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General Modelling Forum => General Modeling topics => Topic started by: Spellbinder99 on May 26, 2007, 04:45:44 PM

Title: Matchbox Jaguar Gr1
Post by: Spellbinder99 on May 26, 2007, 04:45:44 PM
I picked up an original issue of this kit the other day very cheap as I remembered it included AS-30 missiles, or did I mis-remember?
It does include four missiles that look similar to the drawings I have seen and they would look good on a TSR.2 so any help is appreciated.

As an ex-Jag fixer, I don't mind another Jag kit anyway and I have a bagged Hasegawa two-seat Jag kit that included a few duplicate sprues so I can fix up the somewhat crude Matchbox undercarriage if I want.
One thing that did strike me was that it gives the option of the early intakes with splitter plates so I mild WIF may be in order, even the attractive option of a Navalised Jaguar springs to mind....;)

Cheers

Tony
Title: Matchbox Jaguar Gr1
Post by: Captain Canada on May 26, 2007, 05:10:27 PM
Navalized.........RCN. Sounds like a winner !

;)  
Title: Matchbox Jaguar Gr1
Post by: Rafael on May 26, 2007, 05:23:24 PM
Yeah, I had one Matchbox Jag in 1/72 aeons ago, and it included the AS-30s and one centerline rocket pod/fuel tank.
Its remains lie in an abandoned corner of my studio, waiting for some plastic surgery.

Rafa
Title: Matchbox Jaguar Gr1
Post by: P1127 on May 27, 2007, 02:09:19 AM
The missiles bear a 'passing resemblance' to AS30s.

The first WHIF I ever did back in 1983 or so was a Sea Jaguar - graft the nose of a Sea Harrier onto the front, add upper wing pylons for Winders, Sea Eagles on inner wing plylons
Title: Matchbox Jaguar Gr1
Post by: nev on May 27, 2007, 02:35:31 AM
If you're gunna try and tart her up, don't forget that the gear bays don't exist on this kit......I don't mean that they are basic, or lacking in detail, I mean that they quite literally aren't there!