raphael262 Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) i bought some cheap decoys on ebay to have as i cant get hold of the ones i ushaly borrow . they look purple shall i get some mat grey spray paint and add a little to them ? Edited July 2, 2015 by raphael262 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Try them as they are, you never know what might come in to the pattern! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 aha i may try blending the color a little ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 I've got some, after a bit of use they do dull down a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Pigeons are not grey in the sense of car spray grey paints. If you look at good photo's of pigeons they do, indeed, have a touch of mauve / purple. I once took photo's of a pigeon's back and a wing (on matt paper to avoid reflective shine) to B&Q paint matching for a sample tin and was surprised at the purple / mauve / blue type of pigments in the resulting colour. I still use it and it has no negative effects which I can judge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) Here I've done this Left is before Edited July 2, 2015 by raphael262 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raphael262 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Won't let me attach pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 I used to use some standard woodie shells that had a mauve tinge to their backs and the birds came down to them very well, but I thought that full bodied ones would be dynamic and got half a dozen. The paint jobs were way out so I photoed a dead woodie and copied the colours with mat enamels. I was really chuffed with the results but they work no better or worse than the original shells..! I think the pattern and place you use them is more important personally. I thought I'd need accurate colours to get them to land confidently for my air rifle but the ones with original paint are fine...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Try them as they are, you never know what might come in to the pattern! Woodpigeons with high blood pressure.................perhaps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) I used to use some standard woodie shells that had a mauve tinge to their backs and the birds came down to them very well, but I thought that full bodied ones would be dynamic and got half a dozen. The paint jobs were way out so I photoed a dead woodie and copied the colours with mat enamels. I was really chuffed with the results but they work no better or worse than the original shells..! I think the pattern and place you use them is more important personally. I thought I'd need accurate colours to get them to land confidently for my air rifle but the ones with original paint are fine...... Yep. Being in the right place matters ten times more than what decoy you use. Edited July 2, 2015 by motty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 3, 2015 Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Yep. Being in the right place matters ten times more than what decoy you use. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 +1 +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redditch Posted July 4, 2015 Report Share Posted July 4, 2015 That's just nature pre marinating the pigeon, so it's ready to cook when hit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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