Jaguar 100 Flying Jet
Never done a group build before :o , thought I'd jump in a t the deep end :o ;D . Going to try and combine a 1/32nd Jag with a 1/72 Tomcat.
This would have also worked for the "it'll never work" or the ugliest build category ;D (The Jag engine will be swapped out for a jet....sort of a jet powered Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ;D )
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Strewth! :o
Sooo, you'll also have a Tomcat that needs engines ...
Oh the jag purists are gonna hate this in a big way..which means..it's most welcome here 😀
Is this going to be a modernized version of the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang_%28car%29) car?
I feel the need ! The need for speed !
And this should just about do it... really interested how this turns out
A VG Jag? :o
Quote from: Vostoc7 on June 24, 2023, 09:25:53 AMThe Jag engine will be swapped out for a jet....sort of a jet powered Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ;D
The movie/book car or the real Chitty Bang Bang? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Bang_Bang)
Quote from: zenrat on June 25, 2023, 03:39:38 AMQuote from: Vostoc7 on June 24, 2023, 09:25:53 AMThe Jag engine will be swapped out for a jet....sort of a jet powered Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ;D
The movie/book car or the real Chitty Bang Bang? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Bang_Bang)
Going to try a swing wing jet-powered car using the Jag which is vaguely like the Ian Fleming book/movie car, but will not be as pretty, probably ;D
Interesting link, many thanks :thumbsup:
Mate what ever you come up with will definitely be different but also insanely cool 😀 so just me when I say we're all looking forward to this :thumbsup:
Good luck :thumbsup:
This will be wild! I'm looking forward to this!
It did strike me that a 1/32 in-line aircraft engine would not be hard to find and could be combined with the Jag to produce a 1940's equivalent of the Chitty Bang Bangs.
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Great video, ;D looks like rocket power to me :o ;D :thumbsup:
"It's EEEEEVIL power!"
just looked up Fantomas :o I may have to arm my Chitty-Jag with some Firestreak's ;D
Quote from: Wardukw on June 24, 2023, 11:21:41 AMOh the jag purists are gonna hate this in a big way..which means..it's most welcome here 😀
The best I heard of was a guy bringing a jacked up 911 (not the tasteful Dakar racer style, but a cheap high school 70's style muscle car vibe) to a snooty Porsche club meet....the purists were aghast.
Bring it on!
Quote from: sandiego89 on June 26, 2023, 06:29:51 PMQuote from: Wardukw on June 24, 2023, 11:21:41 AMOh the jag purists are gonna hate this in a big way..which means..it's most welcome here 😀
The best I heard of was a guy bringing a jacked up 911 (not the tasteful Dakar racer style, but a cheap high school 70's style muscle car vibe) to a snooty Porsche club meet....the purists were aghast.
Bring it on!
I would happily take some like a 550 Ferrari ..rip the engine out a stuff in a big block LS or LSX with a 8/71 blower on it with a 3 eyed bug catcher or ugly hat injector scoop just to deliberately piss off Ferrari owners :wacko: ;D
Quote from: Wardukw on June 26, 2023, 08:15:16 PMQuote from: sandiego89 on June 26, 2023, 06:29:51 PMQuote from: Wardukw on June 24, 2023, 11:21:41 AMOh the jag purists are gonna hate this in a big way..which means..it's most welcome here 😀
The best I heard of was a guy bringing a jacked up 911 (not the tasteful Dakar racer style, but a cheap high school 70's style muscle car vibe) to a snooty Porsche club meet....the purists were aghast.
Bring it on!
I would happily take some like a 550 Ferrari ..rip the engine out a stuff in a big block LS or LSX with a 8/71 blower on it with a 3 eyed bug catcher or ugly hat injector scoop just to deliberately piss off Ferrari owners :wacko: ;D
I had thoughts about abusing a Rolls like that once, but it seems the Real World beat me to it... ;D
Quote from: Rick Lowe on June 26, 2023, 10:49:47 PMQuote from: Wardukw on June 26, 2023, 08:15:16 PMQuote from: sandiego89 on June 26, 2023, 06:29:51 PMQuote from: Wardukw on June 24, 2023, 11:21:41 AMOh the jag purists are gonna hate this in a big way..which means..it's most welcome here 😀
The best I heard of was a guy bringing a jacked up 911 (not the tasteful Dakar racer style, but a cheap high school 70's style muscle car vibe) to a snooty Porsche club meet....the purists were aghast.
Bring it on!
