Jaguar XJR-9 LM 1/24 by Hasegawa - 1988 Le Mans winner

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So I was a bit scared of starting this one. It is my favourite Le Mans car of all time and one I've been lucky enough to meet in "person" at the British Motor Museum in Warwickshire.



I was disappointed not to find the Tamiya version as that has a removable cowling and full V12 but to be honest, when I saw this on eBay I snapped it up. I got it for £32.

Here is an unboxing I did a little while ago. Turned out there were some nice extras in here too.

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I really like this car also but can't squeeze it past the Porsches as my favorite for the time. I'm definitely watching with interest. I built one of these probably 30+ years ago. I think it was a Tamiya kit though I'm not sure.

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I really like this car also but can't squeeze is past the Porsches as my favorite for the time. I'm definitely watching with interest. I built one of these probably 30+ years ago. I think it was a Tamiya kit though I'm not sure.

Well no one can rival Porsche for their heritage at Le Mans really.

This kit says 1989 on it so it's around that age. The Tamiya one has an engine whereas this is kerbside. The box says £8.99 on it too!

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I really like this car also but can't squeeze is past the Porsches as my favorite for the time. I'm definitely watching with interest. I built one of these probably 30+ years ago. I think it was a Tamiya kit though I'm not sure.

Well no one can rival Porsche for their heritage at Le Mans really.

This kit says 1989 on it so it's around that age. The Tamiya one has an engine whereas this is kerbside. The box says £8.99 on it too!

Ahh. Mine didn't have an engine so it must have been this one. It's amazing what has happened with kit prices. I guess that just means I'm old. I'd much rather pay higher prices and keep my LHS in business.

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I really like this car also but can't squeeze is past the Porsches as my favorite for the time. I'm definitely watching with interest. I built one of these probably 30+ years ago. I think it was a Tamiya kit though I'm not sure.

Well no one can rival Porsche for their heritage at Le Mans really.

This kit says 1989 on it so it's around that age. The Tamiya one has an engine whereas this is kerbside. The box says £8.99 on it too!

Ahh. Mine didn't have an engine so it must have been this one. It's amazing what has happened with kit prices. I guess that just means I'm old. I'd much rather pay higher prices and keep my LHS in business.

I agree with you there.

I started on the interior but the instructions are like a Rolling Stones song - "Paint it black"!




I'm going to add some extras to make it more interesting and realistic.

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No colors anymore I want them to turn black

I agree. Unfortunately it won't be too visible once the cockpit is buttoned up.

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No colors anymore I want them to turn black

I agree. Unfortunately it won't be too visible once the cockpit is buttoned up.

You're right there! When I saw the car itself I tried to sneak a look through some of the vents in the windows!

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No colors anymore I want them to turn black

I agree. Unfortunately it won't be too visible once the cockpit is buttoned up.

You're right there! When I saw the car itself I tried to sneak a look through some of the vents in the windows!

Ya. I watched that. Thanks for sharing

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No colors anymore I want them to turn black

I agree. Unfortunately it won't be too visible once the cockpit is buttoned up.

You're right there! When I saw the car itself I tried to sneak a look through some of the vents in the windows!

Ya. I watched that. Thanks for sharing

Awesome! Thanks, Joe!

First build video is now up! I did add a few more details.

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Wow! That's a lot of detail that's going to be hidden. What if you opened up a door? I don't know if I would be ballsy enough to do it but it could be really worth it.

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Wow! That's a lot of detail that's going to be hidden. What if you opened up a door? I don't know if I would be ballsy enough to do it but it could be really worth it.

I think I'd need to be extremely ballsy to try that. Great idea though!

We went to the museum today and a friendly guide opened it up for us. It has a butterfly door which opens from the roof!

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Very neat of them to do that! That had to have given you a lot more ideas for interior detail.

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Very neat of them to do that! That had to have given you a lot more ideas for interior detail.

Definitely.

