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I just completed my second Tamiya Aston Martin DBS. I built the first one for expanded review in Scale Auto; that one is painted Tamiya TS Ferrari F1 light mica red and built completely OOB. It’s a typical “shake and bake” Tamiya kit with virtually no hassles, and inspired me to build a second DBS.

The second is painted in an “Ocean Blue” concoction that I mixed from various decanted Tamiya sprays. In the spirit of using Ferrari parts on an Aston model (you may have seen my Ferrari 458 with aftermarket optional DBS wheels), this one got a set of aftermarket 20” BBS Challenge wheels intended for a Ferrari 599 GTB. I shot these in Spaz Stix new ultra chrome over Tamiya TS gloss black. This is a very durable and bright finish, I like it much better than Alclad. I’ve handled the wheels quite a bit and the polished look remains and didn’t wear off whatsoever.









Here's the one in the latest issue of Scale Auto: