WIP Nigerian Jaguar (NAF 705)
1April 25, 2014Everything starts with the cockpit...
2April 25, 2014Small "windows" opened for the laser targeting system
3April 25, 20143 parts of the fuselage put together, usinf only a little putty. Same with intakes and cone
4April 25, 2014Almost finished ejection seat.
5April 25, 2014Tub and side walls
6April 25, 2014Instrument panel
7April 25, 2014The bottom of the tub is also the front LG well, with ugly gaps in both sides
8April 25, 2014To fill the side wall gaps, plasticard was used. Also a bit of detailing was needed.
9April 25, 2014Tamiya's XF-4 will be sprayed for all interior. (except cockpit)
10April 25, 2014There's no mentioning of nose weight, but just to be sure, 20gr must be ok.
11April 25, 2014I used a plastic tube and clear fix for the laser targeting system, but little is visible at the end
12April 25, 2014Kits ladder needs a bit of detailing as well.
13April 25, 2014The back of the cockpit is pretty flat. I put a new back to serve as a base for the canopy's opening mechanism. Also I drilled a couple of holes for cables etc
14April 25, 2014Finished with the details behind the ejection seat. Two more arms will be added withe canopy at the end, to finish up with its mechanism
15April 25, 2014The main LG is part open. The wheel well is closed and molded and looks bad. So to add some depth, I opened them up (1), and with plasticard and putty, I made 2 quick wells(2). Now are looking better (3)
16April 25, 2014Main LG, part2. Details. In all wells, chaos rules over cables and hydraulic tubes etc. Some detailing is needed to spice things up. Firstly, had to remove those nasty placeholders.
17April 25, 2014Airbrakes wells needed attention too.
18April 25, 2014I drilled a hole at the circle. I think it's the parachute housing
19April 25, 2014Scratch no.1 out with those nasty pinmarks. I'm using PE. On the other hand, wing fences had to be removed, for the overwing pylons to be attached
20April 30, 2014If you want to display airbrakes open, you must drill holes for the airbrakes 2nd arm!!! Not cool at all
21April 30, 2014Pylon holes are big enough to show up even after attaching the pylons. Putty was used to cover them up and then drilled smaller (0,7mm) holes, so not to loose positions and also to add support in the final attachment.
22April 30, 2014Another tricky job. The windfence was removed and the overwing pylons took its place. Unfortunately, I had to ude Milliput to connect with the small bit under the wing.
23April 30, 2014Finally, wings are attached to the fuselage. Minor work is needed in the hump sections
24April 30, 2014Inner and outer underwing pylons. Not sure if I'm gonna use the Magic/Sidewinder addons, or leave it as it is.
25May 2, 2014Jaguar's "face" is now attached to main body. No putty at all was used!
26May 2, 2014Bottom fins attached. Those 2 PE pieces are chaff and flare dispencers, experimental at the time, and from the photos I have, the Nigerian Jag didn't had them on. Will be removed
27May 2, 2014Vertical stabilizer's attached.
28May 2, 2014PE for the exhausts
29May 7, 2014The FOD covers, as seen in the Farnborough pics. I measured the intakes, drilled hole in both and coppen wire for the handles
30May 7, 2014FOD covers, the inner part 😉
31May 7, 2014Master's pitot looks awesome. AOA probe went MIA, and a piece of copper wire was used instead
32May 7, 2014A tiny bit of putty, to smooth the transition
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Here's the WIP of my latest project.
