[Arran]

There was a 511, (or an updated 1929 model 65 version) Spanish Brown, model in my region, and even though it had obviously been repainted the seller insisted that it was original, the lack of shading was what tipped me off that it was not original. I have thought it might be interesting to customize a brown one with bad paint job, or rust. Getting a matching speaker for something like a 512 might be a problem, Apparently Philco sold the matching speakers separately, in case a potential buyer wanted to keep using a speaker they already owned, and since they cost an extra $27, that probably happened a lot. From what I remember, according to Ron's book, the ornamentation on sets like the 512 were hand painted, so you could have the flowers painted on different cabinets by different people, and the same goes with the speakers.
Regards
Arran