Popular Post RostokMcSpoons Posted January 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2022 I've made some 'painting' It's definitely a step up from the crayons I usually have to eat play with, really rather fun! I smudged a bit around the mag well (on the other side), and maybe there's a couple of other areas that need a bit of re-toning and some texture from the scrim added in, but as my first attempt it was a good learning experience. All done with Halfords paint (black/khaki/green/brown) as it was easy to grab them on my travels. Still want a muted red and a near-white to add some extra highlights. Paul72, MAX DICKER, Jacob Wright and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagpieTactical Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 22/01/2022 at 14:39, RostokMcSpoons said: I've made some 'painting' It's definitely a step up from the crayons I usually have to eat play with, really rather fun! I smudged a bit around the mag well (on the other side), and maybe there's a couple of other areas that need a bit of re-toning and some texture from the scrim added in, but as my first attempt it was a good learning experience. All done with Halfords paint (black/khaki/green/brown) as it was easy to grab them on my travels. Still want a muted red and a near-white to add some extra highlights. Expand Thats pretty good. I find the Halford camo paints are nice and matt without being dusty. Quite hard wearing too IMO Paul72, RostokMcSpoons and Jacob Wright 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAX DICKER Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 22/01/2022 at 14:39, RostokMcSpoons said: I've made some 'painting' It's definitely a step up from the crayons I usually have to eat play with, really rather fun! I smudged a bit around the mag well (on the other side), and maybe there's a couple of other areas that need a bit of re-toning and some texture from the scrim added in, but as my first attempt it was a good learning experience. All done with Halfords paint (black/khaki/green/brown) as it was easy to grab them on my travels. Still want a muted red and a near-white to add some extra highlights. Expand Not a big fan of spray jobs but that looks bloody nice. RostokMcSpoons 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RostokMcSpoons Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) I found myself in the local Hobbycraft shop, and they stocked some decent satin/matte spray paints at £7.50 a can, so I bought the off-white and dark red to add those highlights. And like a muppet I decided to rush into trying them out even though it was dark, cold and breezy outside. The actual extra spray I added was... ok. Maybe over-egging it a bit. But I didn't take enough care to avoid overspray beyond my scrim, so now there's a dusting of white specks over some of the gun which looks a bit crap up close. Edited January 24, 2022 by RostokMcSpoons Jacob Wright 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 24/01/2022 at 10:46, RostokMcSpoons said: But I didn't take enough care to avoid overspray beyond my scrim, so now there's a dusting of white specks over some of the gun which looks a bit crap up close. Expand Medical alcohol or non-acetone mail varnish remover, but go very careful with the NVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RostokMcSpoons Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) Is medical alcohol the same as vodka? "It's purely medicinal" To be honest, looking at it in the cold light of day (and some strong lamps) there's just too much to get rid of. I'll have to go over most of the rifle again. This is all experimentation before I have a go on the F2000 so no harm done. Edit: I did use some hand sanitizer gel and tissue paper, that did sod-all, so I tried some some acetone just to see how easy it would be to strip the rifle back to black. In fact that showed it was going to take some work, it smeared the paint a little but didn't instantly remove it either. But this morning I took a brillo pad and a bottle of alcohol foaming sanitiser, and between the rough side of the pad, and the more alcholic foam, it did a great job of gently removing paint - the worst of the speckles have been scrubbed off and still leaving the pattern underneath. I can now leave the gun as-is, it's good enough to live with. So thanks again @rocketdogbert Edited January 25, 2022 by RostokMcSpoons Updated results Paul72 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 A block that holds the nozzle vertical in the bolt of a KWA Maten. The one on the left, the original, is actually snapped in half and temporarily held together with superglue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGhost Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Starting to make a fabric stock cover. Paul72, Enid_Puceflange and Tactical Pith Helmet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Here’s another thing CNC steel sear sets for the KWA Vector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GothicGhost Posted January 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2022 Finished my covers for the MTW, not great but I am still new using a sewing machine lol. RostokMcSpoons, TheFull9, Druid799 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Druid799 Posted January 27, 2022 Supporters Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 26/01/2022 at 00:35, GothicGhost said: Finished my covers for the MTW, not great but I am still new using a sewing machine lol. Expand Don’t knock your self bud , over the years I’ve seen much worse looking kit that people have paid good money for! 