Revell Jaguar E-type

[khier]

I finished this almost one year ago. All in all a very good kit. Pros: incredible details. Cons: wrong roof shape, and suboptimal kit engineering (well, it is a Revell). I had incredibly bad luck with the kit, mainly because of the paint I used initially. I changed the paint after stripping it four times. Eventually the kit was destroyed and I opened a second one. Major highlights are my 3D printed wire wheels. They are true see through wire wheels. I also printed a new distributor, ignition coil and sparkplug insulators to wire the engine. I hope you like it.

 

[espo]

Beautiful looking finishes, and the wheels look amazing. 

[Rich Chernosky]

Really like the wheels you picked.  I have been thinking of changing  them on my two builds of this kit.  Where did  you get them if I may ask ??

[Jim B]

Nice Jag. Well done. 

[bbowser]

Your printed wires look outstanding, really nice job!

[khier]

9 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said:

Really like the wheels you picked.  I have been thinking of changing  them on my two builds of this kit.  Where did  you get them if I may ask ??

I designed and printed them myself. I shared them on most STL exchange platforms. I don't know if the forum rules permit posting the link here.

[ChrisR]

NICE!

[Kah puts]

That one great looking Jag, wire wheels are outstanding. 

[Classicgas]

Beautiful! Would really like a set of those wheels. Pm me with info.

[bisc63]

Hmm, not sure about the wheels. Send me three sets of them and I can formulate a better opinion...

Love the subtle color you used, pretty "laid back" for a Jag! Well done.

[khier]

11 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Hmm, not sure about the wheels. Send me three sets of them and I can formulate a better opinion...

Love the subtle color you used, pretty "laid back" for a Jag! Well done.

The wheels are shared on major CAD exchange platforms. Download, print as many as you want and judge yourself.

 

As for the paint it was originally a light greenish yellow which turned more yellow after the clear was applied. Not bad thought because it turned out to be a very good match to Jaguar pale primrose.

Regards

Walid

 

 

 

 

[NYRich72]

Built one of these a few years back and pretty much agree with the pros and cons. One thing that still annoys me is that the bloody "bonnet" cannot be opened all the way without it touching the "ground". It lines up perfectly in the closed position and I went over the instructions more times than i can remember but never could figure out if I screwed up or if Revell did. 

[David G.]

A beautiful Jaguar! I like all the added details. It's refreshing to see one that's not red.

David G.

[khier]

10 hours ago, NYRich72 said:

Built one of these a few years back and pretty much agree with the pros and cons. One thing that still annoys me is that the bloody "bonnet" cannot be opened all the way without it touching the "ground". It lines up perfectly in the closed position and I went over the instructions more times than i can remember but never could figure out if I screwed up or if Revell did. 

The hood can be only partially opened. I don't know about the prototype, but you didn't do a mistake. As far as the shape is concerned, the Heller E-type is the most accurate. It is, however, and ancient kit that is much more crude than this one. Additionally, since it is a Heller kit, it must be a pain in the neck to build.

[iamsuperdan]

On 8/14/2022 at 2:09 AM, khier said:

I designed and printed them myself. I shared them on most STL exchange platforms. I don't know if the forum rules permit posting the link here.

If they're of your own design, I'd say you are welcome to post a link.

 

[khier]

8 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

If they're of your own design, I'd say you are welcome to post a link.

 

https://cults3d.com/en/users/walidkhier/creations

 

Regards

 

Walid

[Bainford]

Beautiful Jag. All E-Types are cool, but the early coupes are gorgeous, and your build brings out the beauty of the design. The colour sets it off nicely. Your printed wheels are off the hook. Very impressive.

[Bugatti Fan]

Agree with Khier about the roofline. The windscreen looks a bit low, but there is not much that can be done about it apart from attempting a major kitbash using the more accurate Heller kit.

The 3D printed wheels look very nice. The Revell wheels look a bit wide when you look at pictures of the real thing with wires that are of that era. Has this been taken into account on the 3D ones as there was only a side view in an earlier post?

Naming the CAD platform that we can free download the wheels from would not be against the forum rules as far as I can see. It is not as though you are trying to sell them on here, but offering other modellers a generous gift to use.

Edited August 17, 2022 by Bugatti Fan

[khier]

1 hour ago, Bugatti Fan said:

 Has this been taken into account on the 3D ones as there was only a side view in an earlier post

No. The wheels have the same dimensions as the kit part so the tire would fit. 

I included a link to the CAD file in a previous comment. You can easily retrieve the link by searching Google for Revell e-type wire wheels.

It is still a big mystery why Revell did this serious shape error. The entire passenger compartment has the right shape. This makes me believe the windscreen was altered deliberately. Now the question: why?  The kit is very well detailed, which indicates it was very well researched, and possibly 3d scanned. This excludes modelling inaccuracies. The primitive guess they did that to share the windscreen with the convertible so they can spare one additional mould is also unjustified, simply because both kits have many different parts. A different windscreen wouldn't move the kit from financial loss to a profit. The sad thing is, however, the (probably) 40 year-old Heller kit remains the most accurate E-type. We will have to live another 40 years to see an improvement. I wish Tamiya would finally see the light. There is still a room for another E-type. A MK-III for example.

Regards

Walid

[Dragonhawk1066]

Nice looking Jag!

[TransAmMike]

Great job Walid. Impressive work on those wheels?

[Street Rod]

Very good build! The wheels really make a big difference!

[Bugatti Fan]

Thanks for coming back with your reply Walid.   The wheels.  Yes I can see why you made them to take the kit tyres. Maybe drawing up another correct set of narrower ones complete with the tyres on them might be worth a look at. The wheels and tyres can be painted.

As for the windscreen, yes I agree it may well be correct for the convertible version. It is a pity that it looks like a compromise was made on the coupe and just does not look correct.

Gunze made an E Type out some time back. Cannot remember if they did a roadster, a convertible or both.

I am surprised that Tamiya have never done the E Type. They did a Mk2 Saloon a while back. Nice kit. I think that Tamiya would do a good job of the E Type and not compromise on accuracy between a coupe and roadster.

[khier]

36 minutes ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Gunze made an E Type out some time back. Cannot remember if they did a roadster, a convertible or both.

I am aware of the convertibles only. I do not remember seeing a coupe made by Gunze. Nice kit although very simple.

[beeRS]

Very nice build Walid. I have always thought the subtle Primrose yellow suited the e type. 

I would love, love, love to see Tamiya do an e type. The Gunze kit is nice, but only available as a roadster.