I would happily take some like a 550 Ferrari ..rip the engine out a stuff in a big block LS or LSX with a 8/71 blower on it with a 3 eyed bug catcher or ugly hat injector scoop just to deliberately piss off Ferrari owners :wacko: ;D
I had thoughts about abusing a Rolls like that once, but it seems the Real World beat me to it... ;D
Yeah mate..ive seen nicely modded Rolls-Royces ..it's seems Rolls-Royce owners are alot more open minded than Ferrari owners .
That surprises me cause technically speaking Ferraris are piles of crap.
Yes, but some of them are very attractive piles of crap.
But while Rolls Royce owners maybe more tolerant, the company themselves definitely AREN'T, or weren't anyway, and frequently took to the courts to stop people 'messing about' with their products.
How knows how the current owners of the brand name think on that front.
I have got form on this type of build.......heres one I did earlier (25 years earlier ;D). VSTOL Countach...... not been sued by Lambo.. yet ;D
Strangely enough something similar turned up in Blade Runner 2049
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Quote from: zenrat on June 27, 2023, 03:58:19 AMYes, but some of them are very attractive piles of crap.
Oh there's no doubt about that .. they're beautiful piles of crap ...it's when you dig into em that you really get to see just how bad they are..on cars this expensive ive seen some atrocious welding ..brittle parts which can't handle the high speeds their ment to ..it's quite a long list.
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 27, 2023, 04:42:07 AMBut while Rolls Royce owners maybe more tolerant, the company themselves definitely AREN'T, or weren't anyway, and frequently took to the courts to stop people 'messing about' with their products.
How knows how the current owners of the brand name think on that front.
Wouldn't surprise me Kit...but I wonder how many cases they won 🤔 😏
I'm kinda thinking not many .
Quote from: Vostoc7 on June 27, 2023, 05:00:44 AMI have got form on this type of build.......heres one I did earlier (25 years earlier ;D). VSTOL Countach...... not been sued by Lambo.. yet ;D
Strangely enough something similar turned up in Blade Runner 2049
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Ahhh the wonderful guys who bring us Lamborghini cars ;D
Lamborghini's main goal in life is to keep annoying Ferrari and to bring out much better cars..now that might not really be the case cause some of Lambos cars have been terrible but they have a much less arrogant mind set than Ferrari.
You gotta respect any super car manufacturer which has no issues selling a car to a person who's never owned a Lamborghini before unlike freaking Ferrari.
Lamborghini made one of the most beautiful cars ever.
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^^^^^^^^^ :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Ahhh the Lamborghini Miura :wub:
Gorgeous..stunning ...slight habit of catching fire 🔥
But still less than Ferraris ;D :o
Quote from: zenrat on June 28, 2023, 05:18:53 AMLamborghini made one of the most beautiful cars ever.
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I could't bring myself to what-if one of those, it's still hard to watch the beginning of The Italian Job (the original & best film that is) :o ;D :thumbsup:
Thoughts have crossed my mind on occasions about modding a Miura and it's a difficult one ..wiffing one would also apply here.
The shape ..engine lo cal and height all work against it.
I stood beside a real one at a car show when we had some down time while in the UK and man it's a low car and I'm 6'2 so it's even lower ;D
A front engine conversion would end up looking stupid as any decent sized engine wouldn't even fit ..in this case it's best to leave it as it ..gorgeous.
Quote from: Wardukw on June 30, 2023, 01:21:16 PMThoughts have crossed my mind on occasions about modding a Miura and it's a difficult one ..wiffing one would also apply here.
The shape ..engine lo cal and height all work against it.
I stood beside a real one at a car show when we had some down time while in the UK and man it's a low car and I'm 6'2 so it's even lower ;D
A front engine conversion would end up looking stupid as any decent sized engine wouldn't even fit ..in this case it's best to leave it as it ..gorgeous.
In the online game Asphalt 9 they have a concept of the modern model. My problem is that the latest version of the game won't download on my tablet but I get to drive the original on
Real Racing 3.
Quote from: Wardukw on June 30, 2023, 01:21:16 PMThoughts have crossed my mind on occasions about modding a Miura and it's a difficult one ..wiffing one would also apply here.
The shape ..engine lo cal and height all work against it.
I stood beside a real one at a car show when we had some down time while in the UK and man it's a low car and I'm 6'2 so it's even lower ;D
A front engine conversion would end up looking stupid as any decent sized engine wouldn't even fit ..in this case it's best to leave it as it ..gorgeous.
You can't improve on perfection.
Being that close to the deck, with my knees and back I doubt i'd ever be able to get in, or out, of one in RL. But they are so pleasing to look at.
