Jaguar XJR-9LM. 1/24 Tamiya scale model kit.

 


As I decided to open the doors, then I need to fix them somehow to the body. Therefore I need to make the hinges. 

The initial idea was to make them working, but on the way Irealized that to will be too complicated and way above my modelling skills. :)

But netheretheless my fiber laser came in handy.

I draw them as I imagined

Cut using my laser





And then assembled and soldered.

The next step was to imitate the sealings on the insideof the doors. Small barely visible thing, but I wanted it for myself. And laser helped me again.

Here is the result

Move on to the driver seat (emm.. it is one-seater, so yes, there is driver seat only, ha-ha)

The seat belts were molded into the seat. So, I send them down and even out the surface with the Tamiya liquid primer.

Then I pained the seat in gloss black to prepare for kevlar decals (decals are alwaysbetter to apply on gloss and smooth surface for better adhesion and to avoid silvering)


And flat black on the front



Self-made seat belts from silk band and laser-cut buckles. I am very satisfied with the result!

I love working with the interiors even they are not always visible in the details (that is one reason why I'm opening the model). This piece is packed with so many interesting details which brings me a lot of joy to work with.






To detail-up the interior I used threaded lines of 0.6mm thick together with the 3d-printed fittings, added some scratch-build details to the ECU above the oil-tank and gear-shifter, covered the entire interior into carbon-fiber decals, used some laser-cut parts as bolts and caps. Overall the interior turned out very well!

The next step is chassis.





Even though it looks pretty simple it was a lot of work put into it. Priming and painting of course. Then careful masking of the front lip and applying a lot of carbon decals on the rearside of the chassis with the very tricky shapes of the diffuser. And as a final step - applying aluminium foil which was my first experience working with this material. There I wasnot fully happy with the result but at least I did my best.

Moving on to the engine and suspension. I know that many in our scale modelling community are crazy about engines. I even heard that people buy kits only because of engines. Open box, build the engine and close the box. I'm not that kind. For me, engine is just another part to be assembled. And as I mentioned above, I enjoy assembling interiors much more. But stop talking and let me show how I managed it.

First of all it wasa tedious masking work for the engine parts andbrake disks, cause calipers and disks were molded together.



Another interesting and small challenge was to emphasize the captions "Jaguar V12"on the engine covers. So I painted it with metallic steel lacquer color, then painted in acrilyc black on top and rubbed black from the protrusive part. It is important not to overdo.






I also used my laser to cut brake disks. The rest was assebled mainly by the instructions. The exhaust pipes were painted flat white and weathered with Tamya Titanium and Sand weathering powders.
I used 3d-printed fittings and threaded lines for oil lines.
This is how it turned out in the end. Scroll down please.











We are coming closer to the end. Let me show you the result of the work on the rear cowl which is detachable in this model.
If I break down the work so this is what has been done:
1. Sanded and even out inside of the cowl
2. Painted black inside and white outside
3. Applied decals and clear coating
4. Polishing with Godhand sponges: 4000-6000-8000-10000
5. Aluminium foil on the inside
6. Fixtures on wheel covers (used the laser to cut them)









And after the final assembly we all can enjouy the result!




















Thank you for reading!

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