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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Nov 4, 2023 7:21:58 GMT -5
Very special indeed. What a fabulous addition to your collection.
It's not in my usual collecting sphere but i find i want one!
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Post by WallOfCars on Nov 4, 2023 8:35:43 GMT -5
It's about 'time' that I add another Healey model to my collection! That's just lovely Jerry.
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Post by JSB33 on Nov 5, 2023 6:36:36 GMT -5
Simply lovely.
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Post by oldirish33 on Nov 7, 2023 12:44:17 GMT -5
Great looking model! I remember that gift set, it was offered at our most prestigious department store. It was ridiculously expensive!  Thanks Julio! I remember when it came out as well. I'm too hard on watches to spend that kind of money for one, especially just to get a model I wanted.  There was hope that a 100S model would be released in 1/18 soon after, but that didn't happen until Cult released theirs. A real rarity and a great model. Congrats on finding one! Thanks Tom, it was an unexpected find. I have Spark’s 1:43 version of the ‘55 LM car, but that must look very special in 1:18. I have the Spark too Ian and like the Kyosho version here, it too is flawed with wrong seats, dash, interior color, wrong wheels and some other errors and omissions. Probably only knowledgeable enthusiasts will know or care, but I think using your parts bin to make a model that you pass off shows a lack of caring for accuracy over dollars. Spark and Kyosho aren't the only ones, but for the money, if nothing else at least make the interior the right color! Very special indeed. What a fabulous addition to your collection. It's not in my usual collecting sphere but i find i want one! Thanks Andy! If I come across another I will let you know. However, with your modelling skills I would be tempted to convert a Cult 100S. It too has some errors, but is a casting in the right proportions/scale. With some after market parts and decals you could make a real nice version of the Le Mans car. It's about 'time' that I add another Healey model to my collection! That's just lovely Jerry. Any time is the right time to add a Healey model BB!  Thanks Jeff! |
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Post by oldirish33 on Dec 12, 2023 18:44:57 GMT -5
Just like Bond - I didn't see the movie Goldfinger when it came out in 1964, but did see Thunderball when it hit the big screen in our town during Christmas the next year. Then I learned what all the fuss was about, became a Bond fan and also fell in love with the Aston Martin DB5. It was so much cooler than the Mustang all us young lads were smitten with at the time! Rare and exotic in our part of the world, it was a good number of years before I actually fulfilled my desire to see one in the flesh. I was never well heeled enough to own one, smaller versions have had to do, like this one.
1964 Aston Martin DB5 - Solido 1/18
Not a new release by any stretch, I picked this one in 1/18 scale up in Black Friday sale very cheap and with postage was less than $50 USD. I've no room for it, but I had to have it! Solido has done a very nice job of replicating the beautiful lines of the DB5 and it is stunning in Aston Green. My only niggle is the wire wheels let it down a bit, but if I wanted to nice aftermarket wheels are available. The doors are the only opening feature, but I have yet to open them. Makes me want a Martini, shaken not stirred.
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Post by WallOfCars on Dec 12, 2023 18:59:17 GMT -5
What a value Jerry! I think Bond's car would have been even more appealing had it been your Aston Green vs the chosen Silver Birch. Fun to hear you didn't see Goldfinger in the theater...I didn't see Bond on the big screen until 1981's 'For Your Eyes Only'...this after several years of never missing a Bond film when occasionally shown on TV. Always such an exciting event during a very different time from the perspective of someone about age 10.
Also glad that you mentioned the Mustang Vs. Aston Martin angle. I have long seen the similarities between the 2 lines. At least through the late 1980s, of course when comparing an absolute top spec Mustang vs a 'standard' V8 model Aston Maritn (with smog equipment to make it fair, hahaha!)
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Dec 12, 2023 23:51:08 GMT -5
What a coincidence! Earlier today I was talking about the glorious DB5 with my brother , it’s his favourite GT! What a wonderful looking model and what an amazing value, Jerry! I have an old 1/18 AutoArt model of a dark green DB5 and this Solido looks much better! It’s interesting what you and BB say about the first Bond film you saw at a movie theater. My first Bond film was “The Spy Who Loved Me”, at a huge local movie theater! |
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Post by Tom on Dec 13, 2023 1:13:51 GMT -5
Beautiful car, lovely model. Like you, I have nowhere to put 1:18s so most of them are still in their boxes.