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this is definitely going to be a challenge...... :o ;D ... forget the beautiful Miura :o ;D ;D ;D
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Quote from: zenrat on July 02, 2023, 05:27:01 AMQuote from: Wardukw on June 30, 2023, 01:21:16 PMThoughts have crossed my mind on occasions about modding a Miura and it's a difficult one ..wiffing one would also apply here.
The shape ..engine lo cal and height all work against it.
I stood beside a real one at a car show when we had some down time while in the UK and man it's a low car and I'm 6'2 so it's even lower ;D
A front engine conversion would end up looking stupid as any decent sized engine wouldn't even fit ..in this case it's best to leave it as it ..gorgeous.
You can't improve on perfection.
Being that close to the deck, with my knees and back I doubt i'd ever be able to get in, or out, of one in RL. But they are so pleasing to look at.
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I kinda had the same problems with my 300ZXs...once your in its a comfortable place to be..it's the entering and leaving part which is a pain ..very little chance of that now that's for sure 😀
Vostoc mate..that's now getting somewhere and I still have absolutely no idea what it's gonna look like
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Quote from: Wardukw on July 02, 2023, 12:49:27 PMVostoc mate..that's now getting somewhere and I still have absolutely no idea what it's gonna look like
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to be honest I haven't got much more of an idea myself :o ;D
Quote from: Vostoc7 on July 02, 2023, 02:11:10 PMQuote from: Wardukw on July 02, 2023, 12:49:27 PMVostoc mate..that's now getting somewhere and I still have absolutely no idea what it's gonna look like
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to be honest I haven't got much more of an idea myself :o ;D
Hahaha..yeah I'm in the same boat with the Tigercat.
Might have to make new propellers for it..the 5 bladed ones from the Spitfire are much smaller than you'd think 🤔.
Quote from: Wardukw on July 02, 2023, 02:14:01 PMQuote from: Vostoc7 on July 02, 2023, 02:11:10 PMQuote from: Wardukw on July 02, 2023, 12:49:27 PMVostoc mate..that's now getting somewhere and I still have absolutely no idea what it's gonna look like
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to be honest I haven't got much more of an idea myself :o ;D
Hahaha..yeah I'm in the same boat with the Tigercat.
Might have to make new propellers for it..the 5 bladed ones from the Spitfire are much smaller than you'd think 🤔.
sounds tricky, luckily mine is a jet so just some plastic tubing and lots of filler :o ;D
Quote from: Vostoc7 on July 02, 2023, 02:23:49 PMQuote from: Wardukw on July 02, 2023, 02:14:01 PMQuote from: Vostoc7 on July 02, 2023, 02:11:10 PMQuote from: Wardukw on July 02, 2023, 12:49:27 PMVostoc mate..that's now getting somewhere and I still have absolutely no idea what it's gonna look like
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to be honest I haven't got much more of an idea myself :o ;D
Hahaha..yeah I'm in the same boat with the Tigercat.
Might have to make new propellers for it..the 5 bladed ones from the Spitfire are much smaller than you'd think 🤔.
sounds tricky, luckily mine is a jet so just some plastic tubing and lots of filler :o ;D
Oh trust me cheating will be used big time ;D
I've got 2 Hasegawa P-47s and they come with 2 sets of blades 👍
All I'd have to do is make the hubs .
This is one of those projects where I have zero idea where it's going even after it's started, which means, of course, that it's worth watching... :thumbsup:
Quote from: Vostoc7 on June 30, 2023, 04:18:52 AMI could't bring myself to what-if one of those, it's still hard to watch the beginning of The Italian Job (the original & best film that is) :o ;D :thumbsup:
My late uncle always loved that movie and was talking about going on holiday to Italy, renting a sports car and driving over that pass (without getting the wrong side of the Mafia though...). Sadly, he died before he could do it. We played 'On Days Like These' as the leaving music at his funeral... :-\
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The car body looks pretty small on top of the F-14. I was imagining different proportions. Getting this to work would be way out of my league.
Quote from: Weaver on July 02, 2023, 07:36:05 PMThis is one of those projects where I have zero idea where it's going even after it's started, which means, of course, that it's worth watching... :thumbsup:
Quote from: Vostoc7 on June 30, 2023, 04:18:52 AMI could't bring myself to what-if one of those, it's still hard to watch the beginning of The Italian Job (the original & best film that is) :o ;D :thumbsup:
My late uncle always loved that movie and was talking about going on holiday to Italy, renting a sports car and driving over that pass (without getting the wrong side of the Mafia though...). Sadly, he died before he could do it. We played 'On Days Like These' as the leaving music at his funeral... :-\
Moving story, thanks for sharing. I have the Quincey Jones soundtrack myself, top film .
made some progress on the build, thanks for your interest :thumbsup:
Quote from: perttime on July 03, 2023, 11:25:55 AMThe car body looks pretty small on top of the F-14. I was imagining different proportions. Getting this to work would be way out of my league.
