roymattblack Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Whilst I'm not expecting Pocher standards of intricate spokes etc (mind you, at a total part-work cost of around £700 they ought to be) I'm certainly not using the horrendous plastic blobs supplied. Watch for updates.... Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 aha... I see what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) You're gonna need a few more spokes... :evil laugh: bestest, M. Edited February 19, 2014 by cmatthewbacon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Well..... Without wanting to give too much away........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 That looks the DBs, shall we say..? Where did a spare set of 1/8 Borranis pop-up from, then? bestest, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 (edited) The wheels are scale replica's of DB5 Borrani's. The rims and hubs are turned and drilled ally, the nipple inserts are resin and the spokes are all hand-laced - all 72 of them. Each wheel takes around 15 hours to make so there's only two so far......... More piccies and info when they are all finished and on the car. Roy. Edited February 24, 2014 by roymattblack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 The Master has, Ahem, Spoken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 A wonderful upgrade on the wheels. What a great find. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 I can't give any details yet, as the guy making them for me doesn't want to get swamped with requests for 'proper' wire wheels. He does actually have other work to do. Having said that, they aren't 'pence' by any means although I feel they are worth it and will lift the Aston from a 'nice' model to an ACE one. Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) A bit more on the DB5... You can clearly see the oddity I've previously mentioned here... Namely, the silver parts look a different colour in the pictures, but look fine 'in the flesh'.....The car is all ONE COLOUR if you see it for real. OK… Before the wheels are added I need to join the three main assemblies together first.Chassis/interior, rear wings/roof and front end/doors.How come these parts fitted together nicely when I was just test fitting things? It took the best part of three hours to fit the parts together today.Getting the rear end/roof in place was a matter of minutes and apparently this part of the build has been notorious for problems and difficulties with many others.The front end/doors?Not so lucky. No matter how I jiggled and juggled the parts, there was just no way the lower end of one front wing would sit down properly at the sill level. There was a gap of at least 1/8” and the door top fouled the roof.After an age of peering into every nook and cranny with a torch I was no further forward.When I managed to get the driver’s side nice and level, the passenger side was wrong.If I got the passenger side level – awful fit on the driver’s side.Eventually I took the doors off to look more closely into the inner wings.Finally I found the problem. The inner firewall on the passenger side was sitting about 1/8” too high so the windscreen scuttle couldn’t sit properly on that side.It was acting like a see-saw. If one wing was down, the other was up, and vice-versa. Close scrutiny revealed it was a manufacturing issue, as the bottom of the firewall was sitting absolutely solid and flat on the chassis. It couldn’t go any lower.Out came the Dremel and files and five minutes later the firewall top was 1/8” lower.I also cleaned up all the fixing points, locating holes and screw mounts.A further five minutes later, the doors were put back and the front end fitted. It was 1/8” too high on the passenger side…. AAARRRGGGHHH…… However, close inspection showed that this time I had trapped one of the bonnet support arms between the firewall and front wing.Bonnet support moved – nice neat front end and the doors fit! However, in my engine-detailing exuberance I have added a few too many pipes and wires ‘high up’ in the engine bay and now the bonnet will not close properly. Onward and upward…… Roy. Edited February 25, 2014 by roymattblack 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 now that is looking NICE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofrog Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Many thanks you guys. Just a little update - I found the reason the bonnet wasn't closing tight was nothing to do with my 'extra' plumbing. The kit-part which is 'supposed' to replicate the catch mechanism inside the bonnet (it actually looks nothing like the real thing) was fouling the heater duct chamber. I just removed the offending part. Now the bonnet shuts tight - in fact, it's SO good a fit, it's blinkin' difficult to get a finger nail under it to open... Engine still needs some plumbing and pipework connected but it's getting there. Roy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Well, I hope you put in the correct anti freeze. And don't forget the engine earth strap. Did that on an old car once, took ages to figure out! looking good there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 those new wheels look amazing roy, I thought the kit ones were'nt too bad, but the new ones make them look really naff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockster Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Stunningly stunningly awesome Roy! Words fail me! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordairgtar Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Very ambitious build. If I could work that into the budget.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 A very quick update on the 'proper' wheels...... Roy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 The wheels are a work of art in themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Front wheels fitted but tyre valves and spinners still to go on... Roy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) Getting near the end now... Fitting the floor/chassis together after painting the parts satin and matt black, was simple. I have to say this is a really basic kit and although it's turning out nice, I'm not impressed with the attention to detail. It really is a 1/18 scale model that's been scaled up to 1/8. However, all that aside, it's been fun making the modifications, trimming the interior and changing the hideous toy wheels for ones that are hopefully, a billion times better. Getting the floor section onto the upturned body was a mission though, particularly as the car weighs in at around 20lb. There are literally dozens of wires that make all kinds of electronic bits work - a bit of a novelty really that in all honesty will be ignored within a few weeks I would guess. It seems that in adding the electronics, the kit makers forgot to make allowance for them when the floor is added. HOW do you get them out of the way when the floor is in place, but won't quite go down because a few wires are in the way???? It had me tearing my hair for quite a while. All done now though. A few details, and the rear wheels to fix in place properly. Roy. Edited March 6, 2014 by roymattblack 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S5 modeller Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 That's some tangle of wires you got there roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Roy I am still catching up on my backlog. This is looking incredible and as you say those magnificent wheels will take it to another level again. Your paint finish in stunning as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bap1609 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Hi Roy That's looking really great, have you got any further updates on this build? I've got the kit in my stash, maybe I'll get round to building it. Did you strip and respray the complete body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roymattblack Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Yes, the car was finished a good while ago: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234956830-18-aston-martin-db5-james-bond/?hl=%2Bjames+%2Bbond+%2Baston I added lots of 'extra's' but left the body paint alone. Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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