HIRO DBR9 LeMans 2008

Hello dear community,
this is my first start of a new thread and first of all i have to apologize for another DBR9-topic......(not really, or? Please be gentle.....)
My impulsion about this one is first of all the car itself, a great and pure GT-Race-Car with brute and massive appearance, especially in powder-blue and orange.......mmhhh.....
Then comes the kit itself, though this is my first "expensive" one, i saw it at the hiro-side while googleing about the real cars. I ordered it immediately and gave myself no time or chance to see and check if there might be other kits on this subject. I read all your threads and WIP's in this forum with great interest (this one better, that one even better, other one with lack of this and that, again first one with minor faults, ......). Lot's of words have been made about all the available DBR9-kits, this is for sure one of the reasons for this forum to help modelers and interested people in finding their specific one. But from my point of view (and why i have choosen to submit here) is to see all that great work done all over the world!

From my point of view this HIRO kit is so exciting and a perfect starting point for all your individuel efforts. You can go as far as you like by superdetailling and scratch work, although lots of details are there so far. For sure, like i said before, this is my first one at all.

OK, sorry for all these words but i want you to know about my position and/or my idea behind my beloved hobby!

Let's start with pics:
The car itself, not much can be seen by now. Exhaust pipe replaced by metal one, superb and outstanding rims from SCALEPRODUCTION (i can understand Sasa for being a wheel nazi......).
The major work so far was done by giving the car that typical shark-looking front air intake. I filled with putty, sanded 4 days and made this small profiles from very thin metal foil.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00176.jpg

Detail shot of the homemade exhaust, a must on every race subject!

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00155.jpg


The front in closer look
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00174.jpg

I also reworked the pe-part for the grill which comes into the air inlet.
Although it won't be seen (or hard) i know it's there.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00172.jpg

Then another very important feature is that really really mean looking back diffusor. I knew from the very beginning that this is not done by thinning the kit part out, i took the challenge and made a new one. For me that was the only way to go because i felt this to be one of the specific areas of the blue-and-orange-machine......i think the effort was worth it. I used 0.3mm cupper plate and bended and cut and sanded and glued ......

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00186.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00185.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00184.jpg

At last one detail picture of the rims, they are worth an extra hint......unfortunatelly the central locking will not be used, the hub seem to look different. Btw, any pics around.....??? Please??

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/rad4.jpg


OK, thats it for now, progress will take place VERY slowly because i have two little kids and a beloved wife (thanks god).

Your remarks are very welcome, please feel free to comment

Nice weekend
Jochen

Excellent start! :thumbsup:
That diffuser looks spot on. What did you use to glue the different copper bits together?

Hi Jochen,

first of all WELCOME to AF ! Then... excellent start, the rear diffuser is outstanding and, generally speaking, very nice photographs.

Here a couple of shots of the wheels, I hope would be helpful, and check also this link http://motorsport-photos.org/gallery/categories.php?cat_id=14&page=1

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a163/RJ1108/Various/GU1.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a163/RJ1108/Various/GU.jpg

Bye: Robi :)

This looks like the Super GT stuff wheels nut: I must check since I guess I cloned some in resin

Hello jano11,
thank you very much for your kind words. The single profiles are fixed with cyanacrylat / "super glue". The outer form was cut and bend as one piece.

Hi RobiJ,
thanks a lot for the welcome! I have
to thank you for the ultimate ref pics!
After studying lots of pictures i have from various sources depending the rear diffusor, i thought it to be "just a straight line" at the end. In the first picture from you it's clearly visible that there is a slant at the outer endings.....!
That meant of course i had to rearrange the whole thing, and that took me some nerves.......BUT thanks again!!! Very much appreciated!!!
See the new one here:

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00195.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00197.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00196.jpg



The change-over from diffusor to the chassis will be hidden by the wheels so that will do. I'm very glad having it changed, by the way there is still some detailling necessary on top of the diff......

By for now, have a good week
Jochen

Nice correction on the diffuser! Keep it up.

Cleeeeeeean correction :thumbsup:

Very nice!

I think theres no such thing as too many DBR9 threads :D

Fantastic work on the diffuser, I love it. Keep it up I will enjoy this one.

