Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: KiwiZac on December 11, 2016, 03:46:34 PM
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Hi all,
As a kid I had Airfix's 1998 catalogue and, as a James Bond book and movie fan, I lusted after the 1/32 DB5 with the wild idea of adding my own cobbled-together Bond gadgets to it. I never entertained any idea of buying any other car model, only a silver DB5 - probably just as well, as 12-15-year-old me wouldn't have done it justice.
Unfortunately I never found the kit and moved on. Now, with the recent re-release of it as a Starter Kit
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/ZacYates/just%20models/D44221AD-2DD2-4D06-B8E7-8BFF615DD23D_zpscoi6uty6.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/ZacYates/media/just%20models/D44221AD-2DD2-4D06-B8E7-8BFF615DD23D_zpscoi6uty6.jpg.html)
and having found it for almost half retail, I had to get it. Just as well it was half price as it's the 1967 mould and this
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/ZacYates/just%20models/3ED34A15-6A22-41D7-8E21-1B94F97DB331_zpsktet2mpt.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/ZacYates/media/just%20models/3ED34A15-6A22-41D7-8E21-1B94F97DB331_zpsktet2mpt.jpg.html)
is NOT worth NZ$34.99.
So, armed with as many DB5 photos as I could download at work, I got started on my first ever car kit. The aim is to replicate the Goldfinger car with guns extended, tyre slasher out, and a suggestion of the other bits and bobs (except the bulletproof screen - my scribing game isn't up to that). As of this evening it appears thusly:
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/ZacYates/just%20models/BCDB7879-594B-4506-B393-F25ABDE8FE49_zpsk2rpqcab.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/ZacYates/media/just%20models/BCDB7879-594B-4506-B393-F25ABDE8FE49_zpsk2rpqcab.jpg.html)
It's hard to see in the photo but, along with the scratched control panel-armrest, I carefully sliced the top of the gear change stick almost off and painted a red "knob" for the ejector mechanism.
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/ZacYates/just%20models/B6AA2B8A-2765-4180-897D-954115756498_zps3kpbbouv.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/ZacYates/media/just%20models/B6AA2B8A-2765-4180-897D-954115756498_zps3kpbbouv.jpg.html)
The panel is from a 1/48 P-40 - not close to the real prop, but good enough for a closed-door, 1/32 scaled car. Likewise the rubber boot at the base of the gear stick is from a big Heller Super Frelon chopper.
I'm having fun! Humbrol #11 is not the match for Aston Martin "Silver Birch" I've been led to believe, so I mixed the two included pottles with a dash of Tamiya Sky Grey. I think it's turned out well. You can see the painted body in the background, I'll wait til it's done to share a better pic.
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too cool,
I was lucky enough to see a Bond DB5 on a trip to the UK in 2011
(http://www.modelblokez.org.au/bthpix/misc/db5.JPG)
Some dude had a display of all the Bond vehicles in Keswick in the Lakes District. I think the collection has since been broken up.
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When they go, the Bond DB5s go for stupid money. Yesterday I watched a video of the Guardian's motoring correspondent showcasing one with working gadgets (well, the guns don't fire, but you know) and I think the article went on to say it sold for GBP5mil!
I want one, but not that badly!
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Just a cheeky bump before I actually get back to the bench: I'm going to try scribing the outline of the bulletproof screen and the roof panel over the passenger's seat. Someone pointed out it's worth a shot given the kit was acquired so cheaply.
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I cheated and, rather than scribing, used black decal striping. It'll get finished after Christmas, until then:
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a388/ZacYates/just%20models/2E30B1ED-E6BC-4BB1-9E82-D8E4A5EEA403_zpser8nxwak.jpg) (http://s15.photobucket.com/user/ZacYates/media/just%20models/2E30B1ED-E6BC-4BB1-9E82-D8E4A5EEA403_zpser8nxwak.jpg.html)