Aurora's Super Spy Car: James Bond's DB5 wannabe

[triumphfan]

You could buy a new kit, swap the window glass and sell the kit back on ebay with info about the window glass being less than perfect. That way you would be bound to get some of your money back.

Maybe the cheapest way to get perfect glass.

I have done this with some hot rod kits in the past. Taken one of the wheel options and sold the kit on ebay, always being up-front and honest about missing parts. In a couple of instances the wheels have only cost me a few pence.

Steve.

[roymattblack]

Absolutely amazing.

You would never believe the finished model came from that original blob.

Hats off sir.

Roy.

[hendie]

Steve,

I seriously considered buying another model to steal the windows from, but in the end, decided to go with the originals.

Given the origins of the kit, bearing in mind that is is from 1965 and it is a rescue kit, I am pleased with the result. It's not perfect by any means but I feel I have provided the kit with a new lease of life and in the end done the kit justice.

After reflecting on the build, I sort of like the fact that it's not perfect and actually enjoy some of the imperfections, as strange as that may seem.

Edited April 21, 2014 by hendie

[georgeusa]

I just looked at the first page of the thread and how ugly and pathetic the kit was before you started working on it. It is amazing how well you made it turn out. I chalk it up to your build skills and ingenuity. Very, very nice.

[hendie]

thanks very much guys. I think my skills are definitely getting better as I progress through these endeavors.

I have noticed though that I am making stupid little mistakes right at the very end. I think I am rushing too much to get finished when I see the end in sight. I must learn to hold myself back a touch.

[Kallisti]

You aren't the only one who does that - I find myself doing it, I think its a combination of excitement at having it almost finished and frustration that its only ALMOST finished!

[Toftdale]

I'm bit late to the party,  but had to praise your Unbelievable transformation - Andy 

[k5054nz]

To my surprise I never commented originally, I only Liked the posts. A remarkable project that's a lot of fun to read from the beginning.

 

New-tool Airfix Bond DB5 when? 😇

[ElectricLightAndy]

Im on holiday at the moment... so that means plenty of BM scouring. I remember following this when you were posting in real time, I guess I wasn't a member back then as I never liked or commented? I have just gone through the whole build again (sad, I know) You really did make a really presentable model from that quite literal glue bomb you started with. I never appreciated at the time how new this all was to you, I consider your builds to be some of the most technical, skilled,  enjoyable and interesting builds on this forum, so it's quite amusing to read some of the absolute beginner questions on this thread, but "mighty oaks from little acorns grow" and we all had to start somewhere, I'd love to see 2025 spec hendie give another one of these a go, to sit alongside your Airfix and Revell ones... just CAD one up I reckon 😆

 

Cheers,

 

Andy.

[hendie]

21 hours ago, ElectricLightAndy said:

I'd love to see 2025 spec hendie give another one of these a go...

 

Wow, this is a bit of a blast from the past. Thanks for the kind words Andy.

I think this was my second build on BM - after my scratch built 1/6 Dalek. After getting over the initial shock of what have I got myself into, it turned into quite an enjoyable build. It certainly broke a lot of new ground for me, being a complete newbie to plastic wrangling.

I just checked prices on ebay and believe it or not these kits are going for anywhere between $200 and $600! At least that's what the scalpers are asking for.

There is another glue bomb being offered at the moment, but they still want $60 for that. If I remember correctly, I paid $19 for mine which I think was a fair price considering its condition.

I think I'll pass ... 

 

 

[ElectricLightAndy]

Been there, done that eh! What's the matter... Chicken? 🐥

 

Seriously though, I think most experienced plastic surgeons would have chucked that in the bin, it's a testament to your abilities and was a sign of great things to come! I can see why you'd want to leave that pot of melted gloop in the past hehehe. Greatly enjoying your latest miracle in the DH.5!

[HK-500]

Thanks to @ElectricLightAndy for pulling that thread out of the pit of Oblivion 👍.

And OF COURSE a kneeling session for @hendie  : what a journey !