too.
Great build Greg, and you are absolutely correct about needing up to date kits in both scales . The kittyhawk kit is not an enjoyable build at all, even their GR1 lacks correct details for a RAF machine. I’m hoping Airfix grace us with one after the Buccaneer.
That looks like a great piece of work at making a silk purse out of the proverbial porky ear lobe, but I would love to know what thinner and proportion you used with that UV protected varnish for airbrushing please? I’ve been given some unwanted by a friend. In my early working life, I machined panels and skins for the full sized ones. Hoping that a better tooled kit comes out one day soon. 👍
Hello Greg! It was nice to see a build of the Jaguar regardless of the scale. I’m a huge fan of your techniques and builds. I know it’s a lot to ask but I’m dying to see your take on the Airfix 1/24 mosquito.
Having built one of the best kits ever, Tamiya's 1/32 Mozzie, It might be some time before I get the enthusiasm to build the same subject in 1/24. But it's sat there gathering dust on the shelf waiting!!!
Just a note.... I noticed the use of fishing weights.... You can get tungsten putty for carp fishing. It's a bit pricey but it's basically bluetack with powdered tungsten in it so it will conform to virtually any shape.
Hi Greg, learning a lot watching you. About those bulges at 8:46, they are there on the real aircraft. They are extensions of the bottom curvature of the canopy. Fantastic build!
Well I got Tamiya F-5E Tiger II( Italeri rebox) same problem with RMAF decal that includes with it... slightly bigger than it should be. It's still in the stash as I have no idea howto rectify it. I'm just normal modeller that's doesn't have experience like yours. Ha..ha.. By the way nice green gray scheme...I love it.
Wow this one turned out excellent Greg! I have the 2 seater version and know what you mean by the details being a bit soft. Love what you've done with this one and the work done to the landing gear and exhaust petals was brilliant! I never realized how complex the Jag's gear are! Q) what do you think of the 1/72 Hasegawa kit incidentally?
I built the Hasegawa kit back in the mid eighties, still have the great box artwork. I remember it being a good kit. The Italeri one looks slightly better, at first glance. But it's a very poor fit and has accuracy issues. Then there are the Airfix, Matchbox and Frog ones 😬, I've never built any of them, a lucky escape. I'd go for the Hasegawa kit first then the Italeri one next. But what I'm trying to say is that we are long overdue for a new tooling. Come on Airfix!!
@GregsModels thanks! I have the Hasegawa kit mostly all together and it's sitting on the shelf of doom so to speak waiting to be finished. It did seem like a pretty good kit though but a 21st century one would be nice! Inside of intakes did you just paint them in whatever color the fuselage is in that area i.e. gray or green? Thanks very much!
@@GregsModels yup! they made one. I haven't assembled mine yet but it looks decent. Cockpit is empty though, seats look basic. Strangely though, they only did the French versions. Would've been interesting to see the RAF and Indian ones as well.
Greg, hate to bug you with a quesion, but I just built a couple of kits, a Minn craft, Lockheed Supper connie, and a Classic Estes Patriot rocket kit. This question is about decal quality, I noticed on both water slide decals they seemed to fall apart in my hands, I followed the directions but they disintergrated quickly. Odd? I never had that issue back in the day, Made in chiner you reckon?
If these are old decals this would explain the disintegration. Most decals have a limited life and go yellow and brittle over time. New or recent ones, it's just poor decals I'm afraid. One solution may be Microscale's liquid decal film, supposed to restore old or decals, never used it myself.
@@GregsModels Ok thanks, Greg, I bet that kit has been on a shelf since the late 90's, and the Rocket kit was a re-issue from chiner, so yeup bad quality all round. Ill look for some Microscale' liquid at Hobby Lobby, thanks Greg!!!!
@@GregsModels I have used the microscale liquid film to rescue some of their very old decals. Was very impressed. Brushed on single coat with flat brush, left it for a day, just to be sure, then used in the normal way. The film disappeared under a coat of matt varnish.
