doc_newstead Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 (edited) I said I'd give my L85 a bit of distressing, and so I have. Some metallic silver drybrushed onto the mag and SUSAT, this special Humbrol black paint that goes like gun metal when you rub it with a cloth, and some diamond stone to roughen/scratch the olive a bit. Edited July 27, 2005 by doc_newstead Link to post Share on other sites
TMC Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Looks... real. Scary. Link to post Share on other sites
snip3r Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 ya sure ya didnt just rob it from the MOD???? lol nice work looks authentic now not new out of the box but probs 50 squaddies had tht weapon at one point!! Link to post Share on other sites
Agent Hunk Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 It still looks ugly. Link to post Share on other sites
SmashJoehanson Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Lol I fired a real one and there pants in real life. Got a mate in the army cadets and he took me for a weekend where I learnt to fire one, single shot only mind u. You should be carful with that in public because there virtually the only rifle in thr uk that would be very very easily mistaken for real (because of their high use by british army) Cheers, Smash Joehanson Link to post Share on other sites
aimpoint Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 (edited) very good doc,could i suggest you put more on the bulge of the susat,make it a little more silver,most of thm tend to be,will be spot on then *edit* o yea like eddie said,more round the flash eliminator,inbetwen is usally where it is due to it being cleaned with scotch bright Edited July 27, 2005 by aimpoint Link to post Share on other sites
Megalomaniac Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 *fruitcage* awesome looking rifle there, it really does look damned near real. Link to post Share on other sites
Eddie182 Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Oi gimme my weapon back. Very nice job Doc. Looks good. The only thing I could suggest is a bit of wear added on and around the flash eliminator (it always ends up near enough silver) and a few scratches on the barrel. The only thing that lets it down now are the cocking handle and trigger, but theres not a lot you can do about that really. Good job mate. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 (edited) Lol I fired a real one and there pants in real life. Got a mate in the army cadets and he took me for a weekend where I learnt to fire one, single shot only mind u. You should be carful with that in public because there virtually the only rifle in thr uk that would be very very easily mistaken for real (because of their high use by british army) Cheers, Smash Joehanson <{POST_SNAPBACK}> you should be careful with any gun in public, you shouldnt even have any gun in public . And something like an m16 or and uzi would be more recognizable, because of their involvement with hollywood etc. IMO not many people i know would recognise the sa80/l85 as the british armys issue rifle. and on-topic, great gun doc, looks very realistic. The only thing i could say to make it more realistic is to do some on the barrel as said, and take some more off on top of the susat. Edited July 27, 2005 by Guest Link to post Share on other sites
Mouse Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 (edited) Yup I agree, barrel and a little more on the SUSAT and you'll have yourself a very real lookin' rifle sir! I'd like to get my hands on one myself, stupid ban. There was me thinking I'd have years to complete my list Anyway, I'm getting an M4 first. Also, not sure if it's just the pics nd I know you've done some work on it, but perhaps the foregrip needs a little, and I only mean a little, more breaking in? Good job, doc. Edited July 27, 2005 by Mouse Link to post Share on other sites
oikoik Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 hehe, ive been toying with that idea for ages - and then got aCA m15 and scratched it up anyway lol niiiiice job doc!! Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted July 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Yep, I couldn't find any grit paper rough enough to give the barrel a scraping (it's a metal barrel anyway), so I'll do that tonight. I didn't want to add too much silver to the SUSAT, partly because I didn't want to cock it up, and partly because my gf said "Don't overdo it, it looks fine as it is" I'll give the barrel and bit of wear tonight. Link to post Share on other sites
cazboab Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Bangin'. thats the springer right?, or at least its shell. whats the sight picture on the susat like? Link to post Share on other sites
The Quarter-master Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 looking pretty good Doc. you can never get it 100% though which is a shame but nevertheless you have done very well. i think a rep point is in order for your hard work Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 Bangin'. thats the springer right?, or at least its shell. whats the sight picture on the susat like? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i think its the acadamy aeg. Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted July 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 (edited) Found some nice glass paper 'tis the HFC springer. I don't skirmish with the thing, but half the fun of airsoft is owning a gun you couldn't normally get near. As for the cocking handle... that one unscrews really easily. If I could get a decent enough picture of the proper one, I could probably whittle one up. Edited July 27, 2005 by doc_newstead Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 (edited) Found some nice glass paper 'tis the HFC springer. I don't skirmish with the thing, but half the fun of airsoft is owning a gun you couldn't normally get near. As for the cocking handle... that one unscrews really easily. If I could get a decent enough picture of the proper one, I could probably whittle one up. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i've got one of those*, the bolt snapped off the susat on it really does suck, its just a tube with glass in it with a painted arrowy thing, it looks very cool . *i think, does it have a metal barrel, metal trigger guard, metal safety, fixed plastic fire selector? edit: yours looks uber cool Edited July 27, 2005 by Guest Link to post Share on other sites
Redcap Posted July 27, 2005 Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 The areas WITHIN the birdcage at each end need to reflect regular cleaning, and the Gas Cylinder Plug should be bare metal (silver), but aside from that (and the frankly poor job the manufacturer did in replicating the cocking hangle of the A1, so not your fault, lol) nice job. Well done. Now, go hang it on the wall Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted July 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2005 (edited) Sorry to be a pain Redcap, but could you dab a few circles on my pics in MSPaint (or whatever's your poison) to show me what you mean and where? Or perhaps colour in red areas that should be silver etc. Not seen many of these up close and personal, and usually when I did I'd go "Ooh!" and not pay attention Or I stepped away from the vehicle... Edited July 27, 2005 by doc_newstead Link to post Share on other sites
aimpoint Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 (edited) Sorry to be a pain Redcap, but could you dab a few circles on my pics in MSPaint (or whatever's your poison) to show me what you mean and where? Or perhaps colour in red areas that should be silver etc. Not seen many of these up close and personal, and usually when I did I'd go "Ooh!" and not pay attention Or I stepped away from the vehicle... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ok the gas plug(red arrow)needs to be all silver and inside the bird cage (red circle in the birdcage ) needs to be silver aswell another thing i thought of that we do to ours is mark "butt numbers" on the handgard useing perminent marker pens hope this helps doc Edited July 28, 2005 by aimpoint Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted July 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 It still looks ugly. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yup. But I don't know if the insurgents in Basra really gave much thought to how pretty it was as they ran away from the people toting them 2 years ago, and to this day, in case your memory has gone Link to post Share on other sites
airsoftfreak14 Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 I think it looks pretty flipping good Link to post Share on other sites
Redcap Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 They didn't run away from 6 Military Policemen, who they damn near dismembered when they murdered them, mate. Do try to remember those we have lost whan you talk about bloody Basrah. I still have mates over there. Anyhow, here's a slightly clearer image than the one Aimpoint just provided (nice try, but the bircage highlight wasn't too clear, IMHO, old boy ), as requested, Doc. Link to post Share on other sites
aimpoint Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 lol thats much beter than mine ,but i did make mine at like 1am,anyways yea doc if you do what redcap,eddie and myself have pointed out it should be spot on Link to post Share on other sites
doc_newstead Posted July 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 They didn't run away from 6 Military Policemen, who they damn near dismembered when they murdered them, mate. Do try to remember those we have lost whan you talk about bloody Basrah. I still have mates over there. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Aye, sorry about that, went a little 'milphotos.net' there. Didn't help I was drunk Link to post Share on other sites
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