foxtrot666 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Hey Guiness, do you think we could get some more pics of that thompson? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Why certainly! Oh and BTW, I aged the new KAR98 today, here are a couple teaser pics I'll have better images tomorrow. It gets dark here pretty early when it snows all day Closeup of weathered and aged K98 receiver Slainte! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walton_County_Firefighter Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 EEEEEEEE!!! Hey how would I make my g18c slide down to the stainless steel look? I've seen it before and I love it but I dont know how to do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose06 Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Wow, excellent tutorial. This is definitely going under my bookmarks to await the arrival of a wood-stock M14. Thanks for putting the time and effort into writing this up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Wow, excellent tutorial. This is definitely going under my bookmarks to await the arrival of a wood-stock M14. Thanks for putting the time and effort into writing this up. Thank you sir! That means a lot Here are a couple better images from this morning of the K98- I also took a bunch of the process of doing the stock that I will edit and add later. The Best Of This Pic Aged WWII Rifles Slainte! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WildCard Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Looks fantastic! I think i'll do my ak in the near future Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtrot666 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 (edited) Great pics! Where did you get the Thompson Slings, there kinda hard to find. Did you use the plastic stock on the CYMA or did you get a wood one? Also, did you fix up those seams on the Kar98? Edited December 10, 2007 by foxtrot666 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 The CYMA has a BOMBER wood stock, I stripped, painted and aged it to cover up the red wood they come with. I need to get some wood filler for the KAR98, I'll do that this week. Slainte! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris North Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Sorry if this has been asked before, but did you use pure linseed oil or boiled linseed oil? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Boiled, Sir Slainte! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris North Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Ah, I'll have to get some. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Ah, I'll have to get some. Thanks. Unless your doing a lot of guns- make sure you get the smallest container- That is of course unless you like the smell of linseed oil in your garage/apt and plan on keeping it around as a room freshener A little goes a long way and I still have a 3/4 full can Slainte! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blink43va Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Ya I used a bit too much linseed oil on my AKS-74U's wood grips.... is there a way to get rid of the stickiness? Thanks, -Blink Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 Ya I used a bit too much linseed oil on my AKS-74U's wood grips.... is there a way to get rid of the stickiness? Thanks, -Blink Wow, not sure- I have always applied it, left it on for maybe 15 to 20 minutes then wiped it off. Did you end up just leaving it til it dried? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris North Posted December 11, 2007 Report Share Posted December 11, 2007 That is of course unless you like the smell of linseed oil in your garage/apt and plan on keeping it around as a room freshener According to this guy, boiled linseed oil isn't actually boiled and contains heavy metals, so I definitely wouldn't want to spread it around the garage or anything. I'm not using it for an aging product admittedly. More interested in seeing how it makes wood gun bits look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
k.a Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 Amazing job you done on the Kar mate, can't wait ageing mine, hopefully be here end of the week. Do let us know how you got on fixing those seams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1st_shooter Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 hey dude always been a follower of this thread. Just thought i would post some of my attempts i am really pleased with it, thanks to your guide! The pics dont pic up the weathering on the reciever very well but i started off by attacking it with an electric sander then literaly splashing it with lashings of salt water after a few days of some nice rusty metal i then resprayed with a light coat gloss black and then a soft rub down with really fine sandpaper. i then decided to sort the plastic grips out. At 1st i was just going to paint them black but then i thought what have i got to lose. I just used what i had available and sprayed my Halfords bought gloss black onto some paper and applied with a brush and voila! i was amazed it really was that easy. Its dried well and looks the nutts now. from this, http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/1st...oter/ak.002.jpg To.. http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/1st...er/m4ptw021.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c221/1st...er/m4ptw022.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dr_pepper_lover_airsoft Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Fantastic guide, i just wish i had something wooden! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Wow 1st Shooter, that turned out great! good work! Kind of makes you appreciate the gun more now that you personalized it some huh? I finally got around to working on my DBoyi AKS74 late this afternoon- Some steel wool, sand paper, and the usual watered down acrylic paint trick- It was getting dark when I got done and took the pics, I actually see a couple things I need to go back and hit again Slainte! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
K3MP0 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I just got something with wood furniture so I'm going to try this with my SVD. Cheers for the heads up on the techniques, they look amazing and it pays off! I'll get back to you with the results Quote Link to post Share on other sites
48thRonin Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 that ak looks the nuts. great guide, thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rmonsp Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 How about those pictures of the KAR98 you promised, Guinness? ...and perhaps a movie (not that you promised THAT, lol) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anonymouspunk2 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I have a question about your linseed oiling... I see that in your picture of your thompson before oiling, it had a really really blackish brown color to it, but then after linseeding it got all brownish again... Did you do something to it after taking that blackish picture, or was it just oiled thereafter? I have an AK-47 and it looks a bit unnatural with wood that dark, but I do love the finish on your Thompson and I'm lookin for something like it. Any more info on how you did it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted March 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I have a question about your linseed oiling... I see that in your picture of your thompson before oiling, it had a really really blackish brown color to it, but then after linseeding it got all brownish again... Did you do something to it after taking that blackish picture, or was it just oiled thereafter? I have an AK-47 and it looks a bit unnatural with wood that dark, but I do love the finish on your Thompson and I'm lookin for something like it. Any more info on how you did it? It could just be the lighting in the picture- Which pics specifically and I will take a look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biguk Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Hey Guinness ive been following this thread for a while and have made a purchase of an M14 wood look ABS stock. I've found a picture of an m14 that has a nice amount of weathering to the stock...how easy would it be to make it look like this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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