RAF serviceman from Coltishall 1977+ here. The camo on the wrap-around grey / green was a soft edge, but only right up close. The grey had an odd purple-y reflective 'granite' effect to it, as if it had very small glass granules in it. This camo wore off easily at the very front of intakes, nose of the recce pod, the laser marker windows, etc. revealing a yellow-green undercoat, which was then protected with a black, rubbery 'mastic' to prevent more aerodynamic wear. These black areas are often seen on photos of this time. Inside the usually-open panels was an oily-shiny light grey like the undercarriage legs, sometimes with dirt or 'soot' on it, and the edges of often-opened panels almost always had greasy hand and finger marks. The recce pods usually had thin red and white stripes on the lower rotating part, and small black stencils with instructions about rotation, etc. on the ground for loading and removing camera film magazines. These pods were brand new at that time, and were dull camo grey and green all over. There are other details, such as the 'red-phosphor bronze' effect gun muzzle surrounds, the small triangular steel blade-like antenna under the nose behind the nose gear door, and the one, later two, blade aerials behind the cockpit. These and the RWR aerial on the tail also gained protective black mastic. This all applies to the time when markings were at their minimal visibility level, during the 'low contrast' era for markings, something that was extended to the airfield, with kerbstones being dull green and even window frames being 'toned down'. 41 Squadron's flying 'can-opener' and 'cross of Lorraine with bars' were painted in dull roundel red, only gaining a yellow crown and central white line some years later. At this time, the nosewheel door and the fin had a single identifying letter, black with a thin white surround.
Would you say an airbrush is necessary for these kits. I have an airbrush but need a compressor and I’d basically be learning hot to use it on this. Otherwise I’d be doing hand painting which I’m sure won’t look as good but perhaps doable? Anyone got any tips
Nice model, No criticism of your model skills but, having spent seven years on Jags, two of which were looking after the drop tanks, plus driving past one in a museum daily. I think the front of the drop tank shape is wrong, its to pointed, Early drop tanks had the fins integral, which meant they had to be removed every time the aircraft needed to be jacked up. The tanks were modified with bolt on fins, meaning the inner fin could be removed to allow the jack to be put in position without removing the tank.
Hurray for Greg not doing unboxing reviews! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Greg, I am an 87-year-old modeler, who has been building since I was about seven years old. Started with balsa models and
balsa and tissue models. Let me say I only found your sight a couple of months ago. I have learned more from you than from all the other sights I visit combined. You are a wonderful modeler.
Thank you, that's very kind of you to say.
im 15 years old modeller
You have an amazing amount of patience. I could not have overcome the deficiencies of this kit the way you did. Love your rendition of the afterburner petals.
Hi Greg. I never watched your videos in the past because i hated your whole hello schtick, but I've binged watched about 10 of your videos, and no kidding, you have some of the best content and solutions to modelling. Well done.
Welcome back!
I was going to make this kit next week. After watching this video I've changed my mind.
You'll be getting job offers from Italeri next mate. Fantastic finish befitting supreme patience. Brilliant.
I can't recall ever being impressed by an Italeri kit. Great work, Greg.
I recently completed the Italeri Volvo FH14, it’s the most detailed kit I’ve ever built, looks superb but I’m pretty sure it’s a newish kit.
@@pc44pilot94 I had a think about it after I posted that comment. Italeri's Land Rover Fire Engine was pretty good. :)
Once again, amazing eye for detail and execution. Your skills are second to none. Amazing work, easily one of the best modellers on TH-cam. Thankyou for sharing your talents with us mere mortal model makers! Take care. Edd
Cheers Edward
Nice work! Patience is clearly a virtue…..
Nicely finished...I have the Revell boxing of this Jaguar kit. Saying its old is nothing compared to the old Airfix one ! Some useful tips here for building mine.
Another cracking build Greg, I'll rest easy the day I can build like you. Re 1/72 Jags, I built the Hasegawa one recently and, whilst the detail wasn't much better than the Italeri one, I think the panel lines are a bit crisper and importantly the fit is spot on. The downside is it's a difficult kit to come across these days, but perhaps Hobby 2000 will re-box it along with all their other Hasegawa re-boxings.
Yes, you're right I remember Hasegawa's Jag had better surface detail.
One of the best modellers i've seen online. This is a poor kit from italeri, and you did wonders with it. I hope many more people find this channel. I'm very glad i did. Keep up the great content!
