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| Jaguar Strike Craft | |
| Product # | 31114 |
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| Suggested Retail Price | £15.00 GBP |
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| 30 March 2004 | page first published |
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Rob Jedi writes:
Hey folks, welcome to Round 4 of the Last Painter Standing - the most tumultuous round so far, by sure. Sure didn't expect a 2-month round and - more dramatic - i-Kore folding and being reborn. Geez. Well, glad our sponsor is back in business. Once again, I want to thank Bill for organising this, i-Kore for sponsoring us, and all The Miniature Page viewers that voted for someone else ^_^ .
As I've said before, the most vital stage with any artwork is the inspiration. The first idea that came to me with regards to this mini was when I first saw it online. Straight away I could picture it skimming across water. The inspiration for colours, though, came to me when I was cleaning up the model - it occurred to me that it looked a lot like a vehicle from Thunderbirds (well, to me anyways).
So on to the all-important research stage. I looked around the web for Thunderbirds pics and watched a few eps on DVD. I figured the TB2 scheme could look kinda cool. I also had a look at ways to water.
The prep on this mini was pretty straight-forward. The mould lines were generally in pretty obvious places and easy to file off. The main body section (the round fan section) was probably the trickiest to clean up, with a seam running the full circumference and a bit of pour channel at the back. I also chose to drill out the gun barrel.
On to construction. I test-fit all the parts and decided that the mating surfaces were probably big enough to hold without pinning (plus, I didn't plan on using this mini as a play figure, so it should be OK). I first glued the seat to the body using Zap-a-Gap. I then put the pilot seat on, and fitted the front gun and tail sections. After that was dry, I glued on the tail engines - these had a gap left between them and the tail, so that was filled with some Quick Weld putty. The rocket pod wing I decided I would glue on after it was painted, since it would be too much in the way otherwise.
The pilot was the only real hassle in construction because his hands and control sticks didn't fit into the slots like they obviously should. After some applied application of force (long nose pliers and possibly a hammer), I got the sticks to fit...I then fixed up the left hand were I'd mooshed his palm a bit (it needed twisting). After that, I drilled a hole into his butt and glued in a brass rod so that I could hold him while painting.
