I have built many a variety of kits through the decades. I do not recall ever reading a disclaimer that the actual product may look different than what's shown on the box. I actually appreciate the honesty despite how small it is written.
yea, its a "get out of jail" card really - so when someone complains they can say "well, we did tell you that you might not get what was advertised" - which I get, but still think it is annoying when you buy a kit and expect to be able to build what is shown on the box and not a completely different paint scheme
Well done Matt, keeping it simple, not every model has to be rivet perfect and take an eternity to finish. I noticed it has no tail fin decals, but you did a great job on such a small kit
Nice build Matt, having just been up close to the Buccaneer "Guinness Girl" (a scheme that airfix has just released in the 1/48 version) @ Hendon, you've got the balance of paint colour to weathering about right.
Looks like a nice and fun buuld :) I would've kept the sidewinders off I guess because the massive size would annoy me but other than that I'd love to build this.
I finished an Academy 1/144 Luftwaffe F4F Phantom a while ago. It was great kit and had a much better scale regarding its rockets. It also had some minor interior aswell! I also bought a Revell Tornado ECR in this small scale and looking forward to it! It has some really difficult looking tiger patterned front stickers wich looks intimitading tho.
I can’t claim any level of in-depth knowledge, but is the nose on the model in the thumb nail correct? I thought that the RAF version had a squared-off nose rather than a pointy one?
The RAF single seat Jaguars had a system called LRMTSS, it was a laser ranging device. The nose was a chisel shape with windows. The two seaters didn't have, or the French Jaguars
I’ve just made two - one British, one French. It’s a smart little kit and goes together well (although a bit of filling is needed). One word of warning: the fins on the big sidewinders are sharp as thorns! I punctured my finger twice cleaning them up.
Hello mr. minute!Seems 2me like a nice fastdish for the mojo.for in between.cause of the scale and the Limited number of parts.with best regards and sticky greetings from Brandenburg germany.faithfully yours.your modellmate.christian
If you Google theGuardian Reader Jaguar you'll get some great pics of various bits of nose art on these kites who flew in Op. GRANBY, including Viz's very own Fat Slags.
You should build the hobby boss 1/18 scale kits. They are very unique and very fun to build. I've done the Focke Wulf FW190 and the Messerschmitt ME262. They are a fantastic addition to my collection hanging from my ceiling and makes my other kits look tiny! Keep up the good work 👍
Tamiya extra thin is my preferred product, the humbrol one is a bit aggressive and leaves a glossy residue, the brush applicator being a bit rubbish too
@@ModelMinutes i agree the brush is rubbish but i just use a paint brush. Been using Humberol liquid poly for over 50 years now and also use Tamiya green and white and AMS plastic weld. Always good to have a couple of different types to hand.
Re the Gulf War loadout, according to an old book I have they'd have two Sidewinders, one on overwing rails on each wing. The underwing points were for bombs or other air-to-ground ordnance, or fuel tanks. Could a Jaguar even carry more than two Sidewinders? I've never seen photos of any with more than two AIM-9s (or Magics). It'd be a pretty lousy air-to-air fighter anyway....
Hi Matt. Sadly it looks like a lot of these 1/144 aircraft kits are pretty awful. I would have expected better from Academy. Those weapons are a joke lol. Just a quick note about Microset and sol. If you read the instructions on the bottle, you don't need to use Microsol if your decals are on a flat surface such as the wings and flat fuselage sides. Microsol is only needed if you need the decal to conform to a sunken shape. EG the dials on an instrument panel.
they might be awful kits but for something cheap to build they fit that bill quite nicely. Whilst i might not need to use microsol if it is a flat surface, it can't hurt right?
I have built many a variety of kits through the decades. I do not recall ever reading a disclaimer that the actual product may look different than what's shown on the box. I actually appreciate the honesty despite how small it is written.
yea, its a "get out of jail" card really - so when someone complains they can say "well, we did tell you that you might not get what was advertised" - which I get, but still think it is annoying when you buy a kit and expect to be able to build what is shown on the box and not a completely different paint scheme
Simple build that brings a lot of fun. Some times you need to build and forget about the rest.
Well said 😊
Nigel get the AIM-9 Sidewinders! No the Big AIM-9 Sidewinders! 😆
They really mean business this time :)
The gigantic 'Sidewinders' look more like some old Soviet A-G missiles! 😂
Well done Matt, keeping it simple, not every model has to be rivet perfect and take an eternity to finish. I noticed it has no tail fin decals, but you did a great job on such a small kit
yeah, i'm not sure if academy didn't bother including them or if they were absent on the real aircraft
@@ModelMinutes Good call Matt, it looks like they were absent on the operational cats.
Nice build Matt, having just been up close to the Buccaneer "Guinness Girl" (a scheme that airfix has just released in the 1/48 version) @ Hendon, you've got the balance of paint colour to weathering about right.