Thanks Andrew
Man am I looking forward to watching this build. Thanks
Jaguar is such a beautiful plane! After seeing you fixing so much stuff, I am no longer scared of the nozzle seamline I need to fix in my current kit. Maybe this time around it won't end up a month-long mess :)
Great build Greg , love all the scratch built “ stuff” and great painting and very neat masking of the spine 👌👍
Cheers Tony
Another great build Greg, loved the extra detailing on the undercarriage and jet exhaust petals. Attention to detail always makes that difference. Great work.
The finished build looks wonderful from where I am sitting, so well done Greg, love it.👏👏👍😉
Hi Greg, I’ve flown the Jag a couple of times 😜 so love the subject, you have as usual made a masterpiece from a sows ear!
Cheers Mark
Another fantastic result. Your engineering and ingenuity (plus patience) are very impressive. Something I really need to work on myself! Can't wait for the next installment! Cheers! Dan
Thanks Dan
I followed your video with awe at your skilled model building. Don't destroy your hard work. I am sure that a local aero club or flying school would be glad of the model if you do not wish to keep it.
Pretty sporty little jet, lemonade out of lemons. Well done!
Another great model Greg, the Jaguar is another of the old RAF workhorses a great aircraft. I remember crashing one of these in an RAF flight simulator when I was an air cadet in the UK!?
I also liked the upside down Jaguar picture in your intro.
Best wishes to you from NZ.😉
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Back to rewatch a miracle in action!
On the strength of watc this video , I bought two of these to make a brace of Jaguars.
Fantastic results as ever Greg.
Ian
Edit: spelling!
We need a new tooled Jag, it's long overdue👍
@@GregsModels Totally agree!
Magnificent build. I do like the way your comments are just enough, but don't tilt over to too much. Thank you.
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I built one of these last year as a "what if ?" Sea Jaguar RN. nice kit (good price .) intakes a bit of a prob . nice job Greg ! ( Miss the Jags - used to live in Mid Wales where they were regular visitors .)
I've built this kit, I seem to remember it needed a lot of filling where the intakes met the fuselage but it came out ok. I did it in the winter camo, which is mostly white leaving green + grey blobs.
This Kit reminds me of some Matchbox quality. Great work mate, allways a pleasure to watch your builds
I got one of the "big cat" ones after going to cosford a few years ago and seeing the real thing. I do like the decal options of this kit. Great build.
Great looking finish Greg. I've got the kitty hawk 1/48. Be starting that in the next few months
Hi Mark, yes the Kitty Hawk Jag looked really good from what I can remember. I'm baffled why I let it go 🤔
@@GregsModels because I guess at the time it seemed like the thing to do. I let the Airfix Javelin go a couple of years back, regretted it immediately!
Doing a Hobbyboss 1/16 T-34/ 85 at the minute with a Tamiya 1/48 Lanc as a sideline. Box builds tho. Nice and steady away
@@7Markandrews I'm looking at building the 1/16 StuG or the Panzer III, hopefully soon
Looks amazing. I do love the colour scheme.
Thank you!
It's an awesome build. Impressive and fantastic level of detail. I love the red line on the dorsal spin. I'm learning amazing techniques in every one of your videos. Thanks Greg for to teach us, and share your incredible skills in modelling. You are blessed with a gift in your hands. Thank you very much. Greetings from Guatemala, the Land of Quetzal Bird, simbol of Freedom.
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Really great to see you make this kit and the modifications you made, I’ve recently bought three of these kits because I wanted to do all three of the special schemes along with another boxing italeri released not long ago in the Jaguar skin markings. I have gone down the resin route for bang seats and exhausts but I think I’ll definitely try the plastic card route for other parts like yourself. Thanks for showing us how you tackled this one!
Fantastic as always Greg, you do take modelling to another level
Nice work Greg.
You rescued another kit and made it better as always!
Thank you for another great video!
Thank you
Very interesting build and a good result. Nice extra work and scratch building. There is no satisfying me, I recently made the 1/72 Revell Concorde for a customer and it was a real struggle. He loves these older kits but I was so fed up I told him I wanted a break. I then decided to make the Tamiya P38 and the Tamiya M18 Hellcat tank destroyer for myself to try out these modern kits with the top reviews. They are so good on fit that the parts almost suck themselves together and detail is really good so its a bit like going back to kit bashing and I missed the chance to add more of a personal touch!!
Lovely result. There’s some beautiful decal options there. Thanks Greg.
Ian
Excellent build Greg!!