I got some more exterior shots too. Lots of mesh in small places. I have some left over from a rally car so that will be useful.







That's my son's arm. If you take a toddler with you to car places, people are more likely to let you have a look inside!

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It's nice that you have the real thing so close for reference.

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It's nice that you have the real thing so close for reference.

It's amazing really. I've actually sought out model kits of the cars I've seen at museums as I've been able to appreciate them close up.

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I had to laugh about the comment about your son's arm. When my kids were small we would take them to the local race track to watch the races. Afterwards the drivers were so nice about letting them sit in the cars. They thought that was the coolest thing ever. I'm 6'8". They would always offer for me to climb in. Even if I made it in I don't think I could have ever gotten back out. Those cockpits are tight.

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I had to laugh about the comment about your son's arm. When my kids were small we would take them to the local race track to watch the races. Afterwards the drivers were so nice about letting them sit in the cars. They thought that was the coolest thing ever. I'm 6'8". They would always offer for me to climb in. Even if I made it in I don't think I could have ever gotten back out. Those cockpits are tight.

Haha! I don't get invited but my sons have sat in a Formula 3, the Queen's open top Range Rover, a 1930s Bentley and an Aston Martin Vanquish.

The lucky sods!

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Bodywork is masked up for purple.

The set comes with an awful lot of purple decals but I just didn't think they would turn out as well as I'd like, so lots of masking it is!

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Nice! I'm watching with interest.

[ryan81]

I'm not familiar with this car. Gonna be sweeeeeet though!

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Nice! I'm watching with interest.

Me too!

I'm not familiar with this car. Gonna be sweeeeeet though!

Thanks, Ryan. I certainly hope so!


I added an extended walkaround video to my channel!

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So the masking went well apart from I missed one of the white lines on the engine cover!



Once it was dry I remasked it just for that last line. Now here is is just before decalling. Its on the chassis here for a test fit - fits with no issues at all.

Next video is up at 7pm today BST. I'll put a link when it's ready to serve.

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New Video of the Hasegawa 1/24 Jaguar XJR-9 is now up!

I think the masking and painting was pretty stressful... Now the decals!

[LWWales]

Going well mate! The McLaren I'm.doing came with decals for the red, but I'm going to mask it and paint it. Did you mask it off with a stencil?

I'm thinking of photocopying the decals and making a stencil

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Going well mate! The McLaren I'm.doing came with decals for the red, but I'm going to mask it and paint it. Did you mask it off with a stencil?

I'm thinking of photocopying the decals and making a stencil

Thanks, buddy. That's what I plan to do when I make the McLaren too.

If you watch the video you can see what I did but yeah, I photocopied them and then used them for size and placement.

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So the decals are going on. Some of them split a little when going on but I'm trying to make the most of it. This kit is 30+ years old...

There were no tobacco markings in the kit (even though some were included in Japanese sets I believe) so I bought these ones from Model Works.


https://www.modelworks.co.uk/index.php? ... h=Silk+cut

I was a bit worried these Silk Cut decals look a little too blue, we shall see!

[Gary30]

Looking real nice mate! I have the Tamiya version in my stash to do in the new year so watching with interest.

One of my favourite cars of all time, I’m going to have to visit the motor museum, I didn’t know there was one on display there, thanks for sharing.

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It's coming along nicely! Hopefully the Silk Cut decals aren't too blue after you did such a great job of masking.

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Looking real nice mate! I have the Tamiya version in my stash to do in the new year so watching with interest.

One of my favourite cars of all time, I’m going to have to visit the motor museum, I didn’t know there was one on display there, thanks for sharing.

Thanks, Gary. I'm a bit jealous that you have that one - the Tamiya one has a full engine!

It's a great car - make sure you ask one of the guides to let you have a look inside although I bet they won't let you open the engine cover!

It's coming along nicely! Hopefully the Silk Cut decals aren't too blue after you did such a great job of masking.

Thanks Joe! Time will tell! I've got the purple paint, some of the Hasegawa decals and these Silk Cut decals next to each other so I hope it works!

