M4/M16 Thread

[Stealth]

That looks fab. I love how the gun looks completely different in various lighting conditions.

I will be going down the deep end with paint this season as well.

[Wilkie]

Thanks, man.

Sweet! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

[BioRage]

Currently fabbed with FDE, plan on painting the Stock/Grip/Foregrip soon, my CQB upper.

[MaybeStopCalling]

Fisheye Lens?

[Stealth]

You're missing the plastic spacers that the Madbull rail ships with.

[Wilkie]

Looks good. I have a 10" upper laying around which I may put the shorter version of the RIS II on, to build a mk18 mod 1. I like those aimpoint covers

[BioRage]

Originally Posted by Stealth

You're missing the plastic spacers that the Madbull rail ships with.

Thanks Stealth, will look for them tonight!

[BioRage]

Originally Posted by Wilkie

Looks good. I have a 10" upper laying around which I may put the shorter version of the RIS II on, to build a mk18 mod 1. I like those aimpoint covers

Not as nicely painted as yours, but don't know if I could paint my whole gun :L. You could get another upper, and make a shorter version too.

I ordered directly from VFC.. costed a lil to much though imo. $60 USD Shipped.

I really would of went a MK18 Mod 0, but decided to just keep with the stock SR635 for cqb, for outdoors I was debating on a 16+" length, but decided it probably wouldn't suit me.

[Zack The Ripper]

Wilkie, curious as I have never painted a gun before, only everything else. How did you go about the process? What did you remove from the rifle, cover up, etc?

[Wilkie]

Well, with that particular rifle if you notice the upper and lower are painted differently, because I painted it with the shorter upper on it.

For the lower I (excluding the pistol grip which is basically the same thing minus step 2) started with a coat of tan, after simply masking off the magwell. I then took a plain sheet of paper, and cut a wavy pattern down one side. Painting streight down that line produces a line with a soft faded edge on one side, and a hard wavy edge on the other. I then used a set of orange holders to make the dot pattern. Lines were done with brown, the dots brown and green.

The upper reciever I had to mask off underneath as I was painting it seperatly. For it I just started with tan, and laid several stripes of grass across it in different angles. Through on some greens, grey and a little mist of black.

I can do a how-to thread with step by step pictures if you'd like

[Zack The Ripper]

Do it up, not just for me, for others as well.

[Wilkie]

Ok when I get off work tonight I'll dig out some scrap metal and recreate the process

[Wilkie]

Got mah Classic Army Fthoooomp machine. Just need the front bracket to mount it on. Not sure why it doesn't come with one, as it can't mount any other way

[Madrigal]

My heavily modified M4SIR. Started with a Dboys, gutted it, threw full Modify stuff in, and polished off the externals. My headache, my workhorse.

[dutch13]

Looks delightful