Some Ninco Jags with personality tweaks

[ember]

Just to throw a bit of the road going sports car flavour into the mix. Yes, I know, they're not really scratch builds because they're based on Ninco XK120s. As a scale model the Ninco specs are a little questionable, but as a toy car they're a real nice drive. These were done as a way to work on gaining skills before tackling something more challenging.

A Ninco Classic XK120 was my first non-magnet track car and there will probably always been one on the shelf close to the track for those times when I just want to zone out and enjoy watching a pretty car pootling around the track.

First up, a simple repaint. Nothing other than a strip and paint job on the car itself. The driver got a bit of a makeover to go with the road car theme.






Racer wheels and rubber set it off nicely. Driver head is a Hornet 1/35 military head grafted onto the Ninco driver body. This is a regular on the track. The windscreen has a rather rakish angle to it due to use and abuse.

[ember]

Next up I decided to have a play with some body work. Early releases of the XK120 were released fitted with spats. I always think they add something to the look and finish of the car, so I decided to try my hand at some.


The spats were built up with balsa sheet because it was about all I had at the time. The chassis required a bit of narrowing around the rear and the rear axle shortened to fit inside the adjusted shell. BWA skinny 15s added with BWA steel inserts.


Once again the driver is a Hornet head grafted to the adjusted Ninco body.


And a bit of extra detailing added to the car to tell a story.

[ember]

A third car in the trilogy was done for a friend. This time the spats were built up with styrene sheet which meant less needed trimming from the chassis.




BWA wheels with inserts cast by Munter from the wheels of a diecast Jag. The driver head is from Immense Miniatures on an adjusted Ninco body.

The colour was an attempt at mixing something like the BRP green which has been the owner's signature colour since he started racing in the 60s.

[Jim Stevenson.]

These ninco modified cars are very interesting and good to look at.I am a pensioner and build slot cars
Classic such as Mercedes SSKL ,Jaguar SS100,Aston Martin Ulster's.The Ecurie Ecosse Transporter currently on e bay UK was built by myself.It was built in W.Alexanders Coach builders where I was formerly the Private car Mechanic in Camel on near Falkirk.Thank you for allowing me to reply on your site.

[olivier]

splendid models . Love the XK with spats. Will look at my Ninco's Jaguar with a new eye . Thanks for sharing.