[woogie]

Well my wonderful wife bought me a very nice airbrush for xmas. So today I stopped by the local hobby shop, and grabbed a few different colors of paint. I got home and started to lay out what I wanted to do.

I started off with the stock of a CA M24. I first laid down a base coat of khaki and left the rifle sit for a day or two, just to make sure that the base coat was good and dry. And then sit and wait for a few "goodies" to come for my air brush.

Today in the mail came the parts that I was waiting for. So I wasted no time in getting set up and spraying some paint. The paint that I was using is a water based paint, so there is no nasty smell and with that no wife complaining about the smell

Well here is what I started with........

Here is the equipment that I used.....

Iwata airbrush kit, with various paint

After an hour or so of playing with the brush, and getting used to it, this is what I was able to do...........

wait for it...

wait for it...

Left side of the stock, entire stock

Close up of the left side

Front tip of the stock

Right side of the stock

Now this is just the first thing that I have airbrushed in a very long time. The last thing that I airbrushed was an airplane model while I was still in jr. high. So it has been quite some time.

Let me know what you guys think! As soon as the paint is dry I will put the rifle in her and get a complete picture.

 

[the3rdeye88]

OMFG! *kneels down. That is amazing. I would love to see it done in more colors.

 

[woogie]

I have the rifle in the stock, but it doesn't look so good in my living room.

I will get some outside pictures here tomorrow. And sitting here looking at it, the fore end is really reminding me of flectran or something like that.

 

[Cheese Man]

That looks kick-ass AND would camouflage you pretty well at the same time! Major props!

 

[akfortyseven]

That looks epic!

 

[Wolfgeorge]

It looks AMAZING!!
Great job!!
I have a spare M40 stock for my Tanaka and I was thinking to try to multicam it, but yours is WAY better!!

Wolf

 

[wack2011a]

Its a nice job but I'm really not a fan of the whole skulls thing, seems a bit over the top

 

[inthetallgrass]

Disagree - it looks awesome, really awesome, oh woogie if only shipping to America wasn't so expensive. Then I'd make ya do some freebie paintjobs for me

 

[uller]

Excellent work!I havent picked up an airbrush since I was in high school.You may have inspired me to do just that.

 

[woogie]

I do think that I went a "little" over board with the skulls. But I was wanting to see what it would look like, and honestly it looks really sweet in person.

With some more work I could make it a ton better. And again this is just the first


Peyote ~ if it is worth doing...... it is worth OVER DOING! Atleast that is my motto.

 

[the3rdeye88]

I don't think you went overboard at all. I love it. Have you thought about doing any mail order work?

 

[woogie]

I have been painting local guys stuff for a while now.

PM me with what you had in mind and we may be able to get something worked out.

 

[nelsonho396]

Whoa very nice.

 

[fuzzywolly]

Very nice woogie, very nice.

You should really consider putting up a for sale thread and doing some business here. A lot of guys would love to have some of your paint on their rifles.

Again, great work, hot stuff!

 

[woogie]

I really hope that "hot stuff" comment was aimed towards the paint and not me........

 

[MGunner]

Did you get that stippling on the stock by using a thin coat of Bondo and a Popsicle stick?

 

[woogie]

Marine texture.....it was on the stock when I received it from peyote. Though it isn't hard to do.

 

[the3rdeye88]

I think the "hot stuff" comment was all for you.

 

[fuzzywolly]

I really hope that "hot stuff" comment was aimed towards the paint and not me........

LMAO, now that I reread what I wrote, I see why you would think that.

...directed towards the paint fellas, no worries... :

 

[woogie]

LOL...

It was actually my wife that commented on the post.

Finished rifle..... or well I think finished.