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09-15-08, 23:10
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Crayone fill-in method works quite nice!
.17 cent crayons from Wal-Mart and this is what came out.
I'm very pleased! Was going to do Testor's paint but that required to much energy, money, and effort for something that can easily be done with a crayon and look just as good.
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09-16-08, 00:15
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Wow that looks very nice considering you used crayons. The nice thing is that it's easily removable if you decide to change colors, or remove it all together.
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09-16-08, 02:29
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I gotta ask, why?
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09-16-08, 04:15
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C'mon. It looks cool and you can easily identify safe and fire. 
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Originally Posted by Shihan
I gotta ask, why?
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09-16-08, 06:01
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Nice
I think it looks great. I did this to a couple of my AKs. Yes, some people do not like the look, but I do. I like the contrasting colors.
I must admit, you did a great job and it turned out better than mine. Maybe I need to upgrade my crayons. lol.
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09-16-08, 06:24
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I haven't been able to figure out the reason for this either. Hell, I don't even think it looks good.
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09-16-08, 12:21
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The point at which you find yourself drawing on your rifle with a crayon you gotta seriously question the purpose of your firearms.
But hey, if you like it, rock on. Just don't be upset when someone else doesn't.
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09-16-08, 12:27
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Don't listen to them, Fusion, they're just jealous. It looks great, and I want to do this, too.
Maybe Rob and Failure would have liked it better if you'd done it in Coyote Brown and Flat Dark Earth?
Happily, I've got a 3-year-old an dozens of colors to choose from...
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09-16-08, 12:55
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Still not sure why people would willingly make their guns look like toys, but eh. Each to their own.
It won't look like much after some hard use though. A smudge here, a smudge there..
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09-16-08, 12:58
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Originally Posted by Shihan
I gotta ask, why?
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I feel like....
I'm back at ARFCOM watching people lick glass.
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09-16-08, 13:04
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Originally Posted by joffe
Still not sure why people would willingly make their guns look like toys...
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Doesn't H&K ship their guns with colored in roll marks like this? I don't think of H&Ks as toys...
And sure, it's mostly cosmetic, and it's not to everybody's taste. FWIW, I think it's pretty silly to get all excited about stocks, forward grips, pistol grips, and magazines in various earth tones, but there are plenty of people here trying to make everything match perfectly, as if they're going to take their rifles to a fashion show...
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09-16-08, 13:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bimmer
there are plenty of people here trying to make everything match perfectly, as if they're going to take their rifles to a fashion show...
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FWIW... those guys are idiots too! 
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09-16-08, 13:19
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It'll look pretty cool when the gun heats up during real use or in the desert and the crayon starts running down the lower.
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09-16-08, 13:54
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Originally Posted by Iraqgunz
It'll look pretty cool when the gun heats up during real use or in the desert and the crayon starts running down the lower.
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Yes, well, that's when the Testor's paint comes out...
He started with crayons, and if he doesn't like it, then he can easily remove it. That's the idea, right?
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09-16-08, 14:14
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Its temporary ...
It will melt out during a hot day at the range after several hundred rounds. The wax is not stable enough to deny the heat its way. Good job tho' ...
I like it but I dont think H&K uses Crayolas on their lowers its probably a ceramic paint of some sort, something baked on that will withstand the heat.
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It'll look pretty cool when the gun heats up during real use or in the desert and the crayon starts running down the lower.
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It's cheaper than Krylon.
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09-16-08, 14:27
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yaaaaaaaaaaaay
i colored my guns with crayons
yaaaaaaaaaaay
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09-16-08, 15:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by demigod
I feel like....
I'm back at ARFCOM watching people lick glass.
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http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=4&t=395020
Edit: I still pop into the hometown area over there from time to time but the rest of the place is out of control. Way over populated.
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09-16-08, 15:50
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In the Mosin-Nagant/Mauser/Lee-Enfield world this isn't all that uncommon (especially with Mosins, from what I've seen). People like to make the various arsenal stamps, proofs, and cartouches stand out.
I've seen chalk and nail polish used as well.
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09-16-08, 16:15
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a quote from TOS....
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Originally Posted By MrMikeM:
I am going to do my lower right now but was wondering if any one has painted the windage and elevation marks on their sights. I know most of you are running optics but I have A2 type sights....
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wtf? um yeah, sounds like a fantastic idea. apply as much crayon as possible all over the elevation drum, i'm sure nothing can go wrong
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