Rattle-can gun camo - show me your *bold* patterns

[MrTea]

OOF. Was it a ricochet or did you pull the trigger while it was pointed at the monitor?

Regardless, why are all of your setups so cluttered? There's more than a few pics posted recently of peoples setups and they're all like this. It's agonising.

Edited September 3, 2023 by MrTea

[Dan Robinson]

42 minutes ago, MrTea said:

OOF. Was it a ricochet or did you pull the trigger while it was pointed at the monitor?

Regardless, why are all of your setups so cluttered? There's more than a few pics posted recently of peoples setups and they're all like this. It's agonising.

I was trying to make a set of grips and slides fit with a mag in the well (because the mag was catching on the new grip) and the safety is really weird on the Auto 9.

 

 

I am planning on a big tidy up at the weekend when I install a new monitor and monitor stand.

 

 

Old 4 monitor stand will be available to reasonable offers  😉

Edited September 3, 2023 by Dan Robinson

[RostokMcSpoons]

58 minutes ago, MrTea said:

why are all of your setups so cluttered? There's more than a few pics posted recently of peoples setups and they're all like this. It's agonising

 

It's all there for a reason!  (Well, mostly)

 

 

1 hour ago, Dan Robinson said:

The less said about what I did to one of my monitors the other day the better...

 

My plastic bin has quite a few holes in it, for ... "reasons"

Edited September 3, 2023 by RostokMcSpoons

[Dan Robinson]

7 minutes ago, RostokMcSpoons said:

My plastic bin has quite a few holes in it, for ... "reasons"

 

I have actually made a box for test firing and chrono work.  This was a slightly different situation. 

[gavinkempsell]

11 minutes ago, RostokMcSpoons said:

My plastic bin has quite a few holes in it, for ... "reasons"

Cheaper to replace than a monitor (or a bin).

[Dan Robinson]

1 minute ago, gavinkempsell said:

Cheaper to replace than a monitor (or a bin).

 

Here's mine with chrono shelf...

 

[gavinkempsell]

And another monitor situated directly behind it... 

 

“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

😁

[Dan Robinson]

18 minutes ago, gavinkempsell said:

And another monitor situated directly behind it... 

 

“Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

😁

 

Box in that position purely for photography...  inside though is 3 of the boy's old school shirts so nothing gets through.  

[MrTea]

Guys please! Fire your stuff nowhere near your setups. I test mine in an empty garage with a mesh net wrapped around the chrono until it literally blew the zip out and i'm figuring out a new solution that can withstand 500fps.

Edited September 3, 2023 by MrTea
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[Cannonfodder]

3 hours ago, MrTea said:

Guys please! Fire your stuff nowhere near your setups.

But then we won't all be able to get cheap laughs at other people's mistakes

[Dan Robinson]

5 hours ago, Cannonfodder said:

But then we won't all be able to get cheap laughs at other people's mistakes

 

If you can't laugh at your own stupid - what can you do?

[Gunboat Diplomat]

On 03/09/2023 at 23:50, Dan Robinson said:

 

Here's mine with chrono shelf...

 

Ha!  And I thought I was the only one using the weekly Gousto box as a ballistic gel substitute. 

[heroshark]

Couple of the many I painted at NAF.

[Dan Robinson]

39 minutes ago, Gunboat Diplomat said:

Ha!  And I thought I was the only one using the weekly Gousto box as a ballistic gel substitute. 

 

I have ine as a divider in my magazine and bb box too.  Gousto is great.

[Egon_247]

Bold, yes.

Camo....er not really. 😂

Wanted to copy the Q honey badger and even got pics sent from Kevin himself in the states.

He liked it too. 😁😂

[gavinkempsell]

Not bold but the closest I could get to the C7's green...

 

[Jacob Wright]

10 hours ago, gavinkempsell said:

Not bold but the closest I could get to the C7's green...

 

You could almost get away with that as a 2-tone! Always found the Canadian C7 green very bright!

[RostokMcSpoons]

The C7 build inspired me to put my Classic Army M16 back together and rattle-can it (again) ...

 

 

I might add some more stripes to break up the stock a bit more and add some extra contrast, but it came out quite well considering it's cold and windy outside so it wasn't ideal conditions.

 

Now the only problem is that darned thing isn't feeding from my Lonex mags   The feed nozzle is pushing down enough to release the normal 4 BB's through (which fall out when I release the mag) so it's not the mag positioning that's the problem - I guess the cylinder's nozzle isn't moving back far enough?  I can see it move when I fire.  Bah humbug.


@Egon_247 you might like the new FW video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwPsgXZpSXI
Ian's preferred version very much in line with yours

 

Edited January 28 by RostokMcSpoons

[Egon_247]

@RostokMcSpoons

Yeah, just seen that one. I like FW. He's an Ian, same as me, so he gets even more brownie points. 😂

All my mags have the 300 blackout elastic band things on too. 😁

[JimFromHorsham]

Another Krylon job

 

[ParHunter]

My first try at Camo painting. I’ve tried the sponge technique, worked out quite well. What do you think? 

The green isn’t quite as bright as in the picture.

[hprentice]

Been spraying kit for a while. Thought id share a few tips ive learnt over time.

 

Halfords camo spray paint is top quality for price, works just as well as higher priced brands like krylon and EC paint.

 

Best way to make stencils is put a laminator sheet through the laminator to get a thin perspex like sheet. Then trace the camo patterns off the back of a shirt and cut with an exacto knife. Gives nice clean lines.

 

Stencils held away from the item you are spraying gives less clean edges which actually work really well for camouflage.

 

Using a light colour spray far away from the finished product to create a light dusting that dulls all the colours youve sprayed.

 

Airfix/ modelling matt sealents work well to protect the items from lots of chipping

 

Dhobi mag/netting works ok as a spray template, but can look bad as a finished product. Using a net with bigger holes works a lot better to break up shapes.

 

 

Appreciate most people probably already know this stuff but hopefully helps someone.

[JinxDuh]

2 hours ago, hprentice said:

Halfords camo spray paint is top quality for price, works just as well as higher priced brands like krylon and EC paint.

I just recently bought Krylon “camo” as Halfords was out of stock. Personally I prefer Halfords, goes on better and dries better. I also prefer the colours of the Halfords paint. 
 

The far away dusting is a good idea though, I may have to try that!