👍 GothicGhost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak2m4 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 25/01/2022 at 18:27, rocketdogbert said: Expand They are lovely dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 27/01/2022 at 16:57, ak2m4 said: They are lovely dog Expand Unfortunately, lovely as they look, they are out of spec. No idea how yet, and by less than 0.5mm, so back to investigation street lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 I home-brewed a picatinny mount to fit an MCX stock to one of my Vectors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagpieTactical Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Did a paracord wrap on my tsblades Chacal. It's not perfect, but for my first go, quite pleased with it Monkman, PopRocket123 and Nick G 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradoxum Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Not really 'made' anything, but wanted to separate my sector gears and couldn't figure out how after removing the screws and came up with this brilliant idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverie Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 22/01/2022 at 13:31, MagpieTactical said: Why didn't you just leave the velcro that is already on them? Expand It's hook on both sides so one side needs completely replacing anyway, and then only half the surface area of the 'correct' side is velcro which isn't that stable so it's neater to just replace the whole thing rather than adding a piece on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagpieTactical Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) On 02/02/2022 at 09:04, Reverie said: It's hook on both sides so one side needs completely replacing anyway, and then only half the surface area of the 'correct' side is velcro which isn't that stable so it's neater to just replace the whole thing rather than adding a piece on. Expand Interesting. I use a wing pouch that only has velcro on one side of it. With the dangler pouch velcro covering over that, it's going nowhere Edited February 2, 2022 by MagpieTactical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Popular Post Druid799 Posted February 2, 2022 Supporters Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 30/01/2022 at 17:44, MagpieTactical said: Did a paracord wrap on my tsblades Chacal. It's not perfect, but for my first go, quite pleased with it Expand Just started messing about with paracord my self , made a couple of bracelets(easy enough to do) so try something a bit harder I had a go at a ‘doggy discourager’ for when lm walking my dogs as there’s been a spike in off lead ‘ard man dogs attacking other dogs where I live . Pappa Large, RostokMcSpoons, Tackle and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagpieTactical Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 02/02/2022 at 16:54, Druid799 said: Just started messing about with paracord my self , made a couple of bracelets(easy enough to do) so try something a bit harder I had a go at a ‘doggy discourager’ for when lm walking my dogs as there’s been a spike in off lead ‘ard man dogs attacking other dogs where I live . Expand Not 100% sure they are legal in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 02/02/2022 at 18:26, MagpieTactical said: Not 100% sure they are legal in the UK? Expand Being a knife aficionado, the law is quite clear. As long as it isn’t defined as an offensive weapon (eg any fixed blade knife, or any type knife with a blade longer than 3.5” in public without good reason), you’re fine. That is clearly, and obviously, a toy throw for your dog, which you are walking. If you happen to cosh somebody with it, in self defence, it’s no different to whacking somebody with a bag of oranges. On 02/02/2022 at 16:54, Druid799 said: Just started messing about with paracord my self , made a couple of bracelets(easy enough to do) so try something a bit harder I had a go at a ‘doggy discourager’ for when lm walking my dogs as there’s been a spike in off lead ‘ard man dogs attacking other dogs where I live . Expand I really hope that has something heavy wrapped in it, so you can throw it a greater distance for the doggo’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagpieTactical Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) Anything that doubles as a monkey fist is definitely prohibited under the Offensive Weapons Act 1996 Not trying to be a dick, just a be careful what you carry. Edited February 2, 2022 by MagpieTactical Druid799 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Not so much made as modified, but ACOG wing mount for the docter sight on my L119 A1 Found a metal one but with cut out's , so filled them with plastic card then painted it. Happy eith the results. MagpieTactical, Paul72, PopRocket123 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagpieTactical Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 02/02/2022 at 19:25, Nick G said: Not so much made as modified, but ACOG wing mount for the docter sight on my L119 A1 Found a metal one but with cut out's , so filled them with plastic card then painted it. Happy eith the results. Expand Nicely done scratch building. Model maker by any chance? Nick G and Druid799 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 02/02/2022 at 19:28, MagpieTactical said: Nicely done scratch building. Model maker by any chance? Expand Thanks, yep been building models for more years than i care to think about ! Mainly R/C laterly. Got quite a few R/C tanks and big rigs stashed away. Druid799, Tackle and MagpieTactical 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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