Jaguar D-Type Santa Barbara 1956 #170 Wood

Jaguar D-Type Santa Barbara 1956 #170 Wood by Marsh Models

Marsh Models have worked with SMTS to create these models and the main bodyshells have their roots in the latter's metal kits which will ensure consistency of scale in those Jaguar collections. There have been revisions though to capture the precise details of the cars modelled and the castings are now in Marsh’s typical very clean resin. At first we were a little concerned that the lower body was rather narrower than the upper section but there are small resin inserts to fill the sides out and these allow Marsh to simply change small details such as brake cooling scoops and exhaust fairings. Both cars enjoyed some success in national races in the USA during the late 1950s and it is the Billy Krause car that really grabs the eye. The colour scheme is fantastic and Marsh have done a very good job of modelling it. The first kit offers two build options, both apparently race winners and differing only in the numbers. Pearce Wood’s car was rather more conservatively painted in cream and in the race version depicted here the nose was painted in a beige colour, so a simple mask and two-tone finish will be needed. The hand builts show that all will go together well and make fabulous looking models. Very interesting and unusual Jaguar subjects.