Really good job there. That engine bay insert looked to be a proper 'mare to fit. I especially liked the way you dealt with the ARTF on the recce pod, fantastic effect, and the huge amount of carving on the nose leg casting. To be honest, I liked the way you did the whole thing, informative narration and good camera skills to let us see what you were doing. Also big plus is not spending too much time looking at the box content.
*A very nice result! If you want to spend time and love scratch-building then Italeri kits are made for you! Congrats!*
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Excellent result. Patience pays off!
As always a great joy, to see you bring these models to life.
Excellent Greg, you were able to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!
Cheers
Hi Greg really enjoyed your build extra detail works well & shows what can be achieved without throwing heaps of money too like you said great decal options great job as always thankyou for sharing stay safe jon
Thanks Jon, yes I don't like wasting my hard earned money on things that might be improved with a bit of plastic card 😂👍
Another amazing build. I find all of your work incredibly well done, as well as informative and entertaining.
Having grown up in Norfolk when Jaguars were common in skies overhead, I'm very tempted to build one but I think you've convinced me to wait for a better model kit than this.
She looks fantastic especially considering the scale! 👍👍👍
Great effort Greg, a masterclass in skill and patience, looking forward to the next one
You got me looking at my Jag book marra , that was some lovely work Greg you never know maybe kinetic one day . Regards Gav.
Fingers cross someone might bring a half decent one out. I mean, how long have we been waiting for a decent 1/72 and 1/48 Bucc. I'll be waiting for the S.B2, which I hope won't be far behind. And at £70+ gives me the chance to start saving.
Really interesting techniques, the finished model looks great! Thanks for the video.
Nice work Greg ...lots of work, but it came out great!
Greg, the kit looks great! Very realistic!
Nice looking camouflage and finish. Thanks 😉
Beautiful job, as always. Just a pleasure to watch.
Great build Greg. Very nice Jaguar 🙂👍
Thank you Aleš👍
Turned out pretty nice. I have grown to be fond of European jets. I would like to have one of these but just in a bigger scale. Maybe 1/32.
Thank you for sharing this jet with us.
Yes, 1/32 would be very nice. Our only hope is Trump
I think it would be easyer to scrachbuild this kit 😂 amazing skills Greg and thanks for your out of the box thinking tips and tricks 👍👍
Cheers Mark
Another excellent work Greg, your videos are truly inspiring to me.
2 questions please: why you skip glueing the rear horizontal stabilisers until the end of the final assembly? Is it beneficial for a good handling of the kit whilst painting?
Also what colour did you apply to the tyres, I feel it is lighter than a matt black?
I would be very grateful if you could advise please.
Much appreciated
Lovely job as always. Got mine coming tomorrow
Hi Greg just mentioning the Valom 1/72 Airacuda, that looks an interesting build. Cheers.
The KH kit does not have intake trunking. The main gear doors are designed for open hatch. Excellent work on this kit here
Those "robustly recessed" panel lines makes me think the Matchbox trench digger got ahold of the mold patterns! I get the feeling this kit was popped from a long time ago and the molds are really showing their age now but that decal sheet is a real gem!
Yes, it does have that Matchbox quality
I was on the team that produced all the handbooks for the RAF for Jaguar and other aircraft and brought them into service. Working through the French manufacturers was exacerbating.
I bet that was exasperating! 😉
I moved onto the Jaguar as soon as it arrived at RAF Coltishall, working in the hydraulic bay, our servicing air publications were photocopies of hand written documents for the first year. So I may have read your handwriting. I remember the odd sentence contained english words we were not sure of the meaning of. The other thing which was a problem being all the pressures etc, were metric, all our gauges imperial, on our test rigs, none of us had used metric before. luckily we quickly learned to convert until we were upgraded to metric.
I find that at this scale, if the panel lines are so bad (5 - 6 inch scale gaps!), it's better to just fill in all the panel lines and rescribe the main ones, or as many as you can be bothered with, gently into the primer. As long as you don't go heavy with the paint the effect is far better. Great scratch building as always!
6" is approx 150mm, in 1/72 that panel gap would be in the region of 2mm. These old kits are bad but no old kit has 2mm panel lines. But I agree that sometimes it's best to fill, sand and rescribe particularly if they're a bit 'soft' too.
Great build Greg, and you are absolutely correct about needing up to date kits in both scales . The kittyhawk kit is not an enjoyable build at all, even their GR1 lacks correct details for a RAF machine.
