Tamiya 1/24 Aston Martin D B S

[takeslousyphotos]

This is looking very very good Marc...... I'm going to have to tag along and watch this build.

[Guest]

Are you building it as -box, or convert it to RHD?


It's not a difficult conversion.


I did mine a few years back - the pics make the interior look pink but in reality it is Salmon and ox-blood - a genuine Aston scheme...


Roy.

[Guest]

Looking very good so far

[Marc Stock]

That looks great. I think as its a brittish car its got to be right hand drive. How did you convert it?

[Guest]

I've got some pics somewhere showing what I did.


I'll search them out and post them with a description...


All the best, Roy.

[Marc Stock]

Ahh thats grand roy. Very much appreciated.

[Marc Stock]

Some progress on the bodywork. The body needed a lot of work. There were mold lines to remove, Flashing on top of the roof join and some horrible swirls to sand out.


The body as it stands is now much smoother and cleaner but will probably need two more filler primer sessions and smoothing before its ready for paint suitable for an Aston martin.

[Guest]

Watching this one!

[booozer]

Looking forward to see what you can do with this one as I've got DBS waiting in my stash. Good luck

[takeslousyphotos]

That interior is absolutely "The Dog's Danglies".

[Marc Stock]

The final primer filler coat has been applied on the main bodyshell. Shut lines had to be deepened and panel lines too.


Next is a very light smooth down and a go over with the white primer 3 coats with rub downs in between ready for colour coats and clear. I will be coming back to to the colour coats later on in the build when I have finally decided what colour coat to go for. Its a toss up of either berwick bronze or morning frost white. Zero paints order being done next week. Im ordering alot of paint about £130 worth to replace my enamels and some thinners and cleaners and some other supplies that should see me through the year.


More pics to come as ever. Next job is back onto the engine block but i wont be starting that until paint comes in, stay tuned for this weekend as im aiming to have body shell preped into white primer ready for painting.


All the best

[Marc Stock]

All that work for nothing. I put the body shell down whilst i concentrated on the bonnet and didnt realise the heater was blowing hot air directly at the body shell and it deformed beyond repair.


So this shell is gone. Im going to have to do a re order of the body shell. I even spent time doing the last primer coat. Flapping heck im well peed off at that what a doofus

[Guest]

All that work for nothing. I put the body shell down whilst i concentrated on the bonnet and didnt realise the heater was blowing hot air directly at the body shell and it deformed beyond repair.
So this shell is gone. Im going to have to do a re order of the body shell. I even spent time doing the last primer coat. Flapping heck im well peed off at that what a doofus

"OMG" feeling gutted for you mate after all the work you had put into prepping the body..


John.

[Marc Stock]

Okay im back on track 2nd coat of grey primer on new shell curing. Waiting for rub down.

[Guest]

All that work for nothing. I put the body shell down whilst i concentrated on the bonnet and didnt realise the heater was blowing hot air directly at the body shell and it deformed beyond repair.
So this shell is gone. Im going to have to do a re order of the body shell. I even spent time doing the last primer coat. Flapping heck im well peed off at that what a doofus

Totally gutted for you Marc! I'm watching this thread and when I read that bit