Thanks! Glad you think so :D
Looks like a nice and fun buuld :)
I would've kept the sidewinders off I guess because the massive size would annoy me but other than that I'd love to build this.
I did think about printing some replacements, but in the end just rolled with it
I finished an Academy 1/144 Luftwaffe F4F Phantom a while ago. It was great kit and had a much better scale regarding its rockets. It also had some minor interior aswell! I also bought a Revell Tornado ECR in this small scale and looking forward to it! It has some really difficult looking tiger patterned front stickers wich looks intimitading tho.
Thanks for sharing!
I can’t claim any level of in-depth knowledge, but is the nose on the model in the thumb nail correct? I thought that the RAF version had a squared-off nose rather than a pointy one?
i can't say that i noticed or know about that tbh
The RAF single seat Jaguars had a system called LRMTSS, it was a laser ranging device. The nose was a chisel shape with windows. The two seaters didn't have, or the French Jaguars
Nice build!
Thanks!
I’ve just made two - one British, one French. It’s a smart little kit and goes together well (although a bit of filling is needed). One word of warning: the fins on the big sidewinders are sharp as thorns! I punctured my finger twice cleaning them up.
ouch!
Hello mr. minute!Seems 2me like a nice fastdish for the mojo.for in between.cause of the scale and the Limited number of parts.with best regards and sticky greetings from Brandenburg germany.faithfully yours.your modellmate.christian
If you Google theGuardian Reader Jaguar you'll get some great pics of various bits of nose art on these kites who flew in Op. GRANBY, including Viz's very own Fat Slags.
Thanks for the info!
You should build the hobby boss 1/18 scale kits. They are very unique and very fun to build. I've done the Focke Wulf FW190 and the Messerschmitt ME262. They are a fantastic addition to my collection hanging from my ceiling and makes my other kits look tiny! Keep up the good work 👍
thanks for the suggestion but I think 1/18 scale kits are a bit too large for my available workspace at the moment
I just made this, the F-4E (Dressed up to be a British Phantom) and the Tornado, they've been showing up all over the place and for extremely cheap
Yes, hobbycraft here in the UK has them really cheap
Those are massive sidewinders.
So big 😂
I love building 1:144 kits.👍
yes, they are good fun
would make a decent kit for someone trying the hobby for the first time with it being so cheap
turned out decent to say how much time you spent on it
Yes, definitely something to mess about with!
What's wrong with Humberol liquid poly say compared with Tamiya?
Tamiya extra thin is my preferred product, the humbrol one is a bit aggressive and leaves a glossy residue, the brush applicator being a bit rubbish too
@@ModelMinutes i agree the brush is rubbish but i just use a paint brush. Been using Humberol liquid poly for over 50 years now and also use Tamiya green and white and AMS plastic weld. Always good to have a couple of different types to hand.
Nice build.....but I thought the gulf war jaguar had the missiles on top of the wing
I think that was one option irl but sadly not included in the kit
Re the Gulf War loadout, according to an old book I have they'd have two Sidewinders, one on overwing rails on each wing. The underwing points were for bombs or other air-to-ground ordnance, or fuel tanks. Could a Jaguar even carry more than two Sidewinders? I've never seen photos of any with more than two AIM-9s (or Magics). It'd be a pretty lousy air-to-air fighter anyway....
Academy doing a bit of modelling license with this kit
Very nice, but I really have to get a magnifier. Thanks as always.
You and me both!
Those missiles though....
😂
Hi Matt. Sadly it looks like a lot of these 1/144 aircraft kits are pretty awful. I would have expected better from Academy. Those weapons are a joke lol. Just a quick note about Microset and sol. If you read the instructions on the bottle, you don't need to use Microsol if your decals are on a flat surface such as the wings and flat fuselage sides. Microsol is only needed if you need the decal to conform to a sunken shape. EG the dials on an instrument panel.
they might be awful kits but for something cheap to build they fit that bill quite nicely.
Whilst i might not need to use microsol if it is a flat surface, it can't hurt right?
@@ModelMinutes Aye, but you are just wasting that Microsol. My bottle of it is 3/4 full, but my Microset bottle is nearly empty.
The sepecat needs no wheight in the nose, it is no tailsitter
thanks for the info, i was playing it safe
Better safe than sorry!😉@@ModelMinutes
4 mín early
what for?
@@ModelMinutes this video
@@ThatAustralianBall it was released 4 months ago…
@@ModelMinutes i got a glitch that it said minutes
@@ThatAustralianBall RUclips being RUclips lol 😂
1/144th scale kits aren’t my bag. I would never waste hard earned cash on one. It’s a waste of good plastic😖
they go quite well with N gauge model railways
So you wouldn't waste money on a 1:144 Avro Vulcan or 747?
I have to admit. I'd love a 1:48 Vulcan
An awful copy of the L & S original....the stores are only fit for the bin and the nose shape is terrible... Good effort, terrible kit 😀
thanks!