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Offline Calimero

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #30 on: November 29, 2008, 04:16:16 PM »
Nice model gamer Mac.

I love the details on the baggage and the way you paint the headlight and rear windows.
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Offline Onebigriver

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #31 on: November 29, 2008, 05:13:09 PM »
They seemed to be in really bad condition to me, probably should have taken a closer look now you mention it....

After I posted this I thought I came accross a bit 'arsey' so sorry if it did.

No one wants to pay money for real crap and I wouldn't if they had tyres or wheels missing, but a little chipped paint would be ok in my book for a quid each. Local charity/church fayres are good for cheap good quality models of yesteryear, looked after , in box selling for around £1.25 - £2.

I think thats still good value.
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Don't worry mate, didn't think you were being arsey. I'm not used to the difference in prices between northern and southern charity shops yet, and I'm on a zombie trip at the mo, buying cheap modern civvie vehicles for terrain, so pulp is on the future project list. Did pick up a 1920s Kellogs van in a poundshop in Manchester though.

 
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Offline Cory

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #32 on: November 29, 2008, 07:50:09 PM »
A couple of pictures of the finished Mercedes. This is the one that started out white and I painted black. Not sure what else to do to it? It looks like a toy again. Any suggestions?

In getting ready to paint a similar car I've been mulling over how yours came out and have two suggestions;

1) Weather the roof more. The rest ofthe gloss is fine but the roof willshow wear and tear faster.

2) Insert a plastic windshield with mud spatter.
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Offline Gluteus Maximus

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #33 on: November 29, 2008, 09:00:11 PM »
I really like that British museum van. It looks just right to go trekking all over Asia and Africa.  :D

Offline Remington

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #34 on: November 30, 2008, 10:13:53 AM »
Beautiful!!!  :-* The windows on the pack are absolutely stunning. That's a lot of inspiration for the fresh yy repainters.

May I ask where you have that pack with shovel from?

Offline white knight

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #35 on: November 30, 2008, 12:17:14 PM »
I love the details on the baggage and the way you paint the headlight and rear windows.

Seconded. ;D

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #36 on: November 30, 2008, 01:07:13 PM »
Remington
The two packs are from the GW plastic Catachan heavy weapon spru. With the GW stuff, not suitable, cut off, skulls and things.

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Offline Schweizer

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #37 on: December 02, 2008, 05:26:29 PM »
Are all of the yesteryear vehicles the right scale?  I might order one or two from eBay, but have been disappointed with my poor scale estimates in the past.
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Offline Wirelizard

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #38 on: December 03, 2008, 04:17:10 AM »
Scale of the Yesteryear stuff varies - classic "box scale" toys. My eight or so Yesteryear vehicles are buried in a box at present, but I think they vary from 1/43 to 1/60.

So they're all "roughly" near 28mm, but not all of them look as good alongside 28mm figures.

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #39 on: June 08, 2009, 12:16:18 PM »
Sorry for the bit of thread necromancy but I thought I would add on some pictures of the Film crew car I included in my last LPL round entry.
This is a repaint of a Days Gone, by Lledo, taxi that was originally green.
Below is a link to the original blue version. I got this of eBay for a couple of pounds.

www.taxigov.co.uk/catalog/images/0241_1.JPG










Boxes are made out of balsa wood and the light is made out of a bit of a plastic pen and some brass rod for the legs.

Offline Malebolgia

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #40 on: June 08, 2009, 01:07:40 PM »
Fantastic stuff! I have six of those Lledo cars lying around and your stuff is really inspiring to work on them! Thumbs up.
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Offline Bungle

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #41 on: June 08, 2009, 01:33:13 PM »
Top job


Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #42 on: June 08, 2009, 02:55:34 PM »
The couple of pounds I paid was including postage which was almost as dear as the car itself. Most of the ones I bought went for about a pound from ebay.

Offline Bungle

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #43 on: June 08, 2009, 07:19:38 PM »
Local shop has a big basket with the at £1 each.... I keep popping in to dredge the basket and pick a few up.

Offline stuzzar

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Re: Pulp Vehicles - Yesteryear repaints
« Reply #44 on: June 08, 2009, 07:33:33 PM »
Marvellous work on the vehicles (and figures) very inspirational

Cheers

Stu

 

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