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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 12:46 pm
by paaiyan
Yea, that's a good picture of it, nice one jack. I knew he didn't use palm fronds, that's just a popular medium. Obviously if you use palm fronds in an oak forest, it's not quite going to work right.

You're the master jack.

EDIT: found a higher res shot of the same image that can be found here.

EDIT2: and the krylon camo paint can be found at this site. You should be able to find it at ACE hardware.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:40 pm
by biggsauce
Its been pretty cool seeing this cannon develop. Throw some stripes on it, although it looks purdy slick with the gloss...

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:43 pm
by paaiyan
Looks ok with the gloss, but it'd be much better with camo I think. I'm going to use the leaf method on my Tippmann A5 whenever I get it.

Completely unrelated side note, my spacebar squeaks every time I push it. it's getting to be something of a nuisance.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:14 pm
by Rokmonkey
Tiger stripe all the way.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:14 pm
by ImHUGEnJAPAN
I'm thinking about adding the stripes tonight or on Sunday. The only colors I have right now is tan and white. I might go with a different color scheme.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:20 pm
by paaiyan
Yea, I wouldn't do tan & white myself. Obviously, it's not my cannon, but just throwing my two cents in there.

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:44 pm
by ImHUGEnJAPAN
This is what I had in mind. Power Point is fun!

<a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj23 ... t=camo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj23 ... n/camo.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

I like this better

<a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj23 ... Slide1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj23 ... Slide1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:11 pm
by paaiyan
The trick to doing that is to paint the whole thing the color of the smallest stripes, then put tape over that when it dries and paint over that with the next color, so when you pull off the tape, the original color will remain under it.

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:05 am
by Vman
Here is some info on doing camo. actually quite easy to do
http://airbrushtricks.com/video-tutoria ... -camo.html

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:54 pm
by ImHUGEnJAPAN
I decided to go with the tiger stripe. Olive drab matt finish with Black stripes. Just waiting for my wife to back with the paint. I hope it turns out good. I'll post the finished picks tonight.

What do you think of the pattern?


<a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj23 ... 081314.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj23 ... 081314.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

<a href="http://s273.photobucket.com/albums/jj23 ... 081350.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj23 ... 081350.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:01 pm
by Brian the brain
Gonna look great!!

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:02 pm
by pizlo
DUDE thats pretty nice. Too bad I didnt say this earlier, Make a camo with a marijuana leaf as your pattern :P

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:06 pm
by ImHUGEnJAPAN
pizlo wrote:DUDE thats pretty nice. Too bad I didnt say this earlier, Make a camo with a marijuana leaf as your pattern :P
nah

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:10 pm
by Brian the brain
Pfff...that is so lame....

Oh I remember now...It´s illegal where you live so it's exciting!!

If you are so keen on screwing up the frontal lobe development, you make one with a marihuana-leaf pattern...


Well..to each his own I guess...
I sounded a bit unfriendly there..It's not you pizlo, it's the thought that drugs are cool...I get a bit tired of that, being a bouncer and all...

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:26 pm
by sniper hero
nice pattern I like it! 8)