THIS IS MODEL THAT I HAVE CREATED MYSELF, USING MY OWN LEGO PIECES.


IT IS MADE FROM APPROX 140 LEGO PIECES.


IT WILL COME PRE-BUILT, AS I DO NOT HAVE TIME TO CREATE BUILD INSTRUCTIONS.


ALL PIECES ARE ORIGINAL USED LEGO PIECES IN GOOD CONDITION.


IT IS MY MODEL BASED ON THE JAGUAR V12 ENGINE, AS FITTED TO XJS AND XJ12 AND CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING DETAILED PARTS.


SOME PARTS ARE CUSTOMIZABLE, AND I WILL ASK YOU WHICH COLOURS YOU WANT ( LIKE, MANIFOLD TOPS, OIL CAP, DIZZY CAP ) 

-RIBBED INLET MANIFOLDS, WITH 6 TRACTS, CUSTOM MAIFOLD TOPS, YOU CAN HAVE RED ( FOR JAGUARSPORT EMBLEMS ), DARK GREY OR BLACK ( JAGUAR V12 PLAQUES ) OR LIGHT GREY ( AS MOST V12's HAVE NO MANIFOLD BADGES).


-AIR FILTERS, THESE CAN BE MOVED BACK OR FORWARD TO REPRESENT MODELS WITH OR WITHOUT ABS BRAKES. ( AIR FILTERS ARE BASED ON XJS & SERIES 3 V12 )


-V12 VALLEY ROUNDED COVER  ( THIS IS A VERY RARE LEGO PIECE, AND IS A VERY SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT GREY TO THE REST OF THE GREY PIECES, BUT CAN'T BE NOTICED ),


-DISTRIBUTOR ( BLUE OR BLACK ),


-CRUISE CONTROL BELLOWS,


-A/C COMPRESSOR


-WATERPUMP


-THROTTLE PEDASTAL


-6 EXHAUST OUTLETS FROM EACH CYLINDER HEAD.


-RIBBED PIECES FOR CAM CARRIERS.


-RIBBED PIECES FOR CAM COVERS.


-OIL CAP, CAN BE RED, OR ANY OTHER COLOUR.


-OIL FILTER.


-CRANK PULLEY & FLYWHEEL, WHICH ARE CONNECTED AND TURN WHEN THE OTHER IS TURNED.


I HAVE DONE AS GOOD A JOB AS POSSIBLE, BUT AT THIS SMALL SCALE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GET EVERYTHING TO SCALE, TO BE HONEST, THE A/C COMRPESSOR IS OUT OF SCALE, AND IS A BIT SMALL.


HAVING SAID THAT, WHEN I SHOWED IT TO MY UNCLE WHO IS BOTH A LEGO & JAGUAR ENTHIUSIAST, HE RECOGNISED IT INSTANTLY, AND COULD IDENTIFY ALL OF THE PARTS.


THE MODEL MEASURES CRANK PULLEY TO FLYWHEEL =7CM, AIR FILTER TO AIR FILTER 9cm, AND STANDS 6cm TALL. IT IS 7 LEGO STUDS LONG, PLUS THE PULLEY & FLYWHEEL.


IT IS CURRENTLY ON A YELLOW 4x8 BASEPLATE, BUT I CAN CHANGE THAT TO A 6x8 IN COLOUR OF YOUR CHOICE.


THIS TOOK ME MANY MANY HOURS TO BUILD, AND TWEAK IT TO IT'S CURRENT STATE, WHICH I AM VERY HAPPY WITH.

 

A FEW OF THE PARTS HAVE BEEN GLUED WITH SUPERGLUE, WHERE THE MODEL IS FRAGILE.