Sorry Sorry Sorry....
i swear, it's my last post depending that "Thing"....i think i'm going to bore you all by now, but NOW it's done!
(Is it.....?)
No, seriously, i'm good with it, what do you think? I broke my eyes by searching the profiles i cutted with a razor blade, the structured areas were done with lead foil. The diffusor is now made out of 38 scratched parts.

Here we go:
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00223.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00229.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00226.jpg

OK, other progress is going slow, have a great time all!
Cheers
Jochen

Nice job on the detail! Bolt pattern looks spot on :D

Aaah-ha Man, now your diffuser is COMPLETE :biggrin:

Robi

Hi,

great job !!

Which other parts do you intend to improve like this?

The Scaleproduction wheels are a good choice :biggrin:

Very accurate rendition of the diffuser. You have a good eye for detail Jochen!

Not 100% sure about the diffuser. IMO the bolts should be on top of equally thick but way more narrows strips.
I'm not kidding you, it's just that you put so much effort in this diffuser it would be way better if it was as good as possible in the end!

Hi Micha,
thank you very much! Nice to "talk" to you, beeing one of the most active members and accurate workers in this forum! Congratulations for all your fine work!
Well, i don't know by now how deep this is going to be. Building the diff. was quite a challenge and i had much fun, BUT if i can go on like that with the whole car.....let's see. I'm as curious as you......not kidding you!!!! The front of the Aston is another big theme, i already spend lots of time and thats demanding, because i think the subject/look is worth it. I have something veeeery special in my mind depending the wheels. I will give it a try tonight.
PS: The scaleproduction wheels/rims ROCK!!!! That's why i ordered a second set today, this time chromed.........mmhhhh slurp.....


Hello big kahuna,
thank you very much!! It's exciting how deep you can fall "in love" with special areas or parts!


Hi jano11,
thanks for your suggest, i'm fine with that one by now. If i think about the rest of the kit / build i have to take a look into the future or it will take me years....

Greetings
Jochen[/quote]

Hello all,
here's my new try-out, this time the tires. It took me some hairs of my wife, a good glue and billions of nerves......but it came out pretty nice.
First picture without paint, then airbrushed with a kind of anthrazit.http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00233.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00237.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00240.jpg


Let's see if i can manage the 3 left overs also, the front wheels are lower as you can imagine....

Bye for now
Jochen

Naaah...! I told you Jochen, I like your clean hand and this is a further example, despite (but it could be the photo itself) the cuts seem a bit too evident at my eyes.

Robi :)

Wow Jochen,

I am impressed. I guess this is the first time I see someone detailing the side walls of the tires.

In spite of being super thin, I agree with Robi, on the photos they appear rather dominant. Maybe a little darker colour can solve this.

Nevertheless, great work so far

HI

the diffusor looks amazing



Mikezibit http://www.scaleproduction.de/prost.gifhttp://wwwsc.aleproduction.de/prost.gif

Outstanding stuff :thumbsup:

I am glued for the next update!

Great tires! Interesting way of detailing them...:D

Amazing attention to detail. Never seen someone do that to the sidewalls and it's fascinating to watch. Great job on the diffuser too! Can't wait for more.

First of all, Thank you all very much for your kind words!
Nice to be obeyed (in a very positive way).

Dear Micha,
Dear RobiJ
when “i follow my own progress” I simply have to admit that by the time I took the pics above the structure was simply still too “thick” due to the diameter of my wife’s hair…..:-(
I told her too bad (just kidding) and you both were right (even with the colour, perfect hint with a bit darker colour, thanx Micha)
Actually i made new tryouts, this time with hairs from my 17 month old daughter and …….guess what?! They are perfect!! I’ll post some pictures later on. The hairs are so thin, i fixed one rear and one front tyre, I never ever glued thinner “(body-)parts”.

Hi Mikezibit,
Thanks for your compliment, it was both fun and a challenge to build and I’m very happy with the result. I’m excited on how it will come out once when painted…..

Hello Stevenski,
it really makes me proud to receive this nice and positive note from you!
I spend quite a while ….;-) studying your work, effort and support in this forum.
Chapeau!
Thanks again! That’s pretty compulsive and motivating for the future and/or next projects.

Hi tuned.by.twenty
Hi KevHw,
Thanks to you gents! It’s VERY nice to see that my work is obeyed by other enthusiasts. My actual grade/demand of detailing is a new level for me also,
thus I made 1:35 Military Modelling (which was also demanding, of course). But this evil-looking Aston Martin is such a challenge, I can’t resist to give it back somehow…..man, this becomes a mental thing…….it’s something like a tribute-built.

