The Jaguar project for X-Plane has been a long time in the making. The overall aim is to realistically simulate the Sepecat Jaguar aircraft in many of its guises and to a high visual quality.

I began developing this model back in 2007, and since then I have spent many hours, and a fair amount of money researching and gathering data to ensure the flight model is accurate as possible within the limitations of X-Plane.

Assistance has been sought from ex Jaguar pilots, and from current Jaguar technicians and museum restoration teams. Some very kind and skilled people have provided me with dimensions, access to a real Jaguar, and documentation to aid systems and flight modelling.

The entire flight model has been rebuilt multiple times, and the 3D model had a few iterations before good progress was made.

This blog will document the build process, and updates will be posted when decent steps are made.

This is a long term project, and it will be available to buy upon its completion.

16/05/2014

Exterior Completion

Well, it has taken far too many hours to get here, but at last I can say that the exterior portion of one the most detailed models ever built for a flight simulator is complete.

Not only is the geometry complete, but I have textured it all and painted the relevant panel lines and rivet and screw heads.

Work is slowly progressing with the cockpit too, and stay tuned for continued development updates in that area.

For now though, here are some pictures of the model. Accurate textures will be created at a later date, and I hope for a wide range of liveries to be available. If you have any requests, now is the time to let me know!

More pictures will follow soon.





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