Sabrejet Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Airfix kit, built OOB. Nah - only joking. Body cut mid-door and at the boot lid, sectioned and re-glued. Wire wheels by Pendle Slot Racing, decals by Le Mans Decals. Various other scratch-built additions such as scoops, headlamp covers, seats, bug deflector etc. Panel lines scribed, painted Zero Paints Aston Le Mans '59 Green. 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 This is an outstanding build Major surgery, fine details, and excellent finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Really beatiful one and difficult belive that that this is old Airfix kit! Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc2 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Looks brilliant... and more like 1/24 than 1/32, especially with the Airfix kit as a base! best, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fnick Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Stunning build! Roses do grow from mud after all. Nick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 What a beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherry268 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Cracking job, well done And you can't see the join!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Absolutely gorgeous.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Wonderful! Very good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Beautiful Aston, really top modelling! Enjoyed watching it all come together in your w.i.p. thread too - great stuff! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Great workmanship. Well done. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancona Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Simply lovely, its very hard to believe what you started with, a real silk purse job if I've ever seen one, stunning result !! Cheers David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Amazing transformation. Building the Airfix kit as a DB5 is a thankless task enough. Don’t let Airfix see this or we’ll ever get a new tool Aston. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Superb work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Thanks for all your kind comments: glad to have continued the trend. Not sure what the next one might be, but I fancy a transkit. Or maybe combining two kits. Anyone do a 1/24 Chevron B6? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toftdale Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Beautiful done, thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Thought I'd already commented on this, sorry. The decals really do bring it to life, it is stunning. I wouldn't have mind a photo or two from a lower aspect though, all the better to appreciate its lines. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 A fabulous result all round,and it’s a Le Mans car! Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 8 hours ago, stevehnz said: Thought I'd already commented on this, sorry. The decals really do bring it to life, it is stunning. I wouldn't have mind a photo or two from a lower aspect though, all the better to appreciate its lines. Steve. Fair point Steve: I'll look into it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Kitkent said: A fabulous result all round,and it’s a Le Mans car! Chris. It's pretty much my mantra: if it's a vehicle, it has to be a racer. Not necessarily Le Mans, but it's often the case that common road cars have an obscure connection with that race. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 On 31/03/2021 at 20:00, Fnick said: Stunning build! Roses do grow from mud after all. Nick As demonstrated here, they grow even better in mud which comes from the back end of an animal... Lovely bit of cutting and carving to produce this by Sabrejet - well done. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Absolutely wonderful replica 👍 I don't know how to translate this French appreciation: "Elle fait plus vraie que la vraie"....literally "It looks more authentic than the original" ? Congratulations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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