So, have a nice weekend all of you
Bye
Jochen

Jochen:

Could you post more pictures of how you attached your rear diffuser to the kit part. I have this same kit, and will probably do what you did with the rear diffuser.

Thanks in advance

wow. love your attention to detail, and the diffuser might be the best part of the aston. :D

HI 69*goat
thank you very much for your question and interest. I'll post some pics and a few remarks, actally i'm on vacation and don't have the opportunities to work on my PC like i used to do. You'll get the demanded information, gimme some days.
Bye for now

Hello nugundam93,
thanks a lot, i hope things will go on like that part.....don't you all forget, this is only one part of a BIG thing....;-)

More pics about to come next week.
Bye
Jochen

Hello honoured community,
finally i got my first reworked vent / air exhaust done.
In the beginning I wasn’t willing to change the casted one due to the fact that I was scared not to ruin the body / form, but it’s truly out of scale and influences the look of the whole car. Thanks to Sasa, his great work gave me the impulse to try it.
It took me two attempts, it’s a strange part because the look of that part depends on the cover bracket / angle of sight….on one hand it seems vertically on the other hand it seems to appear a bit angular. So I decided to call this one “my way of interpretation” and I’m fine with it since I still have to make the left one. Ufff….

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00356.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00353.jpg


Second part of my update is about the tyres, unfortunately prior to painting them with the airbrush. Therefore you can see how it’s done. Like I wrote before, this time I’ve chosen even thinner hair from my beloved 17month-old daughter. That’s good, I’ll leave the structure like that.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00288.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00289.jpg



That’s it for now
Cheers and have a good time
Jochen

Nice Jochen, you did those vents much better then I did, in the end I was looking and looking and figured out that I made them to small :D
Yours look much better.

Dear community,
time to give "a proof of life"......;-)
Slow progress at the moment, i spent quite a while to get the racing machine it's right shoe gear done.
Central lockings were each scratched out of three parts, it's a bit like a guess work althought i was so much inspired by Robi J's pics, thanks again, even running danger to bore you, but these pics were a fortune, man!!!
After ruining my first set of these wunderful scaleproduction-rims/slicks i'm fine with that second set as it appears by now after a lot of work. I'm awaiting the official yearbook from the 24hours-Race, so maybe there are some more interesting detail shots of the sidewalls (e.g. small individuell marks written by the crew or small stickers or marks from chalk.....?)
I understand Sasa for being a wheel-nazi, yes, please, let me also be a member of the "AWF" (AnonymousWheelFanatics).
Thanks for watching, i like this place a lot!

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00435.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00461.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00453.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSC00454.jpg

Bye for now.
Jochen
...and, "don't let your skills be the reason"

Jochen, wheels look convincing, I like it

Impressive work on the wheels and tires. You have a great eye for detail.
I really love following this WIP. And it clearly shows that the time between each update is well spent.

Fantastic!! I have never seen tires so well detailed as these before. You are really doing an outstanding job on this build. Keep it coming.
:cheers:

wonderful wheels http://www.zimmermann-lemgo.de/oeffentlich/smileys/blinzel_big.gif



Mikezibit:iceslolan

Nice detailing the wheels. Much detailling effort into this part of the build. Shows nice dedication to the project. Keep it up!

Robert

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Cheers community,
first of all thanks a lot for all your kind words, thats an extra boost of motivation through bad times!
Unbeliveable, but when you honestly take a look at my "newest" pics below it seems i made no major progress at all. Thats what i think and it makes me wonder (and kind of angry). Where did the hours and hours go to when sitting in front of a project? There are so many little things to do, like cleaning up all kind of parts, drilling holes, filling and sanding, reshaping .....etc. It's not worth to show that, you all know that, often enough our hobby is a time grave.
OK, enough words, here are the pictures.