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Post by oldirish33 on Dec 16, 2023 14:43:20 GMT -5
What a value Jerry! I think Bond's car would have been even more appealing had it been your Aston Green vs the chosen Silver Birch. Fun to hear you didn't see Goldfinger in the theater...I didn't see Bond on the big screen until 1981's 'For Your Eyes Only'...this after several years of never missing a Bond film when occasionally shown on TV. Always such an exciting event during a very different time from the perspective of someone about age 10. Also glad that you mentioned the Mustang Vs. Aston Martin angle. I have long seen the similarities between the 2 lines. At least through the late 1980s, of course when comparing an absolute top spec Mustang vs a 'standard' V8 model Aston Maritn (with smog equipment to make it fair, hahaha!) When I saw Thunderball in 1965, at 11 I was too young to appreciate the subtle (and no so subtle) adult humor. It was just action and more action, which was great! The car which had already been marketed and hyped from a year before was pure icing on the cake. I doubt green would have been as exciting a color on the screen, or for an action hero. As an adult, it is the color that instantly says Aston to me and if I were ever in a position to own one (1:1), the color I would want! Having owned a period Mustang, I am sure the Aston is not only more fun to drive BB, but faster once you go past the first 1/4 mile.  What a coincidence! Earlier today I was talking about the glorious DB5 with my brother , it’s his favourite GT! What a wonderful looking model and what an amazing value, Jerry! I have an old 1/18 AutoArt model of a dark green DB5 and this Solido looks much better! It’s interesting what you and BB say about the first Bond film you saw at a movie theater. My first Bond film was “The Spy Who Loved Me”, at a huge local movie theater! I'm not familiar with the Auto Art Julio, but would hazard a guess it is diecast rather than resin? Much easier to get the fine lines in resin and the color probably makes some difference as well. You brother has great taste! My seeing the older Bond films in theatre just shows that I am much older. I didn't go to see the later Bond films in theatre, content with watching on video, but somehow think I missed the full impact of the visual effects in later films. Beautiful car, lovely model. Like you, I have nowhere to put 1:18s so most of them are still in their boxes. Thanks Tom! Space is the grim reality for every collector. |
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Post by oldirish33 on Dec 22, 2023 21:15:17 GMT -5
A friend asked me not too long ago if I would do a 1/12 scale figure of Dan Gurney for him to accompany the 1/12 scale Gurney Eagle F1 car he has in his collection. He knew I painted figures and had done some 1/18 scale figures for him in the past and thought I might like to do this one. Its hard to turn a friend down. He had purchased a Model Factory Hiro (MFH) figure kit of Gurney and sent it on to me. I can tell you it was a learning experience for sure and a world of difference from doing 1/43 figures. I would try some things differently if I did it again. I'm not satisfied with the shading and need much more practice to get it right at that scale and level of detail. He's happy with it and that's what matters. Here is Mr. Gurney.  I made the base for the figure to stand on and the pit wall decals. The MFH kit came with the suit stripe decals, but I think if my eyes were sharper and my hand steadier, it would have been faster to paint them on. I have never built a MFH car kit, but know they are expensive and well detailed and are the choice of some of the top modelers. I was surprised that given what I heard, the head and arms did not fit better to the body. They needed work to get to fit, but also required work to close the large gaps. Thank goodness for liquid putty!   When I first received the figure, I was struck both with the size of the figure and that it was missing the helmet and goggles it was to come with. He bought it from the UK dealer of MFH who passed him on to MFH in Japan to get replacements. After three or four attempts at requesting a replacement and not receiving any reply, I found a helmet and goggles set on eBay that work just fine. I would be really bummed if I bought an expensive MFH kit and it was missing parts and not to get a response from them. Here is a size comparison with a 1/18 figure I have of Gurney. Quite a bit bigger eh?  |
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Post by Tom on Dec 23, 2023 1:24:46 GMT -5
Great job Jerry! That cannot have been easy...
I have a few 1:12 cars and they dwarf a 1:18.
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Dec 23, 2023 6:43:59 GMT -5
Looks very good. Know from experience how hard figures are to paint to a suitably realistic finish
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Post by JSB33 on Dec 24, 2023 7:31:20 GMT -5
That DB5 is fabulous and I can see why you had to have it.
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Post by oldirish33 on Dec 28, 2023 15:35:07 GMT -5
Thanks guys! It was nice to work on something a bit different.
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Post by 105epaul on Dec 29, 2023 10:49:37 GMT -5
Dan Gurney for President. I must find my decal to put on my Impala when it returns from its engine rebuild, it used to have a paper one in the rear window but that finally fell apart.
A friend has a red DB5, it was his father's car that he inherited upon his death. I had a ride in it years ago when we went to the AMOC race meeting at Brands Hatch. It's fair to say that his father wasn't renowned for hanging about.
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There was hope that a 100S model would be released in 1/18 soon after, but that didn't happen until Cult released theirs.
