James Bond DB5 and Batmobile barn finds, updated 25.08

[neilos626]

So walking around the boot sale last week and stumbled across these for the princely sum of 40p



I've not done anything along these lines before, but thought they would make good projects for barn find dioramas (or keep me entertained for at least 5 minutes). DB5 already had good amounts of patina, batmobile had been badly painted in chrome, but had some good battle damage to the canopy.
Sanded the batmobile back to bare metal then applied primer




also before adding primer I added some panel damage to it with the aid of a mallet and screwdriver.

[jules1200]

They bring back memories of getting a rollocking from my mum, for chipping the paint of her skirting board
while 'frumming' them across the room. I had both of those, as I recall the flame out the back of the
Batmobile used to go 'in & out' as it went along

[fr€$h&m1nt¥]

Nice thread idea. Mini version of barn finds = toy box finds.

[robinmasters]

I had both of them-I even managed to not lose the little blue man from the DB5.

[neilos626]

So added some paint and rust to the batmobile

[neilos626]

detailed the lights and added rust to the DB5

[neilos626]

Now I need to put together some scenery for the cars to live in

[twincammy]

haha, rust looks realistic!

[bazzateer]

Rust looks good but the DB5 had alloy panels!

[neilos626]

Didn't know they had alloy panels, oh well, mines rusted all the same.

So I have placed the cars into some surroundings, I have also put together a model of the truck from the duel and knocked up a diorama for it to live in.











I'm pretty happy with these, may do some more now I have the bug. I just need a model of a plymouth Valiant to finish off my duel diorama.

[Matt Hesketh]

i'm really liking these, something different. ay have to raid the old toy box and find what i have?