[Closed] [pics] re: Jaguar 1963 E-type discussion below

if (15) was painited the same way as (14), Amalgam got the roundels wrong...

The roundels are not even painted white, they are only outlined with the thin dark blue strip. Covering the vents with a decal makes no sense to me. This a shame for such an expensive and supposedly accurate model.

Great pictures, thank you.

Chav, I have contacted Amalgam asking them about the door roundels and the roundel on the boot lid.

As and when I receive a reply, I will post the answer.

Thanks for the photos.......

But this just goes to show how difficult it can be to get the details correct in a vintage race car.

Here is a photo taken in the pits before the actual race

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Look closely and you can see that the roundel and numerals on the rear deck were not 'split' at the vent but rather 'wrapped' up the face of the vent. A keen eye will also pick up that rear roundel on the 'restored' car extends all the way to the rear licence plate while the actual race car does not - a result of incorrect installation.

The restored car is also missing the rear 'mud flaps' and the 'bug deflector' on the hood.

This is the problem that manufacturers have with 'race car' collectors like me. My interest is not in a generic car. My interest is in getting a specific car from a specific race. It is why, among other things, that I label all of my cars on display with their chassis numbers and the race they were running.

Manufacturers tend to use 'museum' cars for their templates but the guys that restore the cars don't always restore them to a specific date and time. The result can be a very good looking, but ultimately inaccurate, model.

It is why guys like me end up being more interested in grainy half century old photos than great photos like yours.

Frank, completely understand your points and agree with you. Thanks for pointing ...

the restoration differences.
The sad thing is that the model manufacturers in this particular case did not copy accurately neither the race nor the restored museum version.

And that is really puzzling..........

Paragon doing incomplete livery makes no sense at all when you consider that their livery for this model consists of 'water-slide' decals. The labor and material price to get it correct is literally just a penny or two.

If anyone is interested in converting one of the #15 models in to a more accurate replica just send me an e-mail and I can hook you up with a 'kit'. Legacy Motors has them right now at a great price and with a bit of effort you can have one that looks like mine

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Sadly all they can say is 'My Bad'.........

The model is either correct or it is not.

While it is at least theoretically possible that after the shunt they put a new roundel on the back - why, I don't know - but I doubt they would have had someone remove the stripes from the face of the upper vent.

Looks great Frank! There are FOUR more details the Paragon got wrong...

1) missing black rubber seal between the hard top and the body
2) missing small white window vents in the lower front corners of the driver and passenger side windows
3) missing 2 circular vents on each side of the rear window, neither Paragon or Amalgam made them. It took me awhile to find a proof they existed on the racing version...
4) there are only 2 wipers (not 3 as modeled on the Paragon version) and they are black not silver. Amalgam got that right, so did the little Spark.

Frank, I am sure you can fabricate all of them them for better accuracy.

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I am sticking to 1/24, so I am not interested in anything 1/18 unless is an outstanding model. SMTS has made a resin model of #15 in 1/24 but it is hard to find, and the only one I've seen for sale was broken and too expensive for its condition.

There are errors and then there are errors...........

Some omissions I'll forgive at this price point - like the gasket missing between the body and the hood and holes in the glass.

Some of the missing pieces like the rear mud flaps and the bug deflector I'll chalk up to Paragon deciding on a common platform for the base car - likewise the three wipers and the wipers being silver instead of black. Those errors and omissions I expect at this price point.

Incomplete livery - livery the wrong color - stuff like that is inexcusable at any price.

Hey Frank, would you e-mail me, please?

Muldodb at gmail dot com

I just took the plunge on this one. Couldn't beat Legacy's price!

Is this getting a bit closer?

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Looks great Frank.