2007 Aston Martin DBS

[Scale-Master]

Tamiya 1/24^th scale kit.  One of the many factory colors offered was Fire Red Pearl; it looks a lot like Tamiya Mica Red so I'll use the LP paint for the exterior. 

The kit is molded in a dark charcoal metallic so I used Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Silver as a barrier after doing the normal clean-up. 

I decanted it and reduced it with Tamiya lacquer thinner.  It took two lights coats to cover fully, but when it dried I was really happy with the smooth and thin finish.

The LP-42 was also thinned with Tamiya lacquer thinner and airbrushed in two coats.

While the finish looked smooth and uniform, after it fully dried it wasn't as glossy as the Pearl Blue I used on the NSX.  It may have been polished out, but with the more predominate flake this color has, I thought I'd use the Tamiya LP-9 Clear Gloss to bring up the shine.

Again it was reduced with the Tamiya lacquer thinner for better flow and smoother gloss.  This clear works very well and is quite forgiving.  It also dries as quickly as the colors in the LP line.  This is how it looked about 12 hours after clear coating.  (If you are looking for a good clear gloss and have not tried this yet, it is well worth looking into.)

[Rich Chernosky]

Mark...this is one awesome kit and you are off to a great start.  Your paint technique is spot on and you got very good results. You will really enjoy this build. Look forward to the finished product. 

[espo]

Like the color. I'm doing an old AMT '36 Ford on the work bench now that I painted that color. 

[SpikeSchumacher]

Beautiful color on a beautiful car. Will be following.

[beeRS]

Paintwork is gorgeous. Great start. I’m looking forward to seeing more. 

[Mattilacken]

Great kit, great car and those paints work great when you learn the ratio

[catpack68]

Looks great Mark! I love that color on it. Every time I see one of these being built,it makes me want to start on the one I have.

Edited Thursday at 03:28 PM by catpack68

[dino246gt]

It's a great kit! Most of this pan is one piece, a bit of detail paint goes a long way to make it look more complicated than it actually is. 

LOVE the colour you've done, I did mine in black.