Tan/Sand Painted TM G36c **56K**
 

Hey guys,

No, I did not use white-out. :D

Well I looked at a couple of M4's on ASC with some tan colour parts such as hand guards, rails, ris, stock, etc..

Well I started to do the same thing to my G36c.
The user 'saumaun' on ASC has painted his a kind of green colour on his magwell and stock which gave me an idea to paint the magwell instead of painting the whole mody covering the fire selecter graphics.

The paint I used was Kyrlon Satin. No, it's not close to a Sand/Tan colour, but this was the only one Canadian Tire has and was closest for the plastic spray paint.

I started having trouble taking the G36c apart for which the manual has helped me on some parts.

Here are some pics in order from what I started. Enjoy!

MS PAINT, just a lil something before I start my project. (Picture was taken off goggle and started painting with MS)
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...Nguyen/tan.jpg


Stock.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture019-1.jpg


Taken Apart.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...Picture010.jpg


Painting Process.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture009-1.jpg

Top Rail/Carrying Handle and Magwell Finished Drying.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture010-1.jpg


Handguard finally dries.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture015-1.jpg


Finished Project.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture011-2.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture012-1.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture014-1.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture015-2.jpg

Good show, but what paint did you use? Seems very bright and shiny...

paint the grip then wear it out so it doesn't look sooooo new.

I thought the first pic was your gun all painted ready to go I was like "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE" Then I read on and its not that bad good stuff :D

Krylon Fusion for plastic.

The cap was all smooth and no glares. Somehow there was glare on the gun.

Thanks guys, I was planning to get some light sand paper and wear some parts of it out?

That's the way to do it :D if you don't like the glare though, spray a coat of Krylon camoflage paint.

i gotta say that i like it.

when i saw the first pic i was like " g36c blasphemy!" and then i read on lol.

It's too bad Canadian Tire didn't have them when I went. I have to try other locations. Then add some coats of a darker sand colour. :)


LOL, yeah, the first ones a trick to start a flaming. :P

... Eh, not my thing. It's just too... well.. chairsofter-ish, IMBHO.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...6/101_1018.jpg That's a tad more "real-world". (My old baby, now Kos-Mos' new baby)

just sand paper it up a bit to get rid of the shine and maybe and some OD lines to it, to give it a more camo affect.

IMHO, the tan is to bright, and the placing of the paint makes it look "choppy". Maybe if you just stuck to certain areas it wouldn't look like that. I liked it more when it was just black though...

I prefer it black but IF you need to paint it then thats ok.

The tan is way to bright, get some darker shades onto it and it will look cool.

Try this with your G36:
http://www.airsoftscotland.com/acata...2000Desert.gif

:D Look,s good man.:D

It would look outstanding if you went all the way with it, everything tan, then as Ronan said above.

Look pretty slick!

I agree does look good. I still think you should have used Krylon tan camo paint, but thats just my opinion, it should be a little darker (I've got something infront of me painted in Krylon Tan :D) or maybe its just the lighting. Good work, now to dirty it up like a 8o'clock lesbian crack whore.

I figured that a 2 tone