mrmike Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 This is my Tamiya Aston Martin DBS painted with Tamiya TS-30 Silver Leaf with a gray interior and built box stock.
Brendan Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Very nice clean build. Sorry to hear about the troubles you had with the small metal transfers. They're always kind of difficult on Tamiya kits. It looks really good.
Kanedge Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 Nice job, very neat and clean. Like the number plate too.
LAone Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 came out great bud. the story was fantastic. dug every moment of this build.
Chris C Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Very very nice! Shame this kit is so expensive here in Oz, be nice to give one a bit of Kustomisin......
mrmike Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Thank you guys! Other than coping with the metal transfers, I enjoyed building this kit. Final assembly was easy and I had no problems with fit issues. I would recommend this kit for only an experienced builder.
Zoom Zoom Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Nice work I built two of these, I had no trouble at all w/transfers on the first one, but the second one the engine lettering was giving me fits (both models I painted that upper intake with Tamiya white primer), a couple of the letters just didn't want to stick down. I made it work, but it was amazing how different the experience was between the two.
mrmike Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Thank you, Bob! Based upon what you have posted here, I would venture to say that maybe there was a change in the adhesive on the letters. I do know that when the DBS logo was applied to the rear deck lid, It stayed where I put it due to the glossy smooth surface. This confirms what I thought, the letters will only stick well if the surface is glossy smooth.
horsepower Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Thank you, Bob! Based upon what you have posted here, I would venture to say that maybe there was a change in the adhesive on the letters. I do know that when the DBS logo was applied to the rear deck lid, It stayed where I put it due to the glossy smooth surface. This confirms what I thought, the letters will only stick well if the surface is glossy smooth. The thing I have noticed is that these transfers are quite temperature sensitive, both the transfer & the surface to be installed on have to be up to at least 50 degrees farenheit for them to stick properly.
charlie8575 Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Looks really good, Mike. It looks nice in silver, too. Charlie Larkin
mrmike Posted February 3, 2011 Author Posted February 3, 2011 Thanks Del and Charlie! Other than the issue with the letters, I enjoyed this build!
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