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Posted: 9/20/2009 5:33:46 AM EDT
I am finally home, and will be finishing my 604 soon as I pick up the lower at my FFL. I've got several extra sets of furniture, and have decided to have a little fun with one of the less than pristine sets and camo them. Does anyone have pics (other than what's in the real deal thread) of camo'd A1 furniture? I am particularly interested in camo jobs done by the SAS in Borneo and the Falklands, especially the latter. I am looking at doing a sort of desert-themed A1 furniture set just for the hell of it. My plan is to use Desert Tan, FDE and a little OD, but with the red rocks in the area, it may end up with a little red primer on it as well. I am only painting the furniture guys. 
ETA: What inspired me was on page 136 of 'Secret Operations of the SAS ' by Mike Ryan, there is a drawing done from a photo that shows an SAS trooper carrying a camo'd 604. Also on the cover is a weird carbine - it has no FSB and a really weird barrel profile! Sorry I don't have access to a scanner or I'd post the pics. I just thought it'd make a fun project as I have some scratched up furniture that paint would definitely be an improvement to. |
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You can just make out this chaps camo pattern. It's a poor picture but appears to be a Woodland type camo job.
Maybe you can bring out the colors better in a photo editor of some sort. Hope it helps. 
Source: http://rogue-gunner.blogspot.com/2007_05_20_archive.html 
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Thanks Hal. The SAS were one of the few that camo'd A1s, although there are quite a few pics in the real deal thread of green tape and tiger stripe camo jobs in VN. Like I said, I'm doing this to less than pristine furniture, and paint will come off if it ever became an issue, which it shouldn't, as I have nicer stuff. I really need to get this rifle done, as I just met a really cool woman and want to take her shooting soon. (She's an ex-cop and likes to shoot.  ) I haven't been posting much lately because I was on a trip and didn't have a lot of time, but I need to get caught up on things beginning tommorrow, including feedback etc. I'm picking up my NDS 'blem' lower too, and really got thinking about painting some furniture for it. I'm looking at a kind of geometric Naval design like they used on battleships in WWI and WWII - know what I mean?
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| Make sure to post pics when done. I would like to do one of mine in Tigerstripe, but I haven't seen anyone's camo job I like enough yet, nor have I gotten brave enough to try it myself. I think it would have to be done with brushes to look right and get the narrow lines and borders. |
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Hey Morg, sounds like a neat project, girls and guns.
Keep us posted on both fronts.
I'm looking at a kind of geometric Naval design like they used on battleships in WWI and WWII - know what I mean?
I think they used to call that pattern "dazzle". Check out these patterns: http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/11/modernist-art-in-camouflage.html You may like the WW1 German Fokker "lozenge" pattern too. |
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Nice ! |
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I've seen Vietnam era pics (possibly on this site, I can't remember) in which LRRPs or the like used flower shaped bath tub stickies to camouflage a rifle. I actually remember those from being a kid - A.) they probably aren't available anymore and B.) I have my limits. It's going to be a pretty simple pattern - I was eyeing Krylon colors at the hardware yesterday, but today I need to spend my time cleaning and unloading the truck. May have time to go pick up my lower tommorrow. I have a concept for this, that won't be irreversible, but should look pretty cool and be cheap to do. As soon as my coffee's gone though, I need to get the anvil out of my truck, among other things.
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