Aston Martin DBS (Rastar 1/10)

[Ermiloff]

Experiment with painting something big (after the 24th scale). But just repainting over time has turned ... into something more.

As it turned out, even a perfect painting doesn’t matter on a child's toy because of the primitiveness of this toy, we had to gradually fix everything as much as possible, risking to spoil the painted body (especially cutting out holes and thinning the hood and trunk). Unfortunately, further modification of the wheel arches and doors on this model is impossible, since it is painted, and therefore it does not make sense to change the humpback glazing. But still, the experiment in version 1.2 can be considered successful, albeit with a stretch.

Version 1.0
Repainted body. Added nets, door locks, seat belts with locks and fasteners in the cabin, modified headlights, their glazing and exhaust nozzles, adjusted suspension. Floor and ceiling covering added, turn signals simulated. Improved interior, added pictures of devices.

Version 1.1
Cut out the necessary holes in the body and installed the grid and a new grille. Added radiators and air ducts. Modified aerodynamic elements of the bottom of the body and painted. The glazing is cut and installed flush with the roof. Thinned hood and trunk. Fully replaced wipers. Nipples were added, brakes were altered, discs were varnished. Installed magnets in the door.

Version 1.2
Replaced brake discs and rebuilt their mount. Upgraded front suspension for the correct rotation of the wheels and their deviations. Removed internal toy ribs of rims. Replaced all grids with more realistic ones and added missing ones. Added exhaust pipes inside the exhaust nozzles. Removed the latest fasteners from the glazing of the front headlights and added leveling seals glass for flush with the body(Удалены последние элементы крепления с остекления передних фар и добавлены уплотнители выравнивающие стёкла вровень с кузовом.). Added glass in the door and completely replaced the rear side windows, their mounting and ... design. Extra items from the bottom are deleted so that they do not stick out (fixing the bottom and the consequence of the radio control design).

Color Aston Martin Emerald Green.

[Kjenjak]

Wow, some of the close-ups look absolutely like the real thing!

[BVC500]

Beautiful! I love the color. It looks like a real car!

[gtziaf]

Looks like real one. Excellent paint job. Love it.
Is any more WIP photos?

[Ermiloff]

I'm glad you liked it))

I didn’t plan to show the building, much less I didn’t plan to do anything with this toy except repainting, and then I didn’t particularly photograph 1.1 and 1.2 because I didn’t know if something would turn out or not, just a couple of pictures for myself as a memory.









The first two nets were made immediately, the remaining 8 (6 body, 2 bottom) from the painted body.



Paint, painting and sanding.











After fitting the headlights to a painted body, it turned out that against his background they were pieces of ... plastic, had to be modified.



After making the holes, it turned out that, due to the size of the car, these holes are too big and it would be bad without a filling, I had to do it at least as ... filling the voids and covering the RC mechanisms.



The photo is bad, but the stock wheels are best seen on it. At first I was afraid to touch them, even in version 1.1, but the car continued to look bad, and I undertook to shred to version 1.2.




Just noticed. Interestingly, who put one star ... and why?!)))))

[360spider]

Very cool. On some of the pictures, you can't really tell it from the real thing. Superb work!

[lovegt40]

seems a real car. Fantastica.

[Ermiloff]

ТМ 2019

[michel1973]

It looks very realistic, well done

[Basse Corniche]

Amazing work! Congrats!

[F1Tommy]

Very nice work indeed. People should realize some of the best models available of certain cars are from the toys. They a lot of times are even better than kits in capturing shape. My favorite company is Hachette as they do so many 1/24th diecasts, done to a very high standard(better than Fujimi and Hasegawa). They also make 1/8th models for magazines. You have probably seen the 1/24th Russian car series by Hachette. Amazing models we are getting now from toy companies, although Hachette parent company does Belkits.

[Ermiloff]

Some old photos

[kitefighter]

Holy Moly. I'm lost for words. I just think you've become my personal hero! I've seen the Rastar model many times and just looked away at the giant toy. It's taken imagination, ingenuity, and a lot of skill and hardwork to make your model, the realistic looking Aston Martin I've seen.


Well done and thank you for sharing!