Carbonrocket Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Hello, Here are some pictures of my weobley Longbow after camo painting. I think in the pictures it looks quite good but 'in the flesh' is is excellent. It took many hours work and before I dared do it I practiced on several sculptured peices of wood. In all there are 14 layers of paint includinding the 5 matt acrylic protection layers. In all it took a lot of balls to do it and now should I do the same to my AA 410? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbithunter2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbonrocket Posted December 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Thanks for the positive. Last piccy is... An if anyone is really interested I can do full pictures from start to end, but.. Its a long drawn out process with many waits for paints to dry. Its easy to make mistakes, some can be hidden.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Excellent job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Very nice well done mate stag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernlad Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 That's a very nice job mate, looks excellent. I'm sure there will be a few on here after your services before long. SL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Brilliant bit of work. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 well done that looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pair away Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 top job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seisobs Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 That looks excellent. I want to do my Sako Quad now, do you want to post the instructions??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 that looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Normally I dont like hand painted stocks, but even I will admit that you have done a very good job of that . I can imagine that it will blend in very well in the field. ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay222 Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 that looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 i like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samyw Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 thats a great job mate well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbonrocket Posted December 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 If anyone wants instructions on how I did this I can email them a basic word document with step pictures. My email is brian.randall@mypostoffice.co.uk Thanks for all the nice comments. I have now used it for a couple of hours ratting and cant see any wear as yet to the finish. Kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Well done mate.Looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Great bit of work that something to be very proud of. I am envious. Regards GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 You've done a good job there, excellent finish. Although without wishing to take anything away from your efforts i've often wondered is it an effective camo setup when you still have a black barrel and big black scope sitting on top of your handy work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 looks good to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted December 5, 2008 Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Looks Great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbonrocket Posted December 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2008 Yes I agree; I should either paint the barrel and silencer or Paint the silencer or use scrim(SAS scrim is quite nice), and band it to the barrell. I will decide depending upon my rabbit's opinion! I really dont want to paint the barrel though as the blueing is very nice on Weobleys. Decisions decisions decisions. Still it does blend in nice just with decent camo gear on. Kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbonrocket Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 OK, so heres how I did it. First rub down the stock and wipe over with thinners. Do this a few times and allow to dry. Then hang some how, in a dust free area and spray with grey filler primer. I used Halfords stuff. do a few coats, make sure you dont cause runs. Always allow the coats to fully dry. Next will be the colour. I used four from Amazon, called Monster paints. They were, Camel, Addict Camo, Foxy Brown and Signal Black. Go fetch some broard leafed grass and make sure its dry. First spray the stock in Camel (very light brown). Do a couple of coats. Green next. Hold the grass in your hand between your thumb and first finger, spread it out a bit for the first layer you need plenty of green to be applied for the look I managed. Hold it against the firmly supported stock and use the green and spray through the grass. Wait for it to dry then spray the other side, top and bottom. Use almost vertical patterns. disguard the grass handful after each spray or you will drag paint around on the stock. When doing the top and bottom try to get the green to 'wrap around' but be careful you dont over spray you really want defined lines. Next is the darker brown. Apply it the same as the green but with the grass spaces less (so more grass in your hand). You dont want to add as much brown as you did with the green. Dont Just spray where the green was do it random. Next do the black exactly as with the brown but again slightly less than you added with the brown. Black is shadow! Remember do the different layers in approx the same direction. If you do the different colours at 90' to each other it WILL look BAD The grass does not have to be all in exactly the same direction some leaves can cross over etc. RANDOM. Next after drying and you are thinking god that is sooo shiney spray it with at least 4 layers of matt Poly. This will take the shine away and leave it dull matt and fairly scratch resistant. But it will scratch so be careful. The more Brown and Black you add then the more it will look like army DPM camo. If you shoot in reedy areas then use even less of the darker brown. Look at the areas you will shoot in and try to imagine how much should be applied of each. Cheers Kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoskinz Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 stunning mate i bet your really proud of it my mate done the same thing but he only done a quick practice job on a stock he made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbonrocket Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) Interesting, mauve and brown. Wonder what it looks like in twilight. I was tempted to introduce my Longbow stock to my vertical milling machine and make it skeleton. Dont know about the weight distribution though! Edited December 10, 2008 by Carbonrocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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