The village signwriter

22/07/2022

Blast from the past! LOved making these for bash, new kitchen units perhaps? :-)

22/07/2022

RIP Paddy,. Sad to hear about the passing of rally driving legend Paddy Hopkirk. Always had time for people and more than happy to chat about his exploits. Here he is pretending to have had his fingers bitten by Ozi where we were lucky enough to meet him at the MCR day, Beaulieu 2017.

22/07/2022

Back to the 80's with these snazzy BL colours! A top secret job for Lyndas Husband just in time for his birthday! Loving the pop of these paint pots!

22/07/2022

Hot Wheels! These shaped murals for Jo & Kev hopefully made a little boy very happy with his new bedroom! Thanks to Trev & Rich at Richard Frampton Carpentry for the wood cutting!

22/07/2022

I hope everyone is doing well, and feeling a little bit cooler after this weeks temperatures! Anyway, As is becoming habitual, I thought I had better do something about the ongoing neglect of my page.......So lets kick off with a fabulous opportunity earlier this year to meet and work with Jonathan on the amazing British Vita Racing Buick powered mini. This car packs a V8 punch, with some innovative engineering to make the rear engined package complete. The car has an amazing story including competing on the Targa Florio, so getting the brushwork to accurately reflect what was originally painted on the car was paramount. I had a great time working with Jonathan, who had carefully pulled together the reference material to do the job. It was an absolute pleasure to hear about his own racing days, and I can confirm his cheese on toast was outstanding!

17/06/2022

Working with Kev of SGS Aircooled and his team was great, he even organised a heater for me (it was in February, and yes, I am that far behind with posts!) Loved the job, loved the van! Even took the Moggy to join in! You can check the teams work out here: http://sgsaircooled.co.uk/

17/06/2022

I couldn't think of a more deserving resting place for this one! Thanks Simon

16/05/2022

I was delighted that Simon asked me to help with adding a few finishing touches for his rapid moggy! Replacing some of the stickers with paint bought a bit of age back to PDK, an inspiration behind my own go faster Moggy! An absolute pleasure to meet Simon, and work on this epic car. Credit to 'The Sporting Minis ' for the second photo :-)

15/05/2022

Back at the L2B, it was a soggy affair, but some excellent cars to cheers us up. I take my hat off to the show and shiners; as someone who washes the road shed once a year ( Normally just before the MOT!) this really is dedication, after running down from London. Here are a few shots of the day. Special thanks to all the organisers and marshals who worked tirelessly in difficult conditions throughout the day. Well done to all involved, there were lots of happy people despite the rain!

15/05/2022

Hello! I hope everyone is doing well.....Now I haven't posted in an age, so lets get up to date with todays adventure to Brighton for the eagerly anticipated return of the London to Brighton mini run. As has become tradition, here is my painted plaque for the charity auction, expertly modelled by LSMOC's very own redcoat. His unwavering stance during the showbiz pose while I faffed with my phone for the picture was truly impressive! and so was the excellent commentary he conducted throughout the day!

20/04/2022

Paint just about dry, my donation ready for the upcoming Mk1 Performance Action Day Charity Raffle on May 1st at Blyton Park. Some fantastic prizes available, and all in aid of Macmillan Cancer support. Do visit the sporting minis page for further details on both the event, and the raffle, link below:

The latest and last prize to be offered in our prize draw for MacMillan Cancer Support is this rather lovely Downton Engineering sign generously donated by Chris The Village Signwriter! You only have until Friday 30th to buy your raffle tickets to be in with a great chance to win one or more of these prizes!
https://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/charity2022.html

https://www.facebook.com/The-village-signwriter-951574288263184/

21/02/2022

Something blue.........clean finish on this one.