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Posted: 11/6/2016 9:16:39 PM EDT

Did the sponge method ...

Posted: 11/6/2016 9:29:02 PM EDT

[#1]

I dig it

I've been mulling over painting my carbines in a rough textured desert.

Posted: 11/6/2016 9:58:52 PM EDT

[#2]

nice

Posted: 11/8/2016 10:16:54 AM EDT

[#3]

Sinister!

Posted: 11/8/2016 10:35:29 AM EDT

[#4]

Nice paint OP. You did a really good job.

Posted: 11/8/2016 11:18:49 AM EDT

[#5]

Very nice.

Do the barrel and rails!

Posted: 11/8/2016 12:01:02 PM EDT

[#6]

doesn't suck..

Posted: 11/8/2016 2:40:43 PM EDT

[#7]

Very nice. How did you do that particular pattern? Cloth? Sponge? Doesn't really look overly "stencil"-ish.
And what was your base Tavor, black, tan, or green?

Posted: 11/8/2016 4:24:52 PM EDT

[#8]

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Very nice. How did you do that particular pattern? Cloth? Sponge? Doesn't really look overly "stencil"-ish.

And what was your base Tavor, black, tan, or green?

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I'll bet a Magpul it started life as an FDE.

Posted: 11/8/2016 4:30:54 PM EDT

[#9]

Most times when I see someone post that they rattle canned their firearm I cringe just as I click it. Pleasantly surprised. Looks really damn good.

Posted: 11/8/2016 4:42:08 PM EDT

[#10]

I like it.

Posted: 11/8/2016 4:43:59 PM EDT

[#11]

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I'll bet a Magpul it started life as an FDE.

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Very nice. How did you do that particular pattern? Cloth? Sponge? Doesn't really look overly "stencil"-ish.
And what was your base Tavor, black, tan, or green?

I'll bet a Magpul it started life as an FDE.

Safe bet, most of the cracks and creases look like a FDE base color.

Posted: 11/8/2016 4:53:22 PM EDT

[#12]

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Very nice. How did you do that particular pattern? Cloth? Sponge? Doesn't really look overly "stencil"-ish.
And what was your base Tavor, black, tan, or green?

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Tavor was originally black , base coated with rustoleum sand , then a coupla passes of deep forest green
Sponged in a mix of earth brown and army green and added a bit of sand again with sponge where it seemed a little too dark.
Then coated over entire job with minwax helmsman spar urethane in a clear semi-gloss

Original tavor here

Posted: 11/8/2016 5:01:14 PM EDT

[#13]

I clicked on this thread expecting to see some abomination... I was sorely mistaken.

Looks really good OP.

- AG

Posted: 11/8/2016 5:52:13 PM EDT

[#14]

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Tavor was originally black , base coated with rustoleum sand , then a coupla passes of deep forest green

Sponged in a mix of earth brown and army green and added a bit of sand again with sponge where it seemed a little too dark.

Then coated over entire job with minwax helmsman spar urethane in a clear semi-gloss

http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z400/rfd331/5abbc7b78fa0e12a24db36a30e0570fc_zpsvjyw08uk.jpg

Original tavor here

http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z400/rfd331/f71f6fb7ecbee13f548717c1a9656a61_zps2b273106.jpg

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Very nice. How did you do that particular pattern? Cloth? Sponge? Doesn't really look overly "stencil"-ish.

And what was your base Tavor, black, tan, or green?

Tavor was originally black , base coated with rustoleum sand , then a coupla passes of deep forest green

Sponged in a mix of earth brown and army green and added a bit of sand again with sponge where it seemed a little too dark.

Then coated over entire job with minwax helmsman spar urethane in a clear semi-gloss

http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z400/rfd331/5abbc7b78fa0e12a24db36a30e0570fc_zpsvjyw08uk.jpg

Original tavor here

http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z400/rfd331/f71f6fb7ecbee13f548717c1a9656a61_zps2b273106.jpg

You got really great coverage, then.

I learned the hard way that it's easier to start with light base coat and go darker with later coats.

Lighter over darker always resulted in too many coats to cover, and my stuff had to get stripped to start over.

Posted: 11/8/2016 7:32:30 PM EDT

[#15]

Spongeworthy

Posted: 11/8/2016 10:21:15 PM EDT

[#16]

Fantastic.

Posted: 11/9/2016 6:23:04 AM EDT

[#17]

I like it! Good job.

Posted: 11/9/2016 9:54:03 PM EDT

[#18]

Yeah I'm really impressed. It's one of those that looks so good in pictures and seems pretty easy that I want to try it. Thankfully I'm aware of my talents when it comes to anything related to paint and it would be best for me not to touch a paint can.