[Shunter]

These are some of the best looking cars....excellent work on the body painting, simply superb.
My decals just shattered as you looked at them.

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It's a great car - make sure you ask one of the guides to let you have a look inside although I bet they won't let you open the engine cover!

My toddler can be pretty persuasive when she wants to be as well haha, I’ll try my best!

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It's a great car - make sure you ask one of the guides to let you have a look inside although I bet they won't let you open the engine cover!

My toddler can be pretty persuasive when she wants to be as well haha, I’ll try my best!

Use that power! I told the guide the XJR-9 was my 2 year old's favourite car! Not a complete lie as he does love race cars and Jaguars!

These are some of the best looking cars....excellent work on the body painting, simply superb.
My decals just shattered as you looked at them.

Thanks a lot. Most detailed masking I've ever done!
Do you have this kit or is it a different one which the decals exploded on?

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So the decals are now all on the bodywork and the gloss clear is curing under a plastic box.

I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out - there are three different shades of purple on there but they all look similar enough in my opinion.



The video with the whole process will be online later.
Thanks for stopping by!

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Video is now live! Let me know what you think!


Cheers!

[DRUMS01]

Nice work Thomas on a challenging paint and decal scheme.

Ben

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Nice work Thomas on a challenging paint and decal scheme.

Ben

Cheers, Ben. I feel I am on the home stretch now.

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It's looking great. I'm glad the decals match so well.

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It's looking great. I'm glad the decals match so well.

Thanjs Joe, me too. I'm going to get some more pictures up soon.

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Lights!
Nearly ready to drive all night!
So my intention is to install LEDs which is something I have never done before...

I have drilled holes through behind each headlight and tail light wide enough to fit the micro LED bulbs.
Wish me luck!

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Nice! The lights will look cool.

[Gary30]

Looking good! Looking forward to seeing what you do with the LED's

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Looking good! Looking forward to seeing what you do with the LED's

Nice! The lights will look cool.

Thanks, chaps!


Here is my first test of both tail lights together. I painted over the back side of the indicator lights and it's stopped a lot of the light bleeding in I think.

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And now the headlights.

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So cool. It looks great!

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What image host do you use, I can't see any pic's yet others can so must be a problem my end ?

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What image host do you use, I can't see any pic's yet others can so must be a problem my end ?

Ah, I hadn't realised this was an issue. So my photos are links to the ISM Facebook page but I suppose if you don't use Facebook you can't see then.

Thanks, Digger. I'll try to find a different way.

So cool. It looks great!

Thanks, Joe. Just have to put it together now!

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What image host do you use, I can't see any pic's yet others can so must be a problem my end ?

Ah, I hadn't realised this was an issue. So my photos are links to the ISM Facebook page but I suppose if you don't use Facebook you can't see then.

Thanks, Digger. I'll try to find a different way.

So cool. It looks great!

Thanks, Joe. Just have to put it together now!

AHH....I see. Yet I do use FB, but don't go on the ISM page....maybe that's it I need to rejoin the ISM FB group.

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What image host do you use, I can't see any pic's yet others can so must be a problem my end ?

Ah, I hadn't realised this was an issue. So my photos are links to the ISM Facebook page but I suppose if you don't use Facebook you can't see then.

Thanks, Digger. I'll try to find a different way.

So cool. It looks great!

Thanks, Joe. Just have to put it together now!

AHH....I see. Yet I do use FB, but don't go on the ISM page....maybe that's it I need to rejoin the ISM FB group.

Yeah, good idea!

In future I'll try to use a different host though in case this happens with someone else.

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The bodywork is on the chassis now although I haven't glued it down. I also added the headlight covers which have a little Humbrol British racing Green around the edges.

I'm really happy with how these lights look but I don't think I'll fit the battery pack inside unfortunately.

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That's unfortunate. I'd have thought there would be enough room in the engine bay. The lights look really good though!