I’m hoping Airfix grace us with one after the Buccaneer.
It's long over due 👍
That looks like a great piece of work at making a silk purse out of the proverbial porky ear lobe, but I would love to know what thinner and proportion you used with that UV protected varnish for airbrushing please? I’ve been given some unwanted by a friend.
In my early working life, I machined panels and skins for the full sized ones. Hoping that a better tooled kit comes out one day soon. 👍
It's about 50/50 with water making sure each coat is dry before the next. It can flood leaving small imperfections.
@@GregsModels thanks very much. 👍
Hello Greg! It was nice to see a build of the Jaguar regardless of the scale. I’m a huge fan of your techniques and builds. I know it’s a lot to ask but I’m dying to see your take on the Airfix 1/24 mosquito.
Having built one of the best kits ever, Tamiya's 1/32 Mozzie, It might be some time before I get the enthusiasm to build the same subject in 1/24. But it's sat there gathering dust on the shelf waiting!!!
Nice to see you in the one true scale for the benefit of us mere mortals 😅
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Great job. I don't recall the real thing ever looking quite that nice ;) It's a shame the Jaguar is so under represented.
Excellent work as always !.
Excellent RAF Jaguar! 👍😉
Superb build, Greg 👌
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Just a note.... I noticed the use of fishing weights.... You can get tungsten putty for carp fishing. It's a bit pricey but it's basically bluetack with powdered tungsten in it so it will conform to virtually any shape.
Thanks, I'll lookout for it.
Is this kit a new model or a re box with different Markings amazing work
Many re-boxes, I think it harks back to the mid or late nineties.
Hi Greg, learning a lot watching you. About those bulges at 8:46, they are there on the real aircraft. They are extensions of the bottom curvature of the canopy. Fantastic build!
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Looks perfectly. Great done, I must learn more from You! ;) All the best for You! ;)
Well I got Tamiya F-5E Tiger II( Italeri rebox) same problem with RMAF decal that includes with it... slightly bigger than it should be. It's still in the stash as I have no idea howto rectify it. I'm just normal modeller that's doesn't have experience like yours. Ha..ha.. By the way nice green gray scheme...I love it.
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Thanks great work
Wow this one turned out excellent Greg! I have the 2 seater version and know what you mean by the details being a bit soft. Love what you've done with this one and the work done to the landing gear and exhaust petals was brilliant! I never realized how complex the Jag's gear are!
Q) what do you think of the 1/72 Hasegawa kit incidentally?
I built the Hasegawa kit back in the mid eighties, still have the great box artwork. I remember it being a good kit. The Italeri one looks slightly better, at first glance. But it's a very poor fit and has accuracy issues.
Then there are the Airfix, Matchbox and Frog ones 😬, I've never built any of them, a lucky escape.
I'd go for the Hasegawa kit first then the Italeri one next.
But what I'm trying to say is that we are long overdue for a new tooling.
Come on Airfix!!
@GregsModels thanks! I have the Hasegawa kit mostly all together and it's sitting on the shelf of doom so to speak waiting to be finished. It did seem like a pretty good kit though but a 21st century one would be nice! Inside of intakes did you just paint them in whatever color the fuselage is in that area i.e. gray or green? Thanks very much!
@@jonathanhudak2059 I can't remember now the Jaguar has long gone, to a better home. But I would have thought an off-white might be best.
@GregsModels okay thanks on that!
Hi Greg, that turned out fantastic, I have always liked these aircraft and love the grey/green scheme, what's next on the build list?
I'm still scratching around. It's the hardest thing about making the videos, subject.
Great build! What thickness plastic sheets are you using for your scratch builds and where do you get them from?
I've a stack of plastic-card of various thicknesses; I pick one that feels right. This stuff can be bought at any decent model shop or online.
The detail is described as 'robust' and 'very soft'. Which, as those are mutually exclusive?
Jolly good job mate!
Yes the mold imprefections and plastic flash is typical Italeri also on their new parts. But thats what makes it funny sometimes with some extra work.
Great work uncle greg
Cracking build!
The Hobby Boss one is pretty good. I got it in 1/72nd, a shame though that they only made a Jaguar A
I didn't realise HobbyBoss made a 1/72 Jag
@@GregsModels yup! they made one. I haven't assembled mine yet but it looks decent. Cockpit is empty though, seats look basic. Strangely though, they only did the French versions. Would've been interesting to see the RAF and Indian ones as well.
