WIP Aston Martin DBR9 by MFH

[dj_woodster]

absolutely amazing Steven opcorn: opcorn:

[mike@af]

Oli sent me to this thread, and Im glad he did. My modeling spirit is being rekindled.

[klutz_100]

UPDATE:

Thanks guys

Well after receiving inspiration from Thesaint111 and a cow prod in the a$$ from some others who will remain unnamed, I decided to have a bash at modifying that front air intake

I should have left the cow prod in place - it was less painful

Here's where I am so far with still a lot of work to go.

The basic white metal part was chopped and butchered ruthlessly with my new Dremel toy and metal files. Then an overly large shape was built up with Tamiya epoxy putty which was then filed and sanded down to a close shape which is where I am now.

The overall fit of the part has now gone to hell, and I am in the process of gradually building up selected areas with small, localized application of Tamiya Light Curing putty and then sanding, checking and repeating,

IF this works out reasonably well, I'll be making a silicone mold of this part to make resin copies for future use in other versions of the DBR9 kit.

Wish me luck









Thanks for looking in

[Decs0105]

I somehow know this stage

It looks really good but this was the easiest task so far Getting the final shape is the hardest part (for me atleast) but I'm sure you will do it just fine.

[Dan66460]

She's got teeth now! Very nice work Steven.

[mikemechanic]

Looks good Klutz. I've looked at so many DBR9 builds I must start mine soon.

Does anybody have any good pictures of the Russian Age racing DBR9?

Mike

[klutz_100]

Thanks Gents

Mike, get that DBR out and get busy!
I don't know if Alex will read this but I'd bet 5$ he'll have some photos of the Russian Age car
I have a few that I can let you have if you give me your email (via PM).

I have got the nose piece finished as close as I want at this stage. It just took some more local spots of light curing putty and sanding.

I owe another debt to Gio who really turned me onto this Light Curing putty .
I wasn't very happy with it at first but now that I understand it, I have to say that I think it's killer!

It still needs a little sanding and shaping but since I want to copy it in resin, my thinking is that it is better to make the mold at his point. This will mean that the copies will have some margin built in and can then be sanded "down" to size/shape which is always easier to do than puttying "up" (for me at least ).






Thanks as ever for looking and encouragement - it's always nice to know that someone is interested

[quadzero]

Great modification as already seen in the Thesaint's wip. I'm glad you went ahead and tackled this. I think I'm gonna look for one of these cattle prods to get into gear on my own projects too. Good to see this progress here.

[Dan66460]

Nice. That didn't hurt now did it!


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[klutz_100]

Saint, I checked out my DBR this morning. Thanks for the early warning in that PE issue! That is actually a bit shocking/surprising

Mold made and casts run off. The cast fits just fine in place.

I made up a supply for some more DBR9 variants






Thanks for looking in

[gionc]

Wey wey wey wey !!!!!!!!

Sir of the Manor! I guess I have (ok should have LOL) a cheesecutter to trade with one of those diffuser zzlurrrp

[sportracer02]

Steve = master-caster

Great job so far, Steve

[Decs0105]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

Saint, I checked out my DBR this morning. Thanks for the early warning in that PE issue! That is actually a bit shocking/surprising

No problem but you need to build faster, I don't want to find all these things the hard way

Actually it's quite surprising for me too. The kit looks so nice and I never thought to find so many flaws but nonetheless it's a great kit and the DB-R 9 looks simply stunning!!!


I want to make some copies of my parts too...
Where did you order all that stuff, silicone, resin etc. ???

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by Thesaint111

No problem but you need to build faster, I don't want to find all these things the hard way

Originally Posted by Thesaint111

I want to make some copies of my parts too...
Where did you order all that stuff, silicone, resin etc. ???

I bought it all here in Warsaw in a great little shop I found with casting materials. If you need any help, I am more than happy to buy it here and send it to you if it helps.

[Decs0105]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

I bought it all here in Warsaw in a great little shop I found with casting materials. If you need any help, I am more than happy to buy it here and send it to you if it helps.

Thanks for the offer but I just found shop where I can get all the stuff infact I already ordered it but I still have some questions about casting the part, I will send you a pm later