Macragge Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) Pretty simple. Edited November 26, 2007 by Macragge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
navymp28 Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 My MICH after 9 months in the box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azngoonie313 Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) to Souske, you are truely amazing at painting your guns and wearing them down, im lovin it Edited November 26, 2007 by azngoonie313 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5 to 1 Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Thats some nice art you have on your MICH the navymp28. Thank you for serving! Im going into the Corps next year. Keep your head down if you are still deployed and if you are back glad to hear that you got back safe! Thats a badass MICH btw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Souske Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 to Souske, you are truely amazing at painting your guns and wearing them down, im lovin it Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt-McKenzie Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Artificially battle-worn 8-70 and CAR15. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Gorgeous man! Thanks for adding your work here! Slainte! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Souske Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 The receiver on the 870 is beautiful. The CAR15 has lots of potential, but the wear still looks a little rough. Try sanding with a high grit sandpaper the transition areas between the area with no paint and with paint. This will help make the worn area look a little smoother. Nothing much on my end...except for a dropped/chipped suppressor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt-McKenzie Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thanks for your comments. The XM is in progress since late 2005. I will try to follow your directions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Souske Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Thanks for your comments. The XM is in progress since late 2005. I will try to follow your directions. No problem. And as I said before, that 870 is beautiful. Once you finish your CAR15/XM...it'll definitely will be gorgeous as you don't see much AEGs with that kind of finish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigD_SealTeamXXL Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 My MICH after 9 months in the box. http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd143/g...tmag/helmet.jpg UBER cool mich mate really like it needs more wear tho D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Belladonna Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 my wornass idf stuff R Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sekiryu Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Hmm, I'm considering doing some worn looks on my Type 89. The real ones look like they've been through hell and back. The flash hiders are practically chromed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thorbard Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) My gear at the end of this summer. Its all been cleaned off and put away. Most of that is clay in thin layers, but it wasn't doing any harm, so I left it. Horrified some people. Also, guess this counts: Chunk missing from my USP sights. Doesn't bother me. Edited November 28, 2007 by Thorbard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5 to 1 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 (edited) This is what I get for playing at night in the rain... still deciding wether or not I should clean it Edited December 2, 2007 by 5 to 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BentleyCntlGT Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 (edited) Cool gun. Also was wondering, how do people get that paint wear? The kind where it looks like you drew on it with chalk? I've just seen a lot of pictures and it looks pretty cool. Like this- Edited December 2, 2007 by BentleyCntlGT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
t3hDesertFox Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Thats actually just normal wear and scratching. The large part on the upper being from sitting on my sling rubbing against my rig, the various small ones from brush, etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparty442 Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 And to keep the vibe of CQBRs In this thread. My attempt. What do you all think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheKurodaVagrant Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 The CRANE stock still looks pretty pristine and it needs a dummy bolt plate and an Aimpoint on a Wilcox mount, but that's another issue. I love the wear on the RIS panels, it looks damn good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Macragge Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Cool gun. Also was wondering, how do people get that paint wear? The kind where it looks like you drew on it with chalk? I've just seen a lot of pictures and it looks pretty cool. Like this- (snip) What most people will do is grab a regular washcloth that you don't want or need anymore, and dump a little Goof-off or rubbing alcohol onto it. Then just start whipping away. Theres other methods and such to get the paint of (Souske knows a pretty good way), but the key is to know which parts of the rifle to wear down. Also on a few of these rifles you'll see that people attached iron birstles or iron wool to the end of a drill, and went over their guns in the upraised areas. Again, the trick is to know where to do it and how much to do it to get the gun looking nice. It's definately not hard, you just have to research, and know what you're going to do in your head. Then you just have to know that when you start with the iron wool and whatnot, that you're truely committed. Goodluck, Mac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthbomber Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 A lot of "weathered" guns seem to have been worn in areas where that wear does not make much sense. People seem to think that worn guns need to hav the same treatment over the entire gun's surface, not just the areas wear the gun has been heavily used. Absolutely agree 100% When you look at the weathering on some guns it looks as though the owner has been using it to knock nails in. As you say, you need to look at what parts of a gun get handled, which edges are sticking out, which bits come in contact with the floor when you put it down and which bits rub against other things in normal use. NOTHING looks worse than a gun that seems to have random marks all over it, all going in different directions. You can wear away the finish on a weapon quite impressively without ever actually denting or scratching the gun. If you look at any rifle in military use, whatever its age, I bet there's only one or two serious scratches on the receiver. If there was more I'd imagine the guns owner would be in for a reprimand from their NCO and some form of punishment that'd help remind them not to damage their weapon again. Personally (and I know this sounds a bit mad) I'd suggest getting hold of some fairly smooth sandpaper and sticking it to your gloves with double sided tape. Now hold the gun at ease, bring it to aim and generally nob around with it for a few minutes. You'll soon start to wear at the finish and that should be enough to show you where to apply any further weathering. If you're going to apply scratches to the gun you need to THINK how they would have happened. If you had been pressing against a wall with the rifle slung and then scratched the gun as you walked you'd end up with several scratches all parallel and all moving the same way along the gun. Wavey scratch lines travelling in different directions just look daft IMO. Since I got my A&K M249 it's REALLY bugged me how shiny and new it looked. All over the internet I've seen pictures of extremely shagged-out looking M249s in use in Afghanistan and Iraq. I've attacked my M249 to make it look a bit like the pic's I've seen. I'll bung some pictures up tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erik_MAA Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 (edited) My XM177 when it was plastic, after I weathered it with paint. It has since been outfitted with a metal body and modified in other ways: I used pics of real Vietnam-era rifles as a reference for the paint job. Got it a little dirty in a skirmish, which was nice. Combat rifles and gear should get dirty. Edited December 3, 2007 by Erik_MAA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Belladonna Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 i prefer my 'worn to ###### and back' look... all natural and thus realsitic... something folk miss when weathering guns, is rs operation and cleaning processes... ie, around ejection ports is usually quite worn from cleaning ###### off it... same around most body joins,especially in ar15s... R Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guinness Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Well I spent today working on the DBoyi KAP98k because I couldn't wait to get it posted in here! ...and well..because it was snowing all day man, it sure gets dark early in the winter and when it snows all day, so I didn't get to take any pics in good lighting, more tomorrow Closeup of weathered receiver and stock Slainte! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Souske Posted December 9, 2007 Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Woa damn, that looks good. Is the faux wood that good (prior to your effects)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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