Greg, hate to bug you with a quesion, but I just built a couple of kits, a Minn craft, Lockheed Supper connie, and a Classic Estes Patriot rocket kit. This question is about decal quality, I noticed on both water slide decals they seemed to fall apart in my hands, I followed the directions but they disintergrated quickly. Odd? I never had that issue back in the day, Made in chiner you reckon?
If these are old decals this would explain the disintegration. Most decals have a limited life and go yellow and brittle over time. New or recent ones, it's just poor decals I'm afraid. One solution may be Microscale's liquid decal film, supposed to restore old or decals, never used it myself.
@@GregsModels Ok thanks, Greg, I bet that kit has been on a shelf since the late 90's, and the Rocket kit was a re-issue from chiner, so yeup bad quality all round. Ill look for some Microscale' liquid at Hobby Lobby, thanks Greg!!!!
@@GregsModels I have used the microscale liquid film to rescue some of their very old decals. Was very impressed. Brushed on single coat with flat brush, left it for a day, just to be sure, then used in the normal way. The film disappeared under a coat of matt varnish.
@@kitbag9033 Thanks bruh.
Soft edge, or hard edge for the RAF camouflage? I am in the process of doing a Fujimi 1/72 Phantom FGR.2.
It has to be in my humble opinion a very tight soft edge. See my Airfix 1/72 Phantom vid👍
RAF serviceman from Coltishall 1977+ here. The camo on the wrap-around grey / green was a soft edge, but only right up close. The grey had an odd purple-y reflective 'granite' effect to it, as if it had very small glass granules in it. This camo wore off easily at the very front of intakes, nose of the recce pod, the laser marker windows, etc. revealing a yellow-green undercoat, which was then protected with a black, rubbery 'mastic' to prevent more aerodynamic wear.
These black areas are often seen on photos of this time.
Inside the usually-open panels was an oily-shiny light grey like the undercarriage legs, sometimes with dirt or 'soot' on it, and the edges of often-opened panels almost always had greasy hand and finger marks.
The recce pods usually had thin red and white stripes on the lower rotating part, and small black stencils with instructions about rotation, etc. on the ground for loading and removing camera film magazines. These pods were brand new at that time, and were dull camo grey and green all over.
There are other details, such as the 'red-phosphor bronze' effect gun muzzle surrounds, the small triangular steel blade-like antenna under the nose behind the nose gear door, and the one, later two, blade aerials behind the cockpit. These and the RWR aerial on the tail also gained protective black mastic.
This all applies to the time when markings were at their minimal visibility level, during the 'low contrast' era for markings, something that was extended to the airfield, with kerbstones being dull green and even window frames being 'toned down'.
41 Squadron's flying 'can-opener' and 'cross of Lorraine with bars' were painted in dull roundel red, only gaining a yellow crown and central white line some years later.
At this time, the nosewheel door and the fin had a single identifying letter, black with a thin white surround.
Great work!
What was the paint mix you used for the custom chromate yellow you mention?
It's usually two colours, XF-3 yellow with a small amount of light green or even a light grey, it's up to you.
What about the Hasegawa Jag?
From what I remember surface detail was far better, but that's all I remember back in 1984/5 when I built it.
great work,
Nice kit.
Получилась отличная модель!
Thank you
Would you say an airbrush is necessary for these kits. I have an airbrush but need a compressor and I’d basically be learning hot to use it on this. Otherwise I’d be doing hand painting which I’m sure won’t look as good but perhaps doable? Anyone got any tips
Also. Well done. That paint job is fantastic.
Nice model, No criticism of your model skills but, having spent seven years on Jags, two of which were looking after the drop tanks, plus driving past one in a museum daily. I think the front of the drop tank shape is wrong, its to pointed, Early drop tanks had the fins integral, which meant they had to be removed every time the aircraft needed to be jacked up. The tanks were modified with bolt on fins, meaning the inner fin could be removed to allow the jack to be put in position without removing the tank.
Very very impressive. I would love if i had your skills, and try The same with The Old Airfix kit. Many greetings from Denmark😊
Cheers Henrik
Excellent!
Not bad for a 1996 moulding!
Looks good to me