It's out of my league really but as they say on UK Mastermind, " i've started so i'll finish" ;D :thumbsup:
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We've all seen flying cars but none have the style of a Jaguar and absolutely none will have this ones speed ..freaking cool build matey 👌 👍
Quote from: Wardukw on July 04, 2023, 11:11:06 AMWe've all seen flying cars but none have the style of a Jaguar and absolutely none will have this ones speed ..freaking cool build matey 👌 👍
very kind thanks, not sure about the nose and I think the paint job might be the hardest part :o ;D
dry fitted the new engine and some other parts.....
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I think it'd look better if you got rid of all the pointy-nose stuff & just went with the Jag front end. ;D
I'd cut out the slots for the wheels, loose the nose cone and rework the air intakes. Maybe make the wings shorter or stubbier.
Interesting ideas chaps, many thanks...... wasn't sure about the nose the front end does need something, but just the Jag is not that aerodynamic though. I have to be careful about structural integrity...food for thought :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Well this isn't going to help at all ;D
I like the nose and intakes on this beasty ..it ties the front together quite nicely and gives it a more modern look. 👌
Quote from: Wardukw on July 05, 2023, 12:10:19 PMWell this isn't going to help at all ;D
I like the nose and intakes on this beasty ..it ties the front together quite nicely and gives it a more modern look. 👌
Thanks, it does, had another think, and the nose stays (although I'll smooth the bumps out) also it does have a "Wacky Races" feel about it ;D :thumbsup:
Very quirky setup :thumbsup:
I can't help wondering how it would look in this setup if you put the Jaguar on a Jaguar ;)
Quote from: buzzbomb on July 05, 2023, 04:42:27 PMVery quirky setup :thumbsup:
I can't help wondering how it would look in this setup if you put the Jaguar on a Jaguar ;)
Don't be silly, it's claws would scratch the paintwork ;D
Just build it how you want mate - the only aesthetic approval you have to gain is that of the voices in your head.
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Quote from: zenrat on July 06, 2023, 03:40:34 AMJust build it how you want mate - the only aesthetic approval you have to gain is that of the voices in your head.
;)
thanks, with that in mind I have gone even more pointy ;D :thumbsup:
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Caractacus Potts takes his latest creation for a spin ........ ;D
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;D ;D ..he's gonna get wherever he's going bloody quickly that's for sure :thumbsup:
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written a BS but had another idea to try ;D .......
Brilliant build mate. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ;D
It took me a while to get it.... Now :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The silver paint makes it blend well.
Well done :thumbsup:
Yep, having one all over colour really pulls it all together.
Bravo. :thumbsup:
:o ;D :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
impressive combination / mashup !
Quote from: zenrat on July 11, 2023, 04:44:53 AMYep, having one all over colour really pulls it all together.
It does, doesn't it :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I couldn't tell where this was going at first but bit really came out well.
I'm sure Sir William would have been pleased. ;D
very many thanks for the kind comments folks :cheers: I still need to get some kind of sanding dremel to improve the finish :rolleyes: ;D
more pics & hovercraft option.......
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Nope ..no Dremel ..by hand ..use car wax ..like Turtle or similar..alot of rubbing with clean very soft rags..you'll be amazed at the end result..a Dremel can spin to fast and eat the paint or heat up the plastic even with its polishing pads..ask me how I know :banghead:
Quote from: Wardukw on July 12, 2023, 12:10:38 PMNope ..no Dremel ..by hand ..use car wax ..like Turtle or similar..alot of rubbing with clean very soft rags..you'll be amazed at the end result..a Dremel can spin to fast and eat the paint or heat up the plastic even with its polishing pads..ask me how I know :banghead:
ok thanks for the heads up ....I'll back away from a dremel, I was thinking of the cleaning up the filler nothing else, maybe precision files? :thumbsup:
Quote from: Vostoc7 on July 12, 2023, 12:56:53 PMQuote from: Wardukw on July 12, 2023, 12:10:38 PMNope ..no Dremel ..by hand ..use car wax ..like Turtle or similar..alot of rubbing with clean very soft rags..you'll be amazed at the end result..a Dremel can spin to fast and eat the paint or heat up the plastic even with its polishing pads..ask me how I know :banghead:
ok thanks for the heads up ....I'll back away from a dremel, I was thinking of the cleaning up the filler nothing else, maybe precision files? :thumbsup:
Strangely the only real way is good old sand paper..wet n dry is the only way to go or sanding pads..well worth hunting some of those down but for simplicity sake I just use sand paper..Aussie made wet n day and multiple grades..everything from 80 to 2000 grit ..it's cheap..lasts and when sanding with water..cuts beautifully without alot of effort.
