Tamiya 1/24 ASTON MARTIN DBS mini blog

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Hi Ian , sorry if my reply sounded a bit abrupt was not intended that way by any means mate , as for Zero paints go on www.heroboy.com then follow the link to paints then pre-matched paints If your interested in anything motorsport I think you will be impressed

Could not agree more about the alclad gear Graham I`ve heard great stuff about them they are on my to get list the only thing that stopped me getting them sooner is the price of them , as for your bike I think your take to it like a duck to water , the bodywork finnish is criticle to a good car/bike model as you know, just take your time , I`ve ordered some zero polish and from what I`ve heard it gives an amazing finnish but I will reserve judgement untill I used it on the DBS if its any good I will let you know

Cheers guys

Richy

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LOL , Ian don`t follow my link it sends you to a kebab shop LOL it should be www.hiroboy.com , sorry mate

I can`t stop laughing

Richy

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Having used the BRG from Hiroboy on the Tamiya racing Mini I was very happy with the shade so I used the same on the Coventry Climax Lotus 25. Also guys don't forget that 99% of photo's seen on the web these days have at some stage been photoshoped!!!

This shade should look the DB's! on this DBS

To strip the over bright chrome finish I used bicarb and warm water it takes a while but it does all come off.

Richy

Are you going to paint the interior or are you going to go for the leather look stick on stuff from Hiroboy?

[Ian M]

LOL , Ian don`t follow my link it sends you to a kebab shop LOL it should be www.hiroboy.com , sorry mate I can`t stop laughing

Richy

Very dissapointed there, they said that they wont deliver to Denmark! Said some thing about the food being cold by the time it arrives!!! Hmmmmmm Shwama... Nah!

Will have a look at the other link.

Ian M

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Hi plastickitbasher , I`m going to airbrush the interior , I`ve seen the leather stuff on hiroboy but don`t think my upholstery skills would be up to the task

Hi Ian , I nearly fell off the sofa when I went to that link , at first I thought my computer had been highjacked then saw my spelling error

cheers

Richy

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Just another bit on the BRG to explain myself.

I wasn't implying it was the wrong colour for the car and is indeed typical of many modern Astons, the first full side view you show does look paler than the aston colour shown on the race car and accessory sunglass holder though but then a lot of that is down to colour representation on PC monitors, now mines calibrated with a hardware and software device as I do photo related stuff and accurate colour is important as what you print needs to be what you see on screen.

(get a multi varied picture on your screen, print it and see what I mean, without calibration the colours are all over the shop) of course this doesn't fix incorrectly calibrated and profiled images already on the net.

However, I digress.

I merely meant that when I hear BRG, I think brunswick shade solid colour, clearly theres been much poetic license on the shade over the years, anyone whos a fan of 'the prisoner', (the original not the travesty currently airing), will notice that the BRG Lotus 7 n the final episode, fallout, was a slightly paler than the 'of old' BRG, (interestingly most people incorrectly assume the Lotus in the prisoner was BRG / yellow, it was in fact Black / Yellow in all but the last episode as lotus had sold the demonstrator used in every episode prior to the final one hence the quick mock up and another pointless but interesting point is the fella delivering the Lotus in fallout and giving it a quick polish is Graham Nearns of Caterham who'd taken over Lotus' 7 production, he'd driven the car to the studio himself which had been hastily prepared as the demonstrator had been sold abroad).

I'm Planning on doing a prisoner themed 7 on the Tamiya Lotus 7 kit I have waiting and fully expect to be told frequently I have the wrong colour when it's painted Black / Yellow.

But anyway, my comment was merely that I don't particularly like the chosen colour, correct or not, (have to say my favourite Aston colour is the dark gunmetal grey they do but know it's not correct for a racing model)

Ultimately i'll still be following this build with interest as I do like Car and Bike models as said and when alls said and done if you like the colour then that's all the matters.

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Hi m1ks , its all about opinions and debates its a great way to learn in my eyes , I think I`ve misled a lot of people so apoligies all round after checking the hiroboy site the colour discription says Aston Martin racing green not Aston Martin British racing green oops sorry guys ,

Glad to have you along m1ks please keep them opions coming , I do like the Lotus 7`s it would be great if you shared your build with us on here

Cheers

Richy

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No problem, I just didn't want to appear that I was being picky.

I will gladly try to do a regular blog when I get around to the Lotus, have been wracking my brains to figure out a way of getting the silver on black reg plates but frankly unsure, does anyone do 1:24 scale white or silver letter and number decals?

Am currently still finishing my Satrun V a 1:72 scale Hurricane, (cheap off ebay, built one as a kid and couldn't resist) and though unplanned am now building a 1:72 scale FW190D (also cheap off ebay) as my wee boy saw me unwrap it and desperately wanted to help me build it so i'm working through the build with him, keeping it as simple as I can but trying to instill the importance of patience in him, (so far, OK, as long as I don't leave him unattended with the kit glue and paint.

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Just a quick update and a few photos , although I`ve done a bit of paint and airbrush work on a few bits and pieces today they are not really worth showing at this stage but I have base coated the main bodywork , my photograpy skills don`t do the finnish justice but to the naked eye the paint work looks fantastic , I know I keep going on about zero paints but it does truly give a great finnish only 2 issues the stuff stinks so a spray booth is now on the to get list when finances permit , also once the basecoat is done treat it like a new born baby it will chip and mark very easy untill you get a few gloss/satin top coats on

even though Zero AB paint is solvent based it drys very quick , it says airbrush ready on the bottle but I still add a little bit of zero thinners , to get an even finnish I bluetacked to front fender onto the bodywork then put the bonnet in place after that I gave it about 5-6 very light coats , I know the colour is not eveyones cup of tea but the metalic finnish looks amazing

Cheers

Richy

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[Guest]

That looks gorgeous doesn't it? I have just looked at the full size version of pic two and the surface looks flawless. Coming on very nicely Richy. I want my mountain bike in that colour, love it.

[Guest]

Great work there Richy...I'll follow....

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Cheers Graham , I`ve bitten the bullet and ordered a few alclad paints its not cheap but hopefuly like you mentioned they will make a vast improvement over the tamiya metalics , I`ve ordered magnesium , hot metal violet , aluminium , and chrome ,

a quick question I know with the chrome it has to go over a black gloss , with the magnisium and aluminium is it the same or can you go straight over primmer

welcome to the forum 177 , glad to have you following

hope to do a bit more this afternoon

Richy

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As far as I know, you only need to use a gloss black primer to get the highest chrome effect from the chrome. Any can be used over any primer but will not have the edge that a gloss black will give.

There are experienced Alclad users on here so I would hang on to get a definitive answer to this one.

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Looking good so far, keep up the good work

[Guest]

Hi guys , little update , bodywork has had 3 clear miscoats and and today gave the panel lines a wash with promodellers wash , hope to get another couple of miscoats on tomorrow to seal it in then its the wet coat which is scaring the life out of me , as much as I`ve praised the zero stuff the clear coat is pre-thinned and wet , I`m not very experienced with this AB game , wish me luck its make or break time in the next few days

I highly recommend the promodellers wash for anyone who has not tried it , I used to use mig washes but not any more after using this stuff its great stuff

Richy

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