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Offline Remington

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Matchbox Daimler 1911
« on: 28 February 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!
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Offline Anpu

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #1 on: 28 February 2010, 06:27:26 PM »
It looks very nice. Good job on that one.

Anders
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Offline Svennn

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #2 on: 28 February 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 ;D
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Offline Prof.Witchheimer

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #3 on: 28 February 2010, 06:32:26 PM »
beautiful! very realistic and just a top notch painting job  8)
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Offline The Dozing Dragon

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #4 on: 28 February 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 :'(
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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #5 on: 28 February 2010, 06:42:23 PM »
Very nice!   ;D
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Offline Major Payne

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #6 on: 28 February 2010, 06:58:48 PM »
Fantastic! Among the best I've seen.  The photography did the job justice too.
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Offline Steve F

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #7 on: 28 February 2010, 07:23:22 PM »
Lovely tones.
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Offline Mosstrooper

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #8 on: 28 February 2010, 07:45:01 PM »
VERY nice !!
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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #9 on: 28 February 2010, 07:54:41 PM »

Really nice, I want one! :D
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Offline white knight

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #10 on: 28 February 2010, 08:39:56 PM »
wow!
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Offline andekmcc

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #11 on: 28 February 2010, 08:45:08 PM »
very nice job, hard to believe its a first effort  :)
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Offline Doc Twilight

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #12 on: 28 February 2010, 09:08:16 PM »
Absolutely beautiful work:) Looks like a proper beater for adventures in the backwater. Well done.

-Doc
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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #13 on: 28 February 2010, 09:11:59 PM »

What scale is it?

1/43?
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Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Matchbox Daimler 1911
« Reply #14 on: 28 February 2010, 09:18:54 PM »
Superb!
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