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Well, it had to happen. Another C Type Jaguar. I make no apologies for being an utter Jaguar fanatic - especially the old ones. I thought some of you might be interested to see a scratch build from (almost) start to finish. The original wood buck body has been lost to the sands of time. (It was basically 'removed' from me by someone I thought was a friend modeller many years ago) However, no matter as now, I get shells 3D printed and take a vac form from them. Much easier. Anyway, this one was cast in fibre glass - horrible stuff I try not to get involved with these days. The nose section was also cast in thin fibre glass. A lot of cleaning up of the parts was needed before eventually, some cast parts could be fitted and a primer coat added. When building from scratch, you ALWAYS have to think miles ahead as to what will need to be fitted, and how it will be done. Invariably, parts have to be broken down at times to allow the next stage to begin... roymattblack attached the following image(s):
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Ohhh, this is looking great!
One of my jobs in the past was in Aviation Composites, specifically for Helicopters. I used vacuum bagging for replacement nose ones on MD-500 helos. It’s AMAZING how thin a 8 ounce weave layup can get with a bagged setup.
I’m looking forward to seeing this one as it goes along!
Best,
Mark
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Thanks for looking in Mark. Next up was to add a floor panel - screwed in place for ease of removal at future stages. Also, the engine firewall was made up and after a good deal of prep, the body parts were primed and then painted the correct green. roymattblack attached the following image(s):
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A tad more here for those looking in. When I started scratch building around 7 - 8 years ago, I didn't keep detailed photo diaries even though I do have a good few pics of this. The cockpit section was vac formed from a pretty rough wood/scrap/plastic/junk master, now lost to the sands of time. The cord detail over the tunned was made using umpteen lengths of thin string glued in place. Everything was then sprayed silver and the interior tubing and associated parts then added. The seats were made from sheet plastic, 'fimo' clay and wood, with thin wire as beading. All then painted green. That was before I started trimming interiors with leather. The miniscule spare spark plugs were made from plastic tube, little nuts, pins and minute decals I printed myself. No idea where I found the little spanner...! roymattblack attached the following image(s):
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I'm not really into model motors but i'm looking forward to this build, the beer box gives it scale, i presume it's empty by now. Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Hello Gibbo. Yes, the box was empty bedore the pics were taken...  Next up was to make a lot more of the interior parts. Dashboard (made from wood), passenger seat, fire extinguisher, more inner tubing etc. Then the difficult part - the front frames all made from brass section... roymattblack attached the following image(s):
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Looks great Roy I hope it it gets through it's MOT and you'll never need to use the fire extinguisher. Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Very nice Roy! Would you mind sharing your technique for creating all the complex, compound curves of these cars? If I had to attempt it myself now, I imagine I’d make a wood block template, and try to mold thin plastic over it, but even that sounds like a very difficult process. -Dustin
“Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail.”
-Leonardo Da Vinci
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Porsche 2.7 RS
Currently Collecting
Jaguar E-Type, Ferrari F40, Ferrari 250 GTO, Lamborghini Miura, Ford GT40, Ecto-1, Japanese Zero, Porsche 917, Lancia Stratos
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Hi Roy, Very nice, you are very skilled with your scratch builds. Watching Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
OcCre- Santa-Maria (Kit).
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Oh goodie another scratchbuild. Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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bfam4t6 wrote:Very nice Roy! Would you mind sharing your technique for creating all the complex, compound curves of these cars?
If I had to attempt it myself now, I imagine I’d make a wood block template, and try to mold thin plastic over it, but even that sounds like a very difficult process. Originally, the bodies for my scratch builds were made in wood, filler and 'scrap', then used to make a mould and the body created in fibreglass or slush cast in resin. Now I use 3D printed bodies and have them made very thick, to vac form from.
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Thanks for sharing Roy. They turn out great. I’ve been thinking for awhile now that it may be time to invest in a 3D printer -Dustin
“Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail.”
-Leonardo Da Vinci
Currently Building:
Porsche 2.7 RS
Currently Collecting
Jaguar E-Type, Ferrari F40, Ferrari 250 GTO, Lamborghini Miura, Ford GT40, Ecto-1, Japanese Zero, Porsche 917, Lancia Stratos
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Nice start Roy and looking good.  Mark
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I'm always amazed by these scratch builds of your's Roy..
Malc.
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Many thanks you guys for looking in, and all the very kind comments. The front frames were built up using brass section and Araldited together. I don't solder as there's no room for adjustment once it's done, whereas Araldite takes around an hour to cure firmly leaving time to move bits if required. Once it was assembled, primer was added and then silver. Fixed into the body with more Araldite... roymattblack attached the following image(s):
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Another update on this one... Once the front engine cradle was ready, the main engine block and parts were built up using my own resin castings. It was test fitted and then many of the 'extra's' and details were added. Time consuming but worthwhile. roymattblack attached the following image(s):
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Superb, as always roy Ken's the name modeling's the game.
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Great detailing Roy, thoroughly enjoying this. Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Truly amazing Roy I’m looking forward to the rest of the build. I particularly like the fuse boxes and what I think are brake pipes
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