Author Topic: Matchbox Daimler 1911 (Read 7963 times)

Remington · « **on:** February 28, 2010, 06:16:42 PM »

Back from the non painting crowd... I've tried to warm up my brush arm by trying out a full vehicle for a change. It was fun to paint.

This is a 1911 Daimler by matchbox. It was missing the spare wheel and one of its headlights. To round the picture off the windscreen frame was broken and the grill was missing. I decided to paint this as some kind of adventurer car for our African interwar pulp campaign and hide the damage. The rolls and bag are from Company B and Tamiya. The leather covering is scratch built (obviously) and I was really happy to get it into that state it is now. It conveys leather quite nicely I think. The grill was hidden by a - slightly to large - coil of rope. Then again... an adventurer always needs rope.

This is the first proper vehicle I've ever painted. A lot of new fields for me there, but I like the end result. Now I only have to convince myself to paint a tank and be more bold with weathering.

Cheers!

Anpu · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2010, 06:27:26 PM »

It looks very nice. Good job on that one.

Anders

Svennn · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2010, 06:27:48 PM »

Thats come out wonderfully well. The baggage and rope really add to it and the painting on the one on the side of the bonnet looks superb.

I did think it was carrying a satsuma at first glance though

Prof.Witchheimer · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2010, 06:32:26 PM »

beautiful! very realistic and just a top notch painting job

The Dozing Dragon · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2010, 06:35:27 PM »

Absolutely great! Please tell how you did the paintjob - my mother has a boxful of the old Matchbox that are mine for the taking (no boxes although mint, I'm sure a few Yesteryear collectors would cry) - haven't touched any yet as to.......hmm... how does one say....scared

traveller · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2010, 06:42:23 PM »

Very nice!

Major Payne · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2010, 06:58:48 PM »

Fantastic! Among the best I've seen. The photography did the job justice too.

Steve F · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2010, 07:23:22 PM »

Lovely tones.

Mosstrooper · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2010, 07:45:01 PM »

VERY nice !!

Calimero · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2010, 07:54:41 PM »

Really nice, I want one!

white knight · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2010, 08:39:56 PM »

andekmcc · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2010, 08:45:08 PM »

very nice job, hard to believe its a first effort

Doc Twilight · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2010, 09:08:16 PM »

Absolutely beautiful work:) Looks like a proper beater for adventures in the backwater. Well done.

-Doc

Calimero · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2010, 09:11:59 PM »

What scale is it?

1/43?

carlos marighela · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2010, 09:18:54 PM »

Superb!

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