Hell I use it to polish real cars head lights :thumbsup:
Files just get clogged up and very quickly .
Files work on epoxy putty but only when it's 100 percent dry which is hard work with sand paper ..a dremel would work here to as the putty will be super hard and a dremel cutting bit will crave the putty and the sanding wheels and disc's will work to but on stuff like Tamiya putty sand paper is ya best bet.
I've got dozens of sheets of sand paper ..I work on real vehicles too so its needed for that aswell 🤘👍
lIke the others.. the solid colour really changes the look and it flows together.
Interesting concept. :thumbsup:
When it comes to sanding, good old fashioned toothpaste works marvellously in getting nice clear finishes on clear parts etc.
Quote from: NARSES2 on July 13, 2023, 06:05:21 AMWhen it comes to sanding, good old fashioned toothpaste works marvellously in getting nice clear finishes on clear parts etc.
Great tip, I'll check that out thanks :thumbsup:
Quote from: Vostoc7 on July 14, 2023, 10:04:43 AMQuote from: NARSES2 on July 13, 2023, 06:05:21 AMWhen it comes to sanding, good old fashioned toothpaste works marvellously in getting nice clear finishes on clear parts etc.
Great tip, I'll check that out thanks :thumbsup:
Canopy cleaning 101..use toothpaste.
That's does work nicely 👌
Quote from: Wardukw on July 14, 2023, 12:51:31 PMQuote from: Vostoc7 on July 14, 2023, 10:04:43 AMQuote from: NARSES2 on July 13, 2023, 06:05:21 AMWhen it comes to sanding, good old fashioned toothpaste works marvellously in getting nice clear finishes on clear parts etc.
Great tip, I'll check that out thanks :thumbsup:
Canopy cleaning 101..use toothpaste.
That's does work nicely 👌
And, it leaves everything minty fresh.
Just the car might fit well on the hovercraft, without the winged part. But I doubt that is an option at this point.
Quote from: perttime on July 15, 2023, 10:20:37 AMJust the car might fit well on the hovercraft, without the winged part. But I doubt that is an option at this point.
Not really, nice idea :thumbsup: ....but I quite like the crazy idea of a flying hovercraft... ;D
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As a Jaaag owner, I don't know how to react to this....... :-\
I'll just say....interesting, lol
Can I just point out one thing though......it's not a "Jaguar SS100", it's an "SS100 Jaguar" SS stands for Swallow Sidecars, the manufacturer, and Jaguar is the model name. SS changed their name to Jaguar cars in 1945 because of the connotations that "SS" had.
History lesson over, lol
Quote from: Devilfish on July 18, 2023, 01:49:40 AMAs a Jaaag owner, I don't know how to react to this....... :-\
I'll just say....interesting, lol
Can I just point out one thing though......it's not a "Jaguar SS100", it's an "SS100 Jaguar" SS stands for Swallow Sidecars, the manufacturer, and Jaguar is the model name. SS changed their name to Jaguar cars in 1945 because of the connotations that "SS" had.
History lesson over, lol
Thanks for your interest, I did drop the SS for obvious reasons and as it's not a pure 100 Jag, and as you know stands for 100 mph (my jet version probably should be a 1000 Jag) a distinction from the original is probably a good thing ;D :thumbsup:
back story ;D ;D ;D ....
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Without a doubt the most well written back story I've seen..not read..seen ;D ;D :thumbsup:
If you did that by hand then awesome calligraphy..if you used your comp then very nice choose of script 👍 😀
Quote from: Wardukw on July 27, 2023, 05:51:05 PMWithout a doubt the most well written back story I've seen..not read..seen ;D ;D :thumbsup:
If you did that by hand then awesome calligraphy..if you used your comp then very nice choose of script 👍 😀
:cheers: very kind, I wish I could do calligraphy like that ;D ...toot sweet anyone? ;D ;D
Quote from: Vostoc7 on July 28, 2023, 04:46:35 AM... I wish I could do calligraphy like that ;D ...
What font is that?
I used to do calligraphy when I was a youngling..my dad got me into it because he did it and he was damn good.
I had like 5 pens.. dozen plus nibs ..even had a book showing hoe to do it..mate it's not as hard as ya think .
That's got me thinking again now..might look at getting a cheap set and having a play again ;D