NEWS

Summer

1st August 2008 - Just noticed it has been quite a while since I updated the 'News' page. We have been flat out with loads of various jobs, from total resprays to airbrushing. Even though it is the Summer, we are still getting in bikes and bike parts including a Hayabusa with flip paint and subtle murals. The most interesting car we had in was a Capri with fancy arches and spoilers. This was a red pearl originally, but the customer wanted it black, and the best thing about this car was it runs a V8. He finished building it up, after we painted it, and he took me out for a blast...It was a beast! We are actually on holiday just now, but I am still going in some days to do maintenance, etc.

 

Jobs Large and Small

4th April 2008 - We took a break over the Easter weekend so we could eat our own body-weights in chocolate eggs and to give us a rest for the onslaught of jobs. We are in the process of painting a new truck for Sandy Kydd Transport, from Forfar...this is to replace the famous long-nose T-cab which has been sold. We also seem to be getting old-style Minis in...A saloon for a repair, and a Clubman and a Mini van for a total respray. I am also working on a pickup, from Ayr, which is getting Science Fiction based murals down the sides. I also have various motorcycle paintjobs to finish, especially with the Spring breathing down our necks!

 

Visitor From Hazzard County

17th February 2008 - There has not been a let-up in the work since Xmas. With stock cars and motorbikes being the bulk of the work. Black seems to be popular this year with various bikes and vehicles getting colour changes....As Henry Ford said, 'You can have it any colour, as long as it is black!' As you can see we also had a real muscle car in getting a tidy-up. 1968 Dodge Charger with a 7.5 litre engine...you would probably recognise it in a different guise, from the 'Dukes Of Hazzard'

 

Xmas and New Year

29th December 2007 - I hope everyone I know has had a very merry Xmas and will have a good New Year. I, as usual, seem to have a load of work in, and have been working over the festive season to get 2 F2 stock cars ready for the Birmingham Autosport show in early January. My name will also be seen in a couple of publications in early 2008. Truck And Driver magazine has a story on a Volvo F16 we painted and there is a write-up about my work in Pinstriping And Kustom Graphics magazine. The diary is filling already, so it should be a good start to the year.

 

Where's Ozzy?

4th February 2007 - I have been asked, a few times, how Ozzy is doing? So here he is, growing into a big, good-looking dog, who takes delight in covering visitors in large, dusty pawprints! We are still very busy with jobs going out and being replaced immediately by new jobs. Also, G-Man, the painter, has now been with me for a year and is managing the varied jobs I get him to do.

 

New Corgi Model Truck

Corgi have a truck model in their 'Hauliers Of Renown' collection. The model is 1:50 scale of a DAF XF with Curtainside trailer in the paint scheme of David Murray Transport Ltd from Carnoustie, Scotland. Bob has painted Daves trucks for many years, until recently, when vinyl took over from paint.

 

Model Truck

In 2004, Corgi Classics released a new model in their Heavy Haulage range. It is a 1:50 scale model of a Scania T Topline with a King trailer and load in the livery of Sandy Kydd, Forfar, whose full size trucks are painted by Bob. The rendering of the custom paintwork is quite good, right down to the mural on the back of the cab. With only 2600 being distributed worldwide, this model is a real collectors item.