I made 3 new partial covers for the hood, the etch parts seemed to be to small (IMO!).
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/Bild020.jpg

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/Bild100.jpg
I made tryouts for the antennas, scratched the bases for them. Then there a small "parts" in front of the headlights inside the covers. Bad enough i don't know the function of these but they took me some hours. Then i reshaped the ports for the hydraulic jack and also filled all the holes for the fast-openers with evergreen round profiles, because the etch parts would appear too low if glued/fixed in the holes. Taking a closer look at the ref pics it clearly shows that they are slightly araised.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/Bild098.jpg

Then, a big thanks and aplause for Rob(rex) and his 935-bible, he inspired me to go even further with my wheels. I simulated that grinding on the surface with a mixture of black and grey pastel chalks, farina and cigarette ashes. Just squirl it and you have a nice powder. Then i made a kind of glue with warm water and wood glue / white glue and carefully brushed the surface with that mixture. Then i rolled the wheel trough the powder on a flat and wide surface. I had to keep the smaller scale in mind so thats why i had to made the effect very fine and rough. Even very small grinded stones can be demonstrated.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/Bild090.jpg

OK, thats it for now, i really hope not to steal your time but i want to keep you updated and informed because of the interest a lot of you show!
Very much appreciated!!!
Yours sincerely
jochen

I'm giving my time o this thread with much pleasure :)

Great stuff :thumbsup:

Those tyres are excellent, don't change a thing!

Nice work Jochen!
Yes, it's a bit annoying to do all that work prepping parts ( in particular on those multimedia kits ) an later most people won't really realize it because the result just looks like it should. But you know, that's what will make the difference to a "quick" build and the people who do that sort of modeling too ( like us here in the forum ) will know :-)
Keep it up!

Love every bit of this so far...

So Jochen... these are THE wheels! Fantastic weathering.

Did you plan to replace the resin antenna supports with turned items?

Robi :)

Then, a big thanks and aplause for Rob(rex) and his 935-bible, he inspired me to go even further with my wheels. I simulated that grinding on the surface with a mixture of black and grey pastel chalks, farina and cigarette ashes. Just squirl it and you have a nice powder. Then i made a kind of glue with warm water and wood glue / white glue and carefully brushed the surface with that mixture. Then i rolled the wheel trough the powder on a flat and wide surface. I had to keep the smaller scale in mind so thats why i had to made the effect very fine and rough. Even very small grinded stones can be demonstrated.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/Bild090.jpg



Very nice job on the wheels.
Still allow me to suggest a bit of weathering on the sides of the tires, IMO the Michelin logos are way to clean (like new in fact).

I love the tire tricks, but if my wife wakes up while I'm pulling her hair out I'm blaming it on you guys!

Keep up the good work. This is a good build to watch and learn from.

Hello Jochen
It may be a lot of work and slow progress but to produce the quality and detail that your putting into this build is what it takes. Keep up the excellent work!

Hello all,
-first:
Happy new year to all of you and may you all have a great time (not only in this forum.....;-) in 2009!
-second:
Thanks a lot (even some weeks later) for all your warm and friendly comments and hints!
-third:
personal answers:
Dear stevenski, thanks a lot for your fine words, i'm honoured.
Hello Robi, thanks, yes the antenna mounts are redone but with drilled plastic profiles and some small parts from the famous scrap box.
Hi jano11, thanks, yes the tyres will be prepared with some pastell chalks later on / in the very end.....someday....to let them appear some more dirty and covered from/with brake dust.
Dear rollover & korkyott, thanks a lot for your compliments!
-fourth:
update, i want to show you some progress made in the last three weeks.
First picture shows the small sharp edged parts besides the front air intake, one already coverd with carbon fibre. This was very tricky as the item is made out of two parts and the adhesive area is very thin. I ran danger to break it thus i had to press the decal down.
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSCF0282.jpg
second picture shows the new built up control panel in the middle of the dash board. Don't count knobs and switches, i know there some more but they would be that small that they are almost invisible. So this is just my interpretation of the thing (althought the main set up was copied for sure)
Done with sheet, rod and hand painted coloured areas and lettering.
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSCF0342.jpg
third picture is my new done gear shifter, scratched with 22 parts. The wiring is only for indicating and will be replaced in the ongoing process.
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSCF0358.jpg
fourth and fifth picture are about my selfmade windscreen where i reproduced that tiny little "window" at the bottom of the frame showing off the vehicle identification number DBR9/7 (for the 007) behind it. This was simply done with a small part of white sheet with dry transfers in 1-35 scale from Verlinden on it. I found it to be a funny little detail (the ident-number is correct as found in the marvelous 24hours-yearbook!!!)
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSCF0305.jpg
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSCF0309.jpg
last two pictures show the tail lights, also very important for the look of the model. As is said before i like this part a lot and i pay special intention on that. There are two (three) different tones of red glass so i handpainted the areas backsides and let a small window for that bright little quadrangle at the bottom of the lights which was done with a light red left-over decal from behind. Then the lights were covered with a heavy coat of gloss.
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSCF0341.jpg
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/DSCF0333.jpg

OK, thats it for now, now i'll have a walk in the snow with my beloved kids!
Cheers and best wishes

Jochen

Very impressive craftsmanship. Your attention to detail is far beyond what I have seen any one do on this forum so far. Keep up with the excellent work.

