Another Tamiya Aston Martin DBS

[Zoom Zoom]

This is the second one for me, the first one was done for an article that hasn't been published. It's a typical "shake and bake" Tamiya kit with no real worries. I enjoyed the first one, so this one should be even more fun.

I custom mixed the paint; I was going to shoot it Tamiya TS Pearl Light Blue, but a friend told me he was painting his DBS that colour so I figured I'd modify it a bit. This is a decanted mixture of about 2/3 Tamiya Pearl Light Blue with the other 1/3 being made up of Pearl Light Green (didn't make much difference), Mica Blue (darkened it), and Metallic Green (warmed up the colour a lot). I like this shade, looks like a Mediterranean blue. The actual colour is a little lighter than it appears on the screen. I also shot a couple light coats of transparent blue over it before clear, but it didn't really do much but make the color a bit richer. This one will have an off-white interior w/either very dark teal or black accents (carpet, dash, seat & door panel inserts). It will look a lot different than the Ferrari F1 red version w/brown leather that I built previously.

Wheels are Scale Production 20" BBS Challenge wheels, tires are the Pegasus/Tamiya Michelin Pilots stretched to fit. Glad to find out these tires are still available. The kit tires are too thick...these are much better, and if you use Tamiya Enzo front tires (or four from an R-34 GTR Z Spec) on the stock rims you'll have a much better look.

The wheel paint is new; the resin was primed w/Tamiya fine gray primer, then shot w/the new Spaz Stix black base and Mirror Chrome. Great stuff! I didn't do one bit of wetsanding or polishing of the undercoats. This is a perfect polished aluminum look. I will be trying this on some bumpers soon, with the right prep work it should be pretty amazing. I like it much more than Alclad...it sticks really well, no need for enamel. The black base is evil on plastic, though...it etched a spoon pretty bad. Didn't touch resin...but I'd suggest Tamiya TS gloss black for the undercoat on styrene.

[crispy]

Bob, that is beautiful. The color is perfect. The wheels are just as nice. I can't believe how little work you have into them.

Looking forward to this one for sure.

Chris

[shucky]

Bob, the color on the body and the wheels came out amazing. I need to pick up some of that Mirror Chrome apparently. Very impressed. Where did you get the tires? Cant wait to see more of this one for sure.

[Rob Hall]

I like that color..I ordered one from Hobby Search over the weekend. Think I will do mine a dark green.

[LDO]

I love the color.

edit: I just had to come back and say that is a beautiful shade of blue. I'm in here to get the URL and show someone else.

Edited July 7, 2010 by LDO

[Len Woodruff]

Great job Bob! Looking forward to the build!

[elan]

I like the level of gloss also, makes it look more like the 1:1 item. Sometimes I work really hard to get the shine going only to realize it does look prototypical. Great job as always Bob.

[Romell R]

that paint looks rich, nice job mixing it

[MikeMc]

Bob, didn't you write a book on painting? i love the finishes on your models which to me always have a very scale appearance and amount of gloss or shine.

Dave

He wrote a fantastic airbrushing book and came out with a second edition....a few changes...BUT BOTH are must need/read!!!!!!

[Brett Barrow]

He wrote a fantastic airbrushing book and came out with a second edition....a few changes...BUT BOTH are must need/read!!!!!!

Totally agreed! I have both editions, my 1st ed is very worn and dog-eared, and the 2nd is gaining ground fast.

[Stang67]

When I came back to airbrushing I learned most of the stuff from that first book!

Thanks Bob!