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Rifle Camo - Thought I'd Give It A Go!

Post by booomr » 27 Oct 2020, 2:45 pm

So I was getting a bit antsy being at home because of lockdown, and then a work injury shortly after re-opening, so I thought I'd grab the old air brush out and have a crack at doing a camo job. What are your thoughts on this one?

Is it worth putting up a step by step? Obviously you can use spray cans if you don't have access to an air brush.

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Post by Blr243 » 27 Oct 2020, 3:36 pm

I want you to paint my rifle before I go on my next tiger hunting safari
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Post by LawrenceA » 27 Oct 2020, 6:00 pm

Put it down at your own risk!

Looks good.
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Post by Oldbloke » 27 Oct 2020, 6:33 pm

Hard to see with the back light
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Post by Die Judicii » 27 Oct 2020, 6:52 pm

Why are we looking through an "empty" window at a cruddy building ???????

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Post by Oldbloke » 27 Oct 2020, 9:50 pm

Sheesh, image is dark,not clear.
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Post by pomemax » 27 Oct 2020, 11:22 pm

could have cleaned the bench off lol
If your happy with the paint job looks ok to me .
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Post by booomr » 28 Oct 2020, 8:58 am

Sorry, guys, didn’t even think of the lighting. Take two!

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Post by marksman » 28 Oct 2020, 9:16 am

good job :drinks:

l like it :thumbsup:
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Post by Oldbloke » 28 Oct 2020, 10:29 am

Great job. I like it. Much better pic too. lol
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Post by RoginaJack » 28 Oct 2020, 10:31 am

Looks great to me. But don't lay it down in the bush, won't find it again. :lol: :lol:

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Post by Bugman » 28 Oct 2020, 12:47 pm

I couldn't see it at first....must be the camo 8-)
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Post by Skinna » 28 Oct 2020, 1:05 pm

Well done... :thumbsup:

Going to tell us the process & materials used...?
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Post by booomr » 28 Oct 2020, 7:06 pm

Skinna wrote:Well done... :thumbsup:

Going to tell us the process & materials used...?


It's really not hard at all! The main thing is gathering your stencils and selecting the right paints. Because I used an air brush, it's a little bit more intensive than just grabbing the spray can, and I decided to only paint the stock in case I buggered it up, so obviously the two minutes of getting the action out.

Equipment/Materials:
1x Air Brush
Enamel Hobby Paints - I like Revel Enamel - they come in 14ml pots, which is actually plenty. Get however many colours you want. Make sure you get clear coat, too
White spirit
Tiger stripe stencils
Painter's tape

Step 1 - Tape off or remove anything you don't want to get paint on. For me, that was just the recoil pad after I removed the actionetc.

Step 2 - Thin your paint. This will happen for each change of colour. Use about 1:1 enamel paint and white spirit

Step 3 - Paint your base colour. Depending on the colour of your stock, and what colour stripes you want, you may not need to do this. My stock started off as an OD Green, so took the time to give it a nice, even coating of matte black.

Step 4 - Apply stencil stickers. This goes without saying, but anything you put a stencil over will show as your base colour later on.

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Step 5 - With the next colour (I went with a green matte) spray diagonal stripes across the stock, leaving a space in between. You can make these stripes as thick or thin as you want. Just make sure they meet up on the top and bottom of the stock.

Step 6 - Fill the gaps with your third colour (I went matte brown).

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Step 7 - Remove the stencils. Be careful with this. If the paint isn't quite dry enough, or if you're too rough, you can easily peel some of the paint away. I suggest using a scalpel to lift it.

Step 8 - Clear coat. Same process as the coloured paints. 1:1 mix of clear and white spirit. Spray evenly, making sure you cover the lot. This is probably the hardest, because it's near impossible to see. Air brush paint dries super quick, and obviously, clear coat is clear. You can skip this step, but I like it for the extra protection.

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Step 9 - Reassemble, and enjoy!

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Post by deanp100 » 29 Oct 2020, 6:50 am

I liked the yellow stripe
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Post by JimTom » 29 Oct 2020, 7:56 am

:drinks: Mate that looks great. Fantastic effort.
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Post by booomr » 29 Oct 2020, 9:16 am

deanp100 wrote:I liked the yellow stripe


As a Richmond supporter, so did I.

You could easily do it that way - yellow base coat, black over the top, remove stencils.
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