HIRO DBR9 LeMans 2008

[jaykay640]

Great great work!! I just ordered the 1:43 all open kit of this car that Provence finally released. Your build will be a great reference! Apart from those mirrors maybe....they are a bit big :-))

[Spike2933]

Originally Posted by jaykay640

Great great work!! I just ordered the 1:43 all open kit of this car that Provence finally released. Your build will be a great reference! Apart from those mirrors maybe....they are a bit big :-))

you do it first, and I'll follow but I'm hoping that kit will be awesome, I have the C4 and it looks awesome, I cant wait for my DBR9 to come though

[jochen kieslich]

Dear community,
i started weathering yesterday and for that reason i want to keep you informed and BEFORE i'm in a flow and forget about taking pictures....althought not that much was done. It's about the first step of quite a few. I carefully masked the windscreen and the front lights (they are treated seperately and should not be covered by dust that "hard" because i'm quite sure that all clear / optical surfaces had been cleared often while the race). Then i made a mixture of XF20 grey and XF57 buff (one of the best tones ever!) and diluted the colour mix extremely until it appeared almost invisible on the surface and sprayed the body in ONLY ONE WAY, namely from the front to the back. I think it is very important to keep in mind on how the car / the surface is under exposure while the race and how the wind streams are surrounding the car. Don't just spray the dust simply all over, that would disturb the look in the very end when everything is done. There are so many steps still coming to make that dirty look. And i keep in mind what Phil said, "less is more". Once the dust is sprayed on you won't be able to remove it! Here we go.





I made a few tryouts to make the masked area of the windscreen some more interesting. The evidence of water is simulated with a sharp tip of a 01 brush dipped in some pure X20 Tamiya acrylic thinner and then just draw your lines......




I'm quite happy about the look so far especially when i think of all the techniques still to come.
Thats it for now, have a dynamic week all!

Sincerely
Jochen (watching the LeMansSeries running in spain live on Eurosport)

[RallyRaider]

I really like what you've done with the windscreen.
Looking forward to the rest of "all the techniques still to come".

[Spike2933]

very nice work so far, I'd say the way the race was, the car is about 4 hours into the race.

what ever that storm had the effect, every car was so dirty from that.

[Hemi Killer]

thats awesome, very cool.

[klutz_100]

Dude, if you STOP these detailed updates I will not only have withdrawl symptoms, I will come to your town and take the photos myself!!!

Simply awesome boss!

[Robi J]

Please, DO NOT forget to take pictures !!!

Interesting start on the weathering, lovely job on the windshield.

Robi

[jochen kieslich]

Back for dirt.....
Finishing sessions took me quite a while, it's almost done, only two or three more sittings for the whole thing in general.
Gents, i feel my energy fading away little by little on that i can tell you that....BUT i do love it still.
I'm also working on a nice little base plate with a small peace of race track on it and a corresponding appealing tag.
Dust was simulated with grinded pastel chalks in various tones, applied with different brushes and several pens came to use for the right look of the battle scarred front and the engine bonnet. The tires are not fixed by now thats why the brakes are not where they should be .......
I have to say that i'm not really happy with any of the pics i took.......dammed i don't know. It looks so cool in flesh but not one of the pics show that. Ok, here's my interpretation in scale of the 2008 Le Mans running Aston Martin DBR9 no. 007.

















Like i said before only a manageable amount of sessions to come and you'll find the next and last post about this one in the completed gallery.
Have a great time all, bye for now
Jochen

[jaykay640]

Very cool work again Jochen. The weathering looks very realistic to me. I like the little details like the dirt being wiped off the side window where it must have been touched during pit stops ( although i think they should have given the driver better visibility and clean the whole thing :-)
On the other hand it hurts a bit to see your painstakingly enhanced tires covered in dirt...
I'm still in "all glossy" mode i guess and have yet to master that task before wanting to build dirty cars :-)

[Outamyhead]

It's an awesome looking build Jochen, the detail is amazing, I'll have to show the wife as it's her favourite car...although she'll want me to build her one in the ALMS 2006 livery

[mrawl]

Amazing! How do you get the chalk to stick to the model though? As for the pics, l think they look really fantastic, but seeing as you were not so happy with them, I think my initial impression (which quickly fades) is that the contrast might be a touch low, just a thought, I dunno, they look good Jochen. Really good.

[rollin80s]

one word comes to mind, awesome!
looks great, looks very well used. can't wait to see what you'll build next.

[LeeABC]

Fantastic! probably the best, most accurate model I've ever seen. Congratulations you should feel very proud of what you have achieved.

Whats next?

Cheers, Lee

[klutz_100]

Hmm.... a "Marmite" effect

Jochen, I love this project and I really admire your concept and your execution ...but in the end, I am not sure if I don't prefer the shiny version LOL It looks more like a barn find to me the moment but I think this may be because the car is out of context. In an appropriate setting/diorama, I think this could "pop" into life and be truly spectacular