My 1/48 Mitsubishi F.1 of 6 Squadron RAF.

Apparently the Japanese were looking for a new trainer. They looked at the Jaguar T2, but after thinking it over for a while, they decided on building their own a/c due to logistics and cost. They came up with the Mitsubishi F.1 / T.2, which not surprisingly look remarkably similar to the Jaguar. It even had Rolls Royce / Turbomeca Adour engines.

This is something I have wanted to do for a long time.

Does look nice    Front end has a slight F.5 look about it from that angle

How can we tell it's NOT a Jaguar though? 

Nice photo of a well done project! Any more pics? Pretty please?

Very nice, and you beat me to it, sort of.  I have the single and 2 seater versons, and both are going to be SEPECAT Cougar's. Back story being BAe had a host of things they could do to the Jaguar to improve it but couldn't do it to the actual aircraft as it was, so ended up redesigning the Jaguar an£d made a few subtle external modifications to the extent it was as good as a "new" aeroplane, so it got renamed Cougar.

That F1 looks really good to me! I have one half built in the drawer of doom. This could bring it out to the daylight again.

Absolutely gorgeous.    Got one in the stash, should get it out and have a go.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 14, 2024, 07:25:21 AMHow can we tell it's NOT a Jaguar though? 

I believe the vertical stabiliser curving into the top of the fuselage is the easiest diagnostic, others may have a different part they go for.

Nice one: that looks great! 

The real reason the Japanese built the F.1/T.2 instead of the Jaguar was that SEPECAT were asking for too much money for the licencing rights.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 14, 2024, 07:25:21 AMHow can we tell it's NOT a Jaguar though? 

Intake splitter plates, tip rails, straight trailing edges, LERX, Vulcan on left-hand side of cockpit instead of ADENs under the intakes.

Quote from: Weaver on February 14, 2024, 02:55:25 PMNice one: that looks great! 

The real reason the Japanese built the F.1/T.2 instead of the Jaguar was that SEPECAT were asking for too much money for the licencing rights.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 14, 2024, 07:25:21 AMHow can we tell it's NOT a Jaguar though? 

Intake splitter plates, tip rails, straight trailing edges, LERX, Vulcan on left-hand side of cockpit instead of ADENs under the intakes.

Yep.  Wing plan is more Mirage F1 than Jaguar.

None of the above prevents it from being a very good build, well done 

Nice! Has an undersized TSR.2 look, to me.  

Quote from: kitbasher on February 14, 2024, 03:27:00 PM

Quote from: Weaver on February 14, 2024, 02:55:25 PMNice one: that looks great! 

The real reason the Japanese built the F.1/T.2 instead of the Jaguar was that SEPECAT were asking for too much money for the licencing rights.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 14, 2024, 07:25:21 AMHow can we tell it's NOT a Jaguar though? 

Intake splitter plates, tip rails, straight trailing edges, LERX, Vulcan on left-hand side of cockpit instead of ADENs under the intakes.

Yep.  Wing plan is more Mirage F1 than Jaguar.

None of the above prevents it from being a very good build, well done 

Interestingly, the Jaguar early prototypes had protruding splitter plates, as depicted on the Matchbox model.

Quote from: Weaver on February 14, 2024, 09:49:00 PMInterestingly, the Jaguar early prototypes had protruding splitter plates, as depicted on the Matchbox model.

As did the original Airfix 1/72 Jaguar (which also had a pointy nose).

      Nice!!

Neat