Tamiya Aston Martin DBS

[jaymcminn]

I started this kit a few years ago by painting the body in TS-40 Metallic Black. After clearing and polishing I put it back in the box while awaiting detail parts and carbon fiber decals from Scale Motorsports. I got busy on something else and promptly forgot about it... until now. The interior has been painted in a custom mix of Tamiya flats to represent Aston Martin's "Wimbledon Green" color. It's an unusual combination with the black. I wound up not using much of the Hobby Design detail set... brake disc faces, PE badges and interior bits and wheel centers. The PE mesh grilles were all kit parts. 

THe fit was the usual Tamiya perfection with a few exceptions... the window glass unit isn't as good as the current offerings and the rear diffuser didn't have good locating points to anchor it. Other than that it really came together beautifully. 

I sprayed the wheels with Tamiya Smoke and a semi-gloss topcoat. Valve stems are tiny USCP pieces. 

Overall I couldn't recommend this kit more, even though the market price these days is pretty eye-watering. It's a Tamiya classic!

PIIIIIICS!

 

[cifenet]

Exciting stuff!  Great work!

[jaymcminn]

A few construction pics... build thread in WIP. 

[Moparman18064]

Nice! Great carbon fiber work

[70 Sting]

That’s a real beauty.  Looks 1:1 in many of your photos. ?

[STU111]

Awesome. Looks like 1/1. Top notch. ??

[Chris in Berwyn]

Spectacular! All thumbs up!? 

[Roger U]

Beautiful model of one of my favorite cars. The detail and paint are really nice.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

That unusual and classic green used by British luxury cars has been captured so well! Details everywhere and everything. 

[XYHARRY]

Very nice details and that interior looks great against the black body colour. Your undercarriage weathering is also very good. Really well done Jason. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[H.A.K]

Clean build.

[Zippi]

That's a pretty sharp looking Aston Martin.  Body color just looks Great.  Love that V12 in the business end.  Nice build.

[SpikeSchumacher]

Beautiful job!

[espo]

Beautiful looking finishes and I see what you mean about the green interior color. Sometimes the unexpected makes a project really eye catching.   

[Jim B]

Beautiful Aston Martin.  Fantastic detailing.

[karbuildr]

Excellent work, beautiful paint, great details.

[Matt Bacon]

Absolutely beautiful, Jay. Great finish and colour combo. I love the shot with the orange reflections… fabulous with the green interior… ?

best,

M.

[89AKurt]

I know those are "collectible" kits, awesome to see one get built!  Interesting interior color, 007 Kermit would love it. ?

[jaymcminn]

4 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

I know those are "collectible" kits, awesome to see one get built!  Interesting interior color, 007 Kermit would love it. ?

This is one of those cases where buying a kit when it came out worked out pretty well for me. It probably sat in the stash for 10 years before I got around to it. No WAY would I pay silly Ebay money for one now!

4 hours ago, Matt Bacon said:

Absolutely beautiful, Jay. Great finish and colour combo. I love the shot with the orange reflections… fabulous with the green interior… ?

best,

M.

Thanks Matt! My high-tech lighting setup spoiled because I forgot to turn off the light above the dining table!?

[Matt Bacon]

BTW… “Snap!”

 

I think that means they are both mine now… ?

best,

M.

[PappyD340]

Super nice build!

[slusher]

Outstanding!

[Chinacar]

Beautiful replica! Black is not an easy colour to do.

[BVC500]

Beautiful work and great color combo!