painting pigeons

[mossy835]

what paint do you mix to get a good grey,for pigeons

[THE MEK]

Black and white : )

[nagantino]

Mossy, you will need to expand a little.

 

Are you retouching old decoys or are you making your own from scratch? Which ever, it is not easy to match colours like those found on a wood pigeon.......think of grey velvet that blends into irredescent indigo/violet. However I seem to remember reading that old hands used to paint milk bottles any light grey matt that was available, and adding two white stripes. It worked too.

[deny essex]

When i used to touch my decoys up I found a spray primer in a mid grey with a light dusting of matt black over the top wasnt too difficult, same matt black for tail feathers and the like and tipex white for neck bars , birds that decoyed didnt seem to complain.

[turbo33]

I use those homebase tester pots at around a quid each. All matt, Slate grey, Mocha for the pinkish front, matt black for the obvious black bits, matt white for the neck bars and a dulux tester in expresso. Its a brown and if you lighten it a bit with the matt white, it does the wings and over the back. It helps if you have a dead bird nearby to match the colours. These are a bit tired as have done 3 seasons and are due for a repaint.Hope this helps.

 

[ditchman]

i use aluminium primer, and matt black....i dab it on with a cloth.....its a rolf harris thing....looks rubbish close up but from 10ft away and more it looks spot on.....do my shells once a year

[mossy835]

just mixed some up, and its not bad bit more work to do.

[bullet dodger]

Has anyone tried the new UV white paint on offer. A1 Decoys have it for sale. ??

Edited October 4, 2013 by bullet dodger

[TaxiDriver]

I can never get them to sit still long enough

[PLH1966]

Just cover mine in PVA glue & dust them with this stuff:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Army-Painter-Battlefields-Ash-Grey-Flock-/250917811849?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item3a6bddf689

 

Keeping the white bits clear

[Fisherman Mike]

what paint do you mix to get a good grey,for pigeons

 

I would have thought that was obvious... BS 381 694 paint ! http://e-paint.co.uk/BS381%20Colourchart.asp

Edited October 8, 2013 by Fisherman Mike

[delburt0]

I have some transparent uv liquid I have made has anyone tried coating there birds with anything on these lines

I think I might do 8 and try them the next time I'm out worst case is I'll have to repaint them as the only way you can remove it is solvent...

Edited October 8, 2013 by delburt0

[Uncle Albert]

I use those homebase tester pots at around a quid each. All matt, Slate grey, Mocha for the pinkish front, matt black for the obvious black bits, matt white for the neck bars and a dulux tester in expresso. Its a brown and if you lighten it a bit with the matt white, it does the wings and over the back. It helps if you have a dead bird nearby to match the colours. These are a bit tired as have done 3 seasons and are due for a repaint.Hope this helps.

 

 

+1 for Homebase tester pots. I use the matt bathroom emulsion paints. They do the job well and if they need a touch every now and then, and who doesn't, they are cheap enough. To put a colour layer over the top I use transparent acrylic paint from an airbrush.