Finishing

	Revell 1/25 Jaguar XK-E Finishing

	The interior panels on the windshield frame extend downward a little, and it was fabricated with a styrene sheet as shown. I had to test-fit repeatedly test-fit until I could find the right shape. The other side is a copy of the first one.
	The rear view mirror support was made of a very small brass rod, and it was painted with a chrome paint.
	The door handles of the kit (on the body in the picture) didn't look accurate, so they were scratchbuilt by carving a piece of styrene sheet.
	These are in-progress wiper assemblies. I tried to find a close match from my collection of photo-etched parts, but I couldn't find any shot ones, so I ended up scratchbuilding them. The arms were made from Modeler's wiper set (black), but they were cut short, and the pivot parts (white) were made from a styrene block.
	The base of the wiper was made from a round styrene sheet, which was cut at a certain angle. The washer nozzles are also styrene sheet, and so is the radio antenna.
	The wiper assemblies were painted with ModelMaster chrome, and were coated with Alcrad II chrome, applied by a brush. The mirror face was also glued to the support.
The turning markers and the brake lights were painted with clear orange and clear red, and now the model is finished. More photos can be found in the gallery section.




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