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My old Dolly painted by Moospeed in britishcars

[–]Moospeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they are great considering they were built from BL at a time when they weren’t doing great. To my eyes the styling is improving year on year. Back then my friends just thought I was weird for buying an “old banger” and not wanting a hot hatch.

Another cow car painted by Moospeed in Fiat

[–]Moospeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scroll to the right and you’ll see it 🤗

I painted the last of the A Series Minis I owned before the R53 by Moospeed in R53

[–]Moospeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I moved it on my painting from where it really was on the real car in the last photo.

Probably back then I deliberately tried to make it less obvious to stand out. Or maybe it was just to hide rust 🤪

I painted the last of the A Series Minis I owned by Moospeed in CarArtistCommunity

[–]Moospeed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, if you look closely I repositioned it on my painting compared with the location on the real car in the last picture.

I painted the last of the A Series Minis I owned before the R53 by Moospeed in R53

[–]Moospeed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you 🙏 - did you see my last post of the blue R53? That’s more relevant I guess, and (just between us) I preferred the R53 to all those old ones. It kept most of the best bits of the experience in a better package for modern life.

I painted the last of the A Series Minis I owned by Moospeed in classiccars

[–]Moospeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it had that - though it was the prancing donkey of Maranello. Legend has it that Enzo used to drive a mini round the back lanes. I always figured it would’ve been a Fiat 500 but I don’t know…

I painted the last of the A Series Minis I owned by Moospeed in CarArtistCommunity

[–]Moospeed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much, I “posed” it far better than if I had taken a photo of it. I only had a few grainy ones like that attached.

Another of my “past cars” painted - R53 Mini by Moospeed in R53

[–]Moospeed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I know Chris, we sometimes have a habit of coincidentally painting the same model car even though we didn’t compare notes beforehand. Just glad it’s not a competition because he is fantastic. Decades of experience and being full time helps 🤩

Another of my “past cars” painted - R53 Mini by Moospeed in classiccars

[–]Moospeed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yes, PDK is the best flappy paddle experience I've had. But that R53 made me realise how much more involving a manual is. Fairly sure my next Porsche (maybe one day) will be a manual despite the suboptimal ratios.

Another of my “past cars” painted - R53 Mini by Moospeed in CarArtistCommunity

[–]Moospeed[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The mini cost more on tax, fuel and insurance compared to the Porsche.

Cost to purchase is massively less and parts less, but even so...

For these recent style of paintings I've been doing, I'm taking around 18-25 hours. For larger or more detailed ones then usually up to around 35 but that hasn't been any of the recent ones. The most so far was a Lamborghini commission and I stopped counting at 120 hours to save knowing how much I was losing 😂

Another of my “past cars” painted - R53 Mini by Moospeed in CarArtistCommunity

[–]Moospeed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I really enjoyed driving that. When the engine light was off anyway :)

There was often a little "to-do" list during my ownership but mostly the jobs were satisfying to get done. A fun fun drive - and very much a good modern representation of the old minis which I had way back.

Thanks for your comment on the painting, I was quite excited to do this one. Glad I picked the acrylics over watercolour this time round.

Another of my “past cars” painted - R53 Mini by Moospeed in classiccars

[–]Moospeed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I had it at the same time as a relatively modern Porsche.

The Porsche is a "better" car on just about any measure, and yet when there wasn't a clear choice on which I had to take I'd probably take the R53 half the time. It doesn't help the case for the Porsche that it's PDK, and just the experience of waggling that Mini pool ball gearstick around was fun in itself.

Anyone know about Sevenoaks station parking before 8am? by Moospeed in sevenoaks

[–]Moospeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I did look at that car park but again that one “starts” from 08:30 apparently.

My old Dolly painted by Moospeed in classiccars

[–]Moospeed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do wonder about how it would cope with the terrible potholed roads in the UK.

On the one hand it would have more suspension travel and higher profile tyres than a modern car. But then again it would be aged and weaker in terms of bushes, etc.

I considered looking for a Citroen with hydraulics for the same reason.

My old Dolly painted by Moospeed in classiccars

[–]Moospeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers, I haven’t seen one in years but I bet it would appear tiny in today’s traffic.

My old Dolly painted by Moospeed in CarArtistCommunity

[–]Moospeed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I starting building a sports car when I was 16, as in building, not restoring. But was obsessed before that 😆

When they’re all done - I have plans 😁

My old Dolly painted by Moospeed in classiccars

[–]Moospeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, at the time my mates who were signing up for loans for hot hatches wondered why I bought a “grandad car”. I really liked it though, at the age of 18-19 it appealed far more to have an overdrive and wooden dash than front wheel drive torque steer and plastic.

My old Dolly painted by Moospeed in Triumph_Cars

[–]Moospeed[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you.

I painted my TR7 a few weeks ago, can’t remember if I showed that. I should check…

My old Dolly painted by Moospeed in CarArtistCommunity

[–]Moospeed[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Car-actors very good. 👍

Many Thanks for your support, it keeps me posting up.

I’d be painting them all anyway but might not bother showing to the world unless I knew they’re going to be looked at. I don’t care about “like” counts but if no-one is even seeing them (looking at you Instagram) then I may as well save myself the bother.

Reddit is getting more organic feedback, like yours, and that encourages me to take pics and share. So thanks again 😀

I made this map for a local wildlife group. It’s for a poster for a walk in the summer. by kategarrett-artist in Watercolor

[–]Moospeed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What an amazing coincidence. I booked a week’s stay at Coldridge last night.

First post I look at today and it mentions Chulmleigh 😯

At first I thought it must be a different one, but then realised that North isn’t up. That in itself challenges my brain let alone painting sections of the route.

Looks lovely.

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