Malachite Green DB12 Volante

[Green9]

Thanks Caymanblack!

Astonzagato - that’s basically what I’ve gone for inside apart from I’ve chosen Eiffel green upper leather with tan contrast stitching and light open-pore wood. Here’s a snap!

[TeddS]

Looks Lovely!

[AstonZagato]

No idea if this is Malachite but I saw this on instagram today:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tn9LDqbd9/?igsh=MWtk...

Looks great

[Phil74891]

Green9 said:

Here’s an image from the configurator if that helps!

Black roof! It will match the tyres

[Simpo Two]

Phil74891 said:

Black roof! It will match the tyres

No, you'd need a rubber roof for that.

Green9 said:

Thanks Caymanblack!

Astonzagato - that’s basically what I’ve gone for inside apart from I’ve chosen Eiffel green upper leather with tan contrast stitching and light open-pore wood. Here’s a snap!

I would have the centre console green; there's a bit too much tan in there for me. If you can wait until I buy a new DB12 I'll show you what I mean

[AdamV12V]

Simpo Two said:

I would have the centre console green; there's a bit too much tan in there for me. If you can wait until I buy a new DB12 I'll show you what I mean

That doesn't appear to be a std option, so what you are describing would likely be a Q option and subject to a minimum spend, so I suspect you might not actually once you understood the cost of your suggestion!

Edited by AdamV12V on Friday 17th May 22:47

[Simpo Two]

AdamV12V said:

Simpo Two said:

I would have the centre console green; there's a bit too much tan in there for me. If you can wait until I buy a new DB12 I'll show you what I mean

That doesn't appear to be a std option, so what you are describing would likely be a Q option and subject to a minimum spend, so I suspect you might not actually once you understood the cost of your suggestion!

Edited by AdamV12V on Friday 17th May 22:47

It's daft, it doesn't take any longer to stick green leather on than tan leather!

Maybe I'll spend my money with Bentley instead, bah mutter.

[DB9VolanteDriver]

alscar said:

Malachite in the mould photo looks great - isn't there an expression " blue and green should never be seen " or is that only for clothes ?!

I beg to differ. Classic color combo for the distinguished gentleman…

[craigjm]

DB9VolanteDriver said:

alscar said:

Malachite in the mould photo looks great - isn't there an expression " blue and green should never be seen " or is that only for clothes ?!

I beg to differ. Classic color combo for the distinguished gentleman…

There is a reason there is white in between

[Davil]

DB9VolanteDriver said:

I beg to differ. Classic color combo for the distinguished gentleman…

People seem to think that our planet looks beautiful from outer space, basically blue, green and tan. Oh and some white bits over England.

[Green9]

AstonZagato said:

No idea if this is Malachite but I saw this on instagram today:

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5tn9LDqbd9/?igsh=MWtk...

Looks great

Well spotted - yes I think that might be Malachite Green and in which case I’m very happy with it! I might even ask Topaz to confirm it’s Malachite…

[Green9]

Simpo Two said:

Phil74891 said:

Black roof! It will match the tyres

No, you'd need a rubber roof for that.

Green9 said:

Thanks Caymanblack!

Astonzagato - that’s basically what I’ve gone for inside apart from I’ve chosen Eiffel green upper leather with tan contrast stitching and light open-pore wood. Here’s a snap!

I would have the centre console green; there's a bit too much tan in there for me. If you can wait until I buy a new DB12 I'll show you what I mean

Yes I agree perhaps centre console in green would be good but as pointed out below - without digging significantly deeper into rapidly-depleted pockets, it’s not possible!

[LTP]

Simpo Two said:

It's daft, it doesn't take any longer to stick green leather on than tan leather!

Maybe I'll spend my money with Bentley instead, bah mutter.

Taking a stab in the dark, and setting aside the obvious profit motive from doing anything away from configurator (but at least you can), there's the template layout of the pieces from each hide to consider. They normally might have to do a bit of shuffling to avoid scars and botfly marks, but you're going to take a console-sized set of pieces out of a green hide and leave an unused, console-sized set of pieces in tan hide. So they do have a (small) case

[AdamV12V]

LTP said:

Taking a stab in the dark, and setting aside the obvious profit motive from doing anything away from configurator (but at least you can), there's the template layout of the pieces from each hide to consider. They normally might have to do a bit of shuffling to avoid scars and botfly marks, but you're going to take a console-sized set of pieces out of a green hide and leave an unused, console-sized set of pieces in tan hide. So they do have a (small) case

Most spec things make no sense when you think about it... Why would say contrast stitching cost more? Black thread is the same price as green or yellow! Its simply all down to just including an underwhelming set of choices for free and charging extra for the nice stuff.

Not in any way unique to AM, they all do it. Porsche as the grand masters of this skill in fact.

[craigjm]

AdamV12V said:

LTP said:

Taking a stab in the dark, and setting aside the obvious profit motive from doing anything away from configurator (but at least you can), there's the template layout of the pieces from each hide to consider. They normally might have to do a bit of shuffling to avoid scars and botfly marks, but you're going to take a console-sized set of pieces out of a green hide and leave an unused, console-sized set of pieces in tan hide. So they do have a (small) case

Most spec things make no sense when you think about it... Why would say contrast stitching cost more? Black thread is the same price as green or yellow! Its simply all down to just including an underwhelming set of choices for free and charging extra for the nice stuff.

Not in any way unique to AM, they all do it. Porsche as the grand masters of this skill in fact.

Black thread may cost the same as green or yellow but if you think that means they should cost the same as an option you need to think about how manufacturing works. If the standard product has black thread then the production cycle for the product will be set up for black thread. To stop the process, change the thread to yellow, make a set with yellow and then stop the process and put it back to black takes time and time is money.

[AdamV12V]

craigjm said:

Black thread may cost the same as green or yellow but if you think that means they should cost the same as an option you need to think about how manufacturing works. If the standard product has black thread then the production cycle for the product will be set up for black thread. To stop the process, change the thread to yellow, make a set with yellow and then stop the process and put it back to black takes time and time is money.

Yeah, kind of... Astons are all sewn by hand mate on sewing machines! There is "no process" as such, unlike with a mass market car. So its about 30 seconds to put a bobbin on yellow thread on instead of the black the tailer had on the machine already.

[cb804]

At first look, I didn't think the blue roof would work but the more I see it the more I like it. That color has quite of bit of blue tone in it.

[Green9]

I agree and, despite the whole “blue & green should never be be seen” thing, I tend to wear blue and green together most days, so either I’m sartorially-challenged or old enough not to listen to these things…or perhaps both!

[AstonZagato]

Out of interest, what does a simply specced DB12V come in at?
Please feel free to PM me if you don't want to say publicly.

[LTP]

AdamV12V said:

Yeah, kind of... Astons are all sewn by hand mate on sewing machines! There is "no process" as such, unlike with a mass market car. So its about 30 seconds to put a bobbin on yellow thread on instead of the black the tailer had on the machine already.

Not on industrial machines - there's both the reel and the bobbin, plus you then have to re-feed. Especially the multi-needle quilting machines. And it depends if it actually requires a qualified machine setter, like presses