1/8 Aston Martin DBR1 scratch build

[Guest]

Another amazing master piece in the making, you should be working for pocher or Tamiya showing them how it should be done.

[flyjoe180]

Yes, this is stunning work. Can't believe I didn't see it before.

[Guest]

Thanks you guys.


...A pair of Aston lumps so far...


Roy.


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[Guest]

Sorry to seem dim roy, did it have 2 engines, great work though.

[flyjoe180]

did it have 2 engines,

It's British, so you get a spare engine for when the other one fails.

[Marc Stock]

Awesome

[Guest]

I'm making two engines, because once the car is complete and in a case, the engine will probably hardly ever be seen.


This way, I'll have a 'stand alone' engine next to the car.


Roy.

[Guest]

Now that's a really nice idea. Good shout

[Ian M]

Another master class in scratch built cars on the cards .


I am following this one.

[monica]

amazing work so well done and a great job at scratch work,

[Marc Stock]

I'm making two engines, because once the car is complete and in a case, the engine will probably hardly ever be seen.
This way, I'll have a 'stand alone' engine next to the car.


Roy.

That's the good thing about scratch builds. Honestly I take my hat of to you. Awsome work so far.

[Guest]

Thanks you guys.


I've now added an exhaust manifold to the stand alone engine.


It's obviously short, as it goes nowhere.


I'm not adding one to the 'car' engine yet as that one will need to be made to fit with the engine in situ.


I make my exhausts using microphone cable over a thick wire core, and a hobby stained glass window pen for the welds.


The exhaust still needs painting matt grey/black.


All good fun.


Some wiring and decals also now added.


Roy.


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[Guest]

You are without doubt one of the best modelers I've come across, and I've trawled a lot of forums, I just wish I was a tenth as good, I've said it before and I will say it again you could teach the manufacturers a thing or two.

[Guest]

Lovely job so far, enjoying this

[Guest]

You said in your first post:

So far, the main body buck has been made and is currently at a vac formers to get some shell parts done. Hopefully I'll have some body parts back next week.

How does the vac. form process work? (I know it is a suction process but don't know more than that!) The buck is a rather skeletal guide for making smooth parts. No doubt you have to tell them where the edges of the individual parts will go so that the closures will be tight, or do you get a single part which you have to cut up?