James Bond DB5 (10262) - The Hood and Trunk Go On

We did a little more work on this last, getting the hood and the trunk on. It is really starting to look like a car now!

Here is a shot from the front - clearly recognizable is the Aston Martin logo on the prow of the hood as well as the air scoop that runs down the middle.

True to form to its real-life counterpart, the hood opens from the "back", swiveling at the front end. The opening and closing mechanism is very smooth and the hood stays open on its own.

We also did some work on the rear end of the car, getting the trunk in. Again the Aston Martin logo is prominently displayed.

As with the license plate holder on the front of the car, the one on the rear is also capable of flipping through all 4 of the plates. Below is a shot of it in mid change.

The trunk (or boot as the Brits would call it) is quite spacious. The only things currently in the trunk are 2 black pieces - I am not sure what they meant to be but they are the same pieces as those used on the machine guns. Perhaps they are replacement barrels?

Last but not least is the bullet shield - highly useful when Bond is being chased by the bad guys. With a clockwise twist of the right side "tailpipe", the shield extends to cover the rear windshield. Twist the pipe counter-clockwise and it retracts back into its slot.

James Bond DB5 (10262) - Engine, headlights and machine guns oh my!

This weekend's building unveiled more cool features of the Bond car. In addition to completing the engine compartment - which includes a pretty good depiction of the engine block, we also completed the front end of the car, including the grill and the running lights/machine guns.

As you can see, the engine compartment is convincingly packed with complex looking machinery. The engine even has the pistons showing and is a pretty good rendition of the inline-6 engine of the actual DB5 car. On the right side of the engine block, you can see the 6 headers of the exhaust manifold (again cannon to the real life DB5) and to the left are the 3 fuel filters and associated connections to the engine block. 

I certainly hope I have identified these components correctly as I am definitely not a gear head!

Next on the cool list are the running lights, which flip to reveal dual machine guns! Definitely handy in a villain chase! The flipping is accomplished using the gear shift lever by the driver's seat. Here is the car in "civilian" mode, looking perfectly harmless.

And then suddenly BAM! You've got twin machine guns spitting lead at you!

With that, we finished chapter 3 of the build. Chapter 4 is the last section, so expect a few more cool tricks that this car up its sleeve!