Looks great, the switches on the dashboard are perfect!

That is truly inspiring work! The dashboard turned out superb aswell as the tinted windscreen. I think you are the first who did that if I am not mistaken..
The lettering is just some white hand painted right or are that dry transfers too?

Veeery nice! Top detailing!!

Dear Dennis,
Dear jaykay,
Hello Pawlie and korkyott,

thank you all very much for your motivating words. Very much appreciated!

Dennis, the lettering is done with a (new) 0 brush, tipped in Tamiya Acryl white and then carefully brought to the surface. At this point i almost forgot to breathe sometimes........;-).
As the carbon decal surface is "very thankful" to handle, i was able to correct/shape the stenilling if necessary carefully with a tip of a X-acto knife.

Take care, yours sincerely
jochen, ulm

WOW, I don't get to this place as much as I should these days but what a thing to come back too!!

This is absolutely stunning and I, along with many others, can't wait to see more, keep up the great work!

Outstanding! :worshippy

I love your shifter modification - that was one part of the MFH kit that I really didn't like too much but was too lazy/timid to modify.

The control panel is sublime and the windscreen is simply ballistic!
What did you use for teh tinting? Tamiya Smoke? If yes, hats off because it looks MUCH nicer than what I managed to do

Please don't make us wait too long for the next update!

Cheers :thumbsup:

Outstanding! :worshippy

The control panel is sublime and the windscreen is simply ballistic!

Please don't make us wait too long for the next update!

Cheers :thumbsup:
:iagree:

I hope you enjoyed your walk, kids are far more valuable than any model car.
Your level of detail is absolutely amazing on this build, I can't wait to see it completed.

Hi all,
thanks for all your motivating comments!
Dear Stevenski, good eyes! Indeed it is NOT that unholy Smoke from Tamiya, i used very strong diluted flat black instead. My screen looked like yours after my smoke attempt.....
Some modest proceedings.

- The steering wheel. After comparing the kit part with the reference pics i knew i had some hours to spent here also. The main thing was the turntable itself, which material should i use? I think i made a good choice with brazing solder with a diameter of 2mm and brought it to shape with a flat nose plier. Then part after part with plastic sheet redone...
http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/2.jpg

- then glued together

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/3.jpg

- and painted. To obtain that typical rough surface like buckskin i made a mixture of black and grey pastel chalk brought together with dark grey acryls from tamiya.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/4.jpg

- some wiring prepared

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/1.jpg

- the steering device brought to place. The small draft of the circuit of LeMans was done with a super sharpened pencil.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/6.jpg

- the interior so far. I used aluminum foil treated with a mesh for the heat protection layer, the material from a cigarette box was too glossy from my point of view and i didn't like it. The small extra floor in front of the drivers seat is simply thin panel sheet cutted and shaped till it fitted well.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr79/gulf009/8.jpg


OK, thats it for now, have a good week

Yours
Jochen

Terrific detail work. Very good eye for detail, but I'm guessing having good ref photos help in that department? :-) Its a shame that expensive multimedia kit by a well known manufacturer lacks so much of detail that should have been easily included. But I guess this is the price we have to pay for a rare subject.

I love what you've done so far. The dash is looking great. Would you mind elaborating on what you did with the aluminium foil and mesh to get that effect? Did you glue the foil down on top of some mesh? What glue did you use? Thanks.

I just lost my will :(

Fantastic work all over, just fantastic.

Hi Jochen - terrific update!

Your detail work on the dash and steering wheel assembly have paid huuuge dividends :thumbsup: This is going to be THE reference DBR9 build in my opinion.

There is some bad news though.
Your detailing is so fantastic it would be a crime to let it be hidden inside that cabin so.... you need to open the doors on this build! :D :evillol:
(seriously, you can see almost nothing of the interior once the kit is assembled :( )