Scale modelling has been one of my hobbies since my teens. I’ve assembled several model kits throughout the years, ranging from cars, planes and military vehicles; all with varying results. I have to admit I messed up quite a lot early on and built a few decent ones as my skills developed. At this point in time, I’ll probably classify myself somewhere between an intermediate and advanced modeller. I still have a long way to go before being labelled an expert in this field, and have yet to make one product that I could really be proud of. Problem with modelling is that it takes a lot of practice to improve one’s skills and with my office workload I rarely have time to indulge in this hobby of mine.
Today was a holiday and I had the opportunity to start working on my Aston Martin DBS kit. I decided to do something simple first; assembling the wheels. Pretty straightforward I should say, just pop in the rubber tires to the rims and we’re done. It when I was applying decals to the wheel caps when things got frustrating. I had a hard time setting the tiny Aston logos in place and it took me a while to finish the task. I also ended up ruining one of the decals in the process. Not really a great way to start the project.
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| Damn those decals! Wish they provided some spares. |
I decided to do some painting next. The model kit came with a sheet of pre-cut masking seal to be used for covering up parts of the windshields in preparation for spray painting. After prepping the clear parts I went ahead with spraying the windshield trims, chassis, as well as a whole runner of parts in semi-gloss black.
This job went much smoother than my first task. I decided to call it a night and quit while I’m ahead. I had a tendency to mess up more often when rushing a project to completion.
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| What a relief! At least this one went well. |
More updates to come as I continue working on this car replica.
