Aston Martin DB5 in Race Trim

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I started this build a long time ago (April of 2016, to be exact), as a second attempt to make a bumperless DB5. The last one turned out nice, but the gap between the base and the body bothered me. Here is the reworked version.

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This time I cut off the front and rear pieces of the base and attached them to the body directly, allowing me to fill in that gap and make it (nearly) invisible.

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The bond was apparently not strong enough and I got a tad too rough test fitting the grill when the lower front fell off. I was too far into it at that point and just glued it back on. Dark paint hides it well though!

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As hinted above, because of how the grille is attached to the interior piece, I had to cut that off as well and fit it into the cavity. So all in all, pain in the butt. Worth it? I think so!

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The paint scheme is inspiration from a green DB5 with red lips/wheels, but I (obviously) made her blue instead. Still just as striking, I think!

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I still need to add an Aston badge on the front and a nice dual exhaust on the rear, but that shold be all!

Enjoy your Mondays!