Chip's DB5 Recovery Job***Repaired***

[Molly-new]

Quick update now the computer is working.

After removing the wheel nuts (two of which got damaged) I painted up the tyres and spoke insert and put them back together:



I have added a wash, and will be scratch building new wheel nuts from plastic card and sprue (Bottom of picture above)

The gearbox has had a piece of plastic card glued on and sanded into shape so that it fits better. I know that the underside will probably never be seen, but I have done it anyway.



I have also had to put a strip of thin plastic along the edge of the doors as this detail was lost when removing the glazing:


I am pleased to report that the replacement glazing from Airfix arrived on Saturday, well packaged and intact. Nice one Airfix, an excellent service.

Edited:

[Molly-new]

After a final round of sanding and polishing I put on a coat of primer:



The window frame repair looks OK, and the newly acquired glazing fits in neatly:



The primer has revealed a couple of sink marks by the lights that need dealing with, and a couple of blemishes on the back that will need further attention. Why oh why did I go for a silver coloured scheme?

[Narayan]

Nice save on the window frame Chip.

It's not too late to change the colour scheme either!

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Narayan

Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain.

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[TimJ]

You could use the same markings with camouflage like this rather faded example.

http://www.flugzeug-bild.de/name/einzel ... swehr.html;

[Molly-new]

You could use the same markings with camouflage like this rather faded example.

http://www.flugzeug-bild.de/name/einzel ... swehr.html;

Now there's a nice idea, thanks for the link Tim.

I have had to do another repair job on the top of the window frame on the other side which I had missed earlier:



Due to all the work I have already put into this I decided to go with a basic interior of car style brown:

[Sissel]

Love the chocolate brown interior. Good work on fixing the frames too.

Now you just reminded me I must remember to paint the sidewalls of the cars. Somehow that was lost to me.

[general rocket]

With the off side B' pillar missing, it looks pretty cool. Are you thinking of going with this idea, or replacing the missing one?

[TimJ]

Nice choice of colours for the interior.

[Zee28]

Coming along really well. That interior looks almost chocolaty, I could eat it!

Airfix came up trumps with the glazing, can't complain there!

Looking great so far.

Zee

[mattbacon]

This is great work going on here! You know what's most frustrating about this, though? Airfix has a new tool injection moulded DB5 in 1/32 available that they could have issued when Skyfall came out as a 50th anniversary tie-in... reworking the Scalextric model as they did with the GT3s and WRCs:

http://www.jadlamracingmodels.co.uk/ima ... -Aston.gif;

They could even just have used the body shell and packaged it with the old kit interior if they wanted to cut corners!

bestest,
M.

[Zee28]

Good point.

Hey Matt, being the experienced car builder that you are, are you gonna join this GB mate? Be cool if you did.

Zee

[Miss-Stang]

Really good work that you're doing there, Chip!

Your interior looks good in chocolate, I like it And Airfix came up trumps with replacing your glazing, it'll look good when it's in!

[mattbacon]

Sorry, Zee...thanks for the invite, but I'll be lucky to get my Mirage done in time; I can't hack doing two things at once...

bestest,
M.

[Zee28]

Sorry, Zee...thanks for the invite, but I'll be lucky to get my Mirage done in time; I can't hack doing two things at once...

Damn shame Matt, but I bet you had some ideas though!

Zee28

[Narayan]

Great interior Chip.

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Narayan

Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain.

A:B 2013 38:11 2012 20:05 2011 11:10 2010 44:12 2009 19:16 2008 16:03 Overall 231:62