Aston Martin DBR1

Great job Lee.It really shows how much you love this car with the skill and enjoyment you are putting in to get the best out of this kit without complaining about missing pieces,etc.Well done.
Cheers Mick

Thanks Guys for your interest.

Mick, If you would like to send me your email I'll get Jaykays pictures to you.

Cheers,
Lee.

Unbelievable engine. Just a joy to behold!

ianc

Thanks Lee,Jaykay sent me a link to the large zip file which I have downloaded. ("thank-you Jaykay").
Cheers Mick

Hows progress on this build?

Sean

Thanks for the interest Sean, update coming this week.

Cheers,
Lee.

There has been a lot of work since my last post; most of it has been on details & subassemblies that all needed test fitting prior to assembly.

The dash panel has been detailed & reshaped a little along with the body to fit correctly.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1931.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1933.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1939.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1942.jpgThe The three piece steering wheel has been painted/polished and assembled and I’ve drill marked the rim rivets and puddled some silver paint in.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1928.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1932.jpg

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All the lights have been assembled and test fitted. This was a massive amount of work; polishing and sizing the clear resin, white metal parts and modifying the body so that they would fit under the clear acetate lens covers.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1963.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1964.jpg

I’ve spent hours filling all the dozens of pin holes and bubbles in the surface of the body using light primer coats to highlight the defects. There’s still more work to do!

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1930.jpg


http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1936.jpg


I’ve started to make up the new door hinges, cut out the old & fitted new mounts to the body & modified the kit photo etch for the inner doors.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1959.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1951.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1965.jpg

Next post working doors…..I hope.

Cheers,
Lee.

Great Job Lee! Did you spray the body lightly...and than gave it a smooth rub with sanding paper to show all the pinholes, dents and cavities?

Ton

Hi Tony,

After a light primer coat all the imperfections became obvious to see, I then filled them rubbed the filler back and primed again I will continue to do this until no imperfections are apparent.

Cheers,
Lee.

I am going to try this on my 1:12 Bugatti build. The resin definitely needs some TLC

Ton

I am going to try this on my 1:12 Bugatti build. The resin definitely needs some TLC

Ton
Mine has a very nice body , Almost perfect!

Sean

That saves you hours on straightening the body :-)

Ton

Very nice work Lee. That looks promising!

Some progress on the doors.
I had to scrap my original design as the pivot points were too far inboard for the door to clear the jam when opened & wouldn’t have allowed the doors to be removed for painting.

I’ve now taken my dremel to the inside of the shell, removed my previous effort, thinned the body down to set the pivot as far out as possible & thinned down the leading edge of the doors.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1966.jpg

I used some plastic tube and hinge material to line up the two pivot points whilst the glue set & removed it later.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1975.jpg



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After some trial and error with hinge sizes, I made a small jig to allow me to form the hinges consistently and have made further subtle mods as I’ve gone on.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1968.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_1969.jpg

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The thickness of the resin panels aren’t really to scale and consequently neither are the hinges but they are the correct design, & overall I’m happy with the result.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_2023.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_2019.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_2018.jpg

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http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_2020.jpg

Well I'm glad thats done!
Cheers,
Lee.

Two updates in one day, at this rate I may have it finished this year!

Just made up two brass door latches and stops; although the model will eventually be displayed open these will stop the doors ‘over shutting’ and are fairly authentic.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_2025.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_2029.jpg

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http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_2030.jpg

Next update painting the body.

Cheers,
Lee.

Perfect work. Those doors look amazing.


Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo 2012-Chicago March 17th 2012

Gorgeous! What did you use to attach the hinges to the doors? CA?

ianc

Very nice work . Excellent skills. Doors look great

Hi Lee,
Been absent for a while and missed your build. Your efforts on the doors and engine are fab. What colour do you have for the body work?
Atb,Alex

Hi Lee,
Been absent for a while and missed your build. Your efforts on the doors and engine are fab. What colour do you have for the body work?
Atb,Alex

Thanks guys. Alex, all the details you will need for the colour or atleast what I've chosen are in an earlier post, page three I think.

Gorgeous! What did you use to attach the hinges to the doors? CA?

ianc


Ianc, I used Araldite rapid epoxy for mounting the hinges.

Thanks for the interest.
Lee.

Nice to see an update!!!! Doors looking awesome... I like the jig for the hinges to keep them symmetrical. Those latches & stops are cool too.

Hi Guys,
The body has been painted and I think the colour looks just right.
Prior to painting I made a few mods to the body, I filled in a horizontal slotted vent on the rear end that wasn’t on the car at Le Mans in ’58; I’ve opened up a circular vent behind the rear deck and hinged & thinned down the fuel filler cover.
The panels on the DBR1s were removable and that’s how it will eventually be displayed.

All the parts for this kit are now finished & trial fitted, the fuse box was scratch made to fit under the dash whilst waiting for the lacquer to dry.
The next step will be detailing the body, final assembly & adding the numbers as I want these to be matt.

Cheers,
Lee.


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Looks beautiful! Really coming together now...

ianc

Your 1959 Lemans Aston DBR1 looks wonderful. Can't wait to see the engine in it.

Tom Tanner/Scale Designs/Ferrari Expo 2012-Chicago March 17th 2012

Superb finish, Lee.
What kind of color is it? Zero followed by 2K clear?

Thanks for the interest Guys.

As you thought Gio, the paint is Zero. It was mixed from what is thought to be the correct code for the period as the cars have changed colours over the years, so many thanks to Steve at Hiroboy.
The lacquer is pre thinned clearcoat and about 10 hours micromesh polishing but I think the finish is more realistic than a wet look.

Cheers,
Lee.

A small update before the gallery; the body is almost finished and mounted to the chassis.
I’m nearly there, just the fun assembly stuff to do now.

Cheers,
Lee.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_2050.jpg

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk305/fenshurst/IMG_2054.jpg

it is georgeus...very nice work

Really great job Lee.....enjoy the assembling!

Spectacular!

ianc

Wonderful work!