Manky Monkey Motors

Remember Ryan? He's PD's kid brother. He's just 16 but seems to have a bit of a natural talent for hotrod pinstriping. We let him loose on the bonnet of my truck project. Well, spurred on by your encouragement & with a very generous gift of brushes & paint from fellow painter Clive, he's busy practising on anything that stays still long enough. I'm going to ask him to stripe my bike when it's done. We're hoping he'll be able to join us on our pitch at the Basingstoke Festival of Transport on the 8th May if you fancy having something striped while you wait.   
Apologies for PD's blurry camera phone pics.

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A drum skin.

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He signs himself Munk, though I've no idea why -does that make him Munky Monkey?  :D

ryans surname is munkley  :)

Aah -so he's Munkley Monkey then.

I know when my cars ready whos got the job of putting some stripes on, what a tallent,
I've got a couple of brushes and borrowed a Beugler six months later still cant pull a good line.

Niiiice work there!!

he can put my club colours on the viagra, what a f***in` talent the man (he can`t be a boy!!!!) has got.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

And he can do more than just stripe.
Doncha just hate talented people!  >:(
(more drum skins. More fuzzy PD pics).

Brilliant!

Nice to see!  8)

What a gifted,talented young lad...im,e jealous.

his  talent make,s me the humble mechanic look useless ,

mr mm that boy is well talented and best to keep in with him while he is young
would he do work posted to him need to work out what im doing for paint job for something inthe pipe line so be a month or two
al

I'm sure he would. He lives in Cornwall. His big brother PD is a forum regular & probably the one to contact about it -PM him or I can give you his email/mobile details. Ryan should be on our pitch at the Basingstoke transport festival this weekend, showing some of his work. I'm told he'll probably have his brushes with him, but understandably, ain't keen on the pressure of a crowd watching him work just yet.

 gr8 art work Ryan you got 1 steady hand m8  8)

Elo you lot!!

Thought i should just post a thanks for all the encouraging comments for ryan, he's not a member on here, lazy sod, so he signs in on my profile to browse at what you lot are up to, and i know he's greatfull.

Also a HUGE thank you to clive for donating a fair bit of kit to him!! 8)

I wish I was half as good, I'd be a happy man. Great talent Ryan, use it and develop it. Theres a good future for you I reckon.

Seconded!!!! Ryan's probably one of the best young pinstripers I've seen since I've been doing this painting malarky!!!
PD, you need to drag him up to the KKBO show in September, where some of europes top pinstripers ( and airbrush artists) will be, so he can see (as I've already told him) that he is already at a high level of competence and could give some of those a good run for their money!! Would be a great place to gain some more ideas, tips and inspiration!
And again, you're more than welcome for the kit!!!

A belated happy 17th birthday to Ryan, our resident pinstriper.
Got a crash helmet for you to practice on this weekend if you want to matey.  ;)

My new box

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Love the truck & the neon type colours. Very effective.
A purely personal opinion & meant constructively- your style's quite modern & spikey. Great for skateboards, BMX bikes etc, but hotrodders are a pretty traditional bunch, (most of us are 40 to 50 years old plus). If you can develop the curvier trad' style, (like the corners of your box), & lettering alongside the modern stuff it'll give you a wider customer base. There's a huge demand out there for your talents, (different styles for different vehicles).
I've got an open face helmet for you to improve when you're ready, ("Manky Monkey" & some stripey accenting), & the back axle for my truck if you fancy something more challenging, although it'll be repainted at a later date, so you'd have to do it twice!   ;D

Just in case you're new to striping & don't quite "get it", have a look at this YouTube video.
How do they make it look so simple?! Amazingly intricate, delicate work & totally symetrical. Fascinating to watch.

Pinstriping vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pLwfn8_mi4)

I love pinstriping. Looks like Ryan has some skills  :)
I've been trying my hand at pinstriping over the last 6 months, but I'm not very good yet. I still need more practise and lots of it!  ;D

VERY VERY talented young man

I hope that teenage years, and the usual girls drink and drugs dont distract him from his natural talent, by all means still do them things, just dont forget how to stripe LOL

this is exactly what I had been looking for, my trikes about to hit the road, but over the winter if I keep it, I want some striping done once its had a repaint.

get him to some car and bike shows, the guy can earn a fortune and make a good start in life

Ryan's been at it again. Just received these pics of my trike riding helmet.
I'll be paying him for this one -one of his first commissions  :)
Thanks Ryan.

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Gawd Andy, you are getting a flash git :)

Well done Ryan

I like to think of it as more flamboyant than flash.   :D
I'm planning to work my way up to being properly eccentric by the time I retire.  :P

Dont wait .....  come on in  ....  join us 'nutters' ..the waters loverly ...    just remember there's a very fine line between 'eccentric' and 'nutter'  ( its called money , only 'nutters' with money are called eccentric , all us other buggers are nutters .. )  .... tread carefully .......   ;D

  ..  Hagar  ..   ;D  

Then I shall be an impoverished eccentric. Or maybe a loveable rogue. That sounds appealing. I'm not really the Cad & Bounder type, but I could maybe manage being a scoundrel. Do you get a hat with the job?

Yep ......  but it needs to be pinstriped     ................................  wait a minute  ......................................................   ;D

  ..  Hagar  ..  ;D

Way ahead of you!

It sure is.................... and deep too. A pin striped cozzy, now there's an idea :D :D

I tend to find I usually get called eccentric to my face (well that or grumpy old git) and a nutter behind my back (selective deafness does have advantages) :)

Pardon?

Not sure if I'm eccentric but people say I make them laugh................    ???

Picked up my helmet from Ryan yesterday & I have to say he's made a crackin' job of it.  Very professional.
He'd spent the day at the Kustom Kulture Blast Off show in Lincolnshire & had taken my helmet along with him. It's an exhibtion & trade show for artists, clothing manufacturers etc involved in the hotrod lifestyle. The perfect place to soak up some inspiration & learn a few tricks. Our own forum member, Clive, had a stand there.  
Hopefully someone will post some photos later. I fully expect Ryan to have his own pitch there next year.  :)
Thanks again for the helmet chap.  ;D

Kustom Kulture Blast Off (http://www.kustomkultureblastoff.com/)

in lincolnshire ??  :o :o i didnt know that where it was  could have sorted something about a ,,certain,, windscreen,, :o >:( >:(

Oh poo.
Didn't even occur to me Mike.

Springfields Event Centre
Camelgate
Spalding
Lincs

ohh well double pooh,,,,

I've got a second hand screen, (care of Ebay), that'll get me through the registration test, so if you've got room to hang onto it, I reckon I'll have to come up & pay you a visit once the test's out of the way. Thanks Mike.

Bugger, could of dropped it to me Mike!!

The helmet looks great, and Ryan striped a small panel at the show itself which he then donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust stall to auction off!! Once I know, I'll let you know how much it raised!!!

Go Ryan!!! He show`s more promise by the day ;D ;D ;D ;D

Paid Ryan for his work yesterday. His first commission! Might be worth a fortune one day.  ;D
-Manky, patron of the arts.

Best be worth a fortune!! 
he's my retirement fund!

 :D Best get him signed up to a water tight management deal while you still can then Pete!

Darrens lid, work in progress

Tiki Candle i made today.

is there nothing you`re NOT good at ??????? ??? ??? ??? ???

End result.

Nice, well done Ryan!!

thats awesome mate  ;D

Nice one Ryan. l@@ks the part well done

A helmet Pete gave me to paint.

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Lovely! I've got a green trike in bits in my shed. That'd look great down the middle of the tank.

yo Mr M!! why dont u pack it up nice n snug in a box and post it 2 him??

Cos I don't trust them Posties!
No rush -the trike's not going anywhere anytime soon. Next time Ryan travels up this way I'll bring it along.

Sick mate.

He's not well?  :P