Painting to look like wood

[cloves]

Byblos, I think we've met at the field. I can totally show you what I did to my Kraken body to give it the same look. When you get your Kraken, send me a PM.....we'll get together with our local AK guy and I'll show you how to do it.

[Harbinger of Darkness]

The best technique I've found for making a plastic look like beat up metal is to "dry brush" silver paint over top of it. Usually works bet on smaller items (model kits etc.) but with time and patience you can get it to work on a gun. I've done it before on springer pistols for film class back in high school and the effect works well.

[Dusti69]

Originally Posted by purplestairs

doesnt the kraken come in fake wood too?

i think those are the tm ak's that come with the imitation wood furniture and maybe some crappy cymas

Originally Posted by Harbinger of Darkness

The best technique I've found fro making a plastic look like beat up metal is to "dry brush" silver paint over top of it. Usually works bet on smaller items (model kits etc.) but with time and patience you can get it to work on a gun. I've done it before on springer pistols for film class back in high school and the effect works well.

maybe you guys could post some pics of your projects for him to see and give him some visual ideas

[byblos]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZWbp6iAsAM8/SI...A/P5150719.JPG

just like that (minus the white on the stock)