2007 Aston Martin DBS

[Scale-Master]

Tamiya 1/24th scale kit. One of the many factory colors offered was Fire Red Pearl; it looks a lot like Tamiya Mica Red so I'll use the LP paint for the exterior.
The kit is molded in a dark charcoal metallic so I used Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Silver as a barrier after doing the normal clean-up.

I decanted it and reduced it with Tamiya lacquer thinner. It took two lights coats to cover fully, but when it dried I was really happy with the smooth and thin finish.

The LP-42 was also thinned with Tamiya lacquer thinner and airbrushed in two coats.


While the finish looked smooth and uniform, after it fully dried it wasn't as glossy as the Pearl Blue I used on the NSX. It may have been polished out, but with the more predominate flake this color has, I thought I'd use the Tamiya LP-9 Clear Gloss to bring up the shine.
Again it was reduced with the Tamiya lacquer thinner for better flow and smoother gloss. This clear works very well and is quite forgiving. It also dries as quickly as the colors in the LP line. This is how it looked about 12 hours after clear coating. (If you are looking for a good clear gloss and have not tried this yet, it is well worth looking into.)

[Scale-Master]

The engine is on the simplistic side, but once all the underhood details are added (or should I say painted) it should play the part just fine.

[Scale-Master]

After the chassis is painted up it looks pretty convincing for a simple pan with suspension and exhaust components.

[Deathtrap]

Nice bright shiny red. And indeed a simple curbside model, but then again... how often do you look under the hood/bonnet?

[Scale-Master]

Good point. Unless it's really detailed up, the hood rarely gets opened once the car is done.

I spent a little extra time drilling out and detail painting the rotors to look more like carbon fiber.



Here's a link with more details:
https://finescale.com/how-to/article...c-brake-rotors

[Scale-Master]

The interior builds up nicely with PE parts for the pedals and some of the trim panels. Plenty of decals for speakers and other details too. I used LP-30 Light Sand and XF-63 German Gray. The Gloss Black on the dash and console is brush painted LP-1; it flows pretty darn well.

[Scale-Master]

Since I detailed the brakes I decided I wanted wheels that would show them off better than the stock ones, but I had nothing that would fit the tires in my stash so I designed a set and 3D printed them.

[Deathtrap]

They have a common feel to it. But I guess this is your own design. Nicely done.

[Scale-Master]

Everything fits incredibly well on this kit including the clear parts and PE pieces. There are a few trim pieces that need to be foiled, but even those are not difficult to do.