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This one's a keeper.

In 20 years of painting professionally this has been my favorite. She's a keeper. Just need to convince the wife to let me keep it on the mantlepiece

Hack saw blades and hole saws are a great way to get frayed edges.

Told you I was too cheap

Most of my paint jobs range in price from £70-£100. Something like an M4 in a worn tan with one mag would be the £70 option. The Templar m4 wouldn't actually be much much as there weren't that many colours used. Probably £80. Prices climb a little if it's something like the HALO or Boba Fett finish as thete is more masking involved. In general though all paint finishes are £100 or under. Only time it goes above that is when there are multiple mags and attachments that all need painting too. I've been told I'm too cheap but being a married man with 2 kids myself I know a lot of folks don't have cash to splash about and I enjoy doing them and seeing the reactions they get. Hope that helps. The jacket was my first go at distressing clothing. On one side, the dirtier looking side, I used a lot of acrylic spray paint and really thinned down oil paints to give the appearance of stains. On the other I used a sludge that came out of the heating system when we were putting in a new kitchen. The paints work as you woukd expect but give the material a bit of a stiff feel to them. The sludge worked just like a dye and left the fabric nice and soft. I need to get hold of some 'Dirty Down' fabric crayons as they would be much better for around the cuffs, collar, elbows, etc. I'm also going to get some black and brown clothes dye to play about with. So far it's all been an experiment. Posted below are a few more pics as I've added some stencils and a back pack. Still quite a bit to do but it's good fun.

I bought them direct from the manufacturer.

Only seemed right that I gave my own Specna a coat of paint

These are my 2 new personal pew pews that I will be trying out at NSC up here in 't North East. Both Specna Arms. Hoping the 14 year old lad will pop along too.

I think the problem would be is the lack of surface area to actually paint.

Lately a lot longer than the should. 3 left on the bench which will be finished this week including the nicest and most striking yet.....in my opinion

It's an old Trespass summer jacket under the plate.

WIP on something for NSC later in the year. Going for a postapocolyptic look inspired by the audio books "The Arisen"