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Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Pappa Midnight on March 02, 2008, 07:33:09 PM

Just finished a van to use as a covert ops vehicle for my Flying Squad officers in "Geezers". It can also double as a "Blaggers" get-away vehicle.
It's an old Ford Transit van (Vanguard model) I picked up for £4.00.

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/Van1.jpg)

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/van2.jpg)

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c334/pappa_midnight/van3.jpg)

Ave it!

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Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on March 02, 2008, 07:36:39 PM

oh god dammit it's so great, i'm in awe :love:

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Lowtardog on March 02, 2008, 07:36:49 PM

Cracking job on that PM :love:

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: twrchtrwyth on March 02, 2008, 07:48:22 PM

Cushti mate, thats well naughty. 8)

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: revford on March 02, 2008, 07:54:23 PM

Fantastically grotty PM.  :)

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Svennn on March 02, 2008, 07:54:47 PM

Awesome job.

There actually was a Bodgitt & Scarper in the Nottingham Yellow Pages for many years. My favourite now is "Singh Builders - you've tried the cowboys now try the indians"

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: wolfgangbrooks on March 02, 2008, 10:56:27 PM

Wow.

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Plynkes on March 02, 2008, 10:58:07 PM

Handsome.

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Ironworker on March 03, 2008, 01:59:20 AM

Nice!  Very very nice.

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Big Guy on March 03, 2008, 03:54:27 AM

Ha! it looks like my neighbours! (on both sides)

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Malamute on March 03, 2008, 08:55:39 AM

Awesome :D

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on March 03, 2008, 09:35:13 AM

Amazing work!

It always makes me smile to think of the hours of work & the amount of talent that go into making a shiny pristine vehicle into an old banger.

Especially when the real-life scrotes achieve the same effect effortlessly  :lol:

Sorted, my son! Get in there!

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Super_Gibbon on March 03, 2008, 01:41:42 PM

I love it. Dangit, now I have to go mess with my transit van.

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Auton on March 03, 2008, 02:34:10 PM

Great looking paintjob!  :love:

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Pappa Midnight on March 03, 2008, 03:35:43 PM

Thank you all for the comments!
I had a great deal of fun painting this and it gave me an excuse to use some home-made dry transfers.

Some 28mm shop fronts are next on my hit list.........

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Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Aaron on March 03, 2008, 04:28:10 PM

There's one similar to that (only has a bit more primer grey) parked on my street regularly. beautiful job!

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Phil Robinson on March 03, 2008, 05:43:50 PM

Thats the mutts nuts. Well done my son.

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Trooper on March 03, 2008, 11:16:48 PM

Nice job, so convincing I almost stopped it and gave the driver a ticket. Vanguard also do very nice period Met. Police vehicles like the Triumph PI area car and a wicked Transit station van all in proper 1970's blue, not jam sandwich, well worth getting for this era, and the Killer B woodentops. (uniformed officers).

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: audrey on March 04, 2008, 07:22:34 PM

Amazing job PM. I love the noticeable windshield wiper path. Superb.

-Audrey

Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Pappa Midnight on March 04, 2008, 08:45:38 PM

Thanks for the comments............... It's strange how many people seem to know a vehicle like this..... there's a guy just down the road from me who's got one in a very similar condition!  :mrgreen:

Regards
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Title: Flying Squad Covert Ops Vehicle
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on March 05, 2008, 12:29:43 PM

Quote from: "Pappa Midnight"

Thanks for the comments............... It's strange how many people seem to know a vehicle like this..... there's a guy just down the road from me who's got one in a very similar condition!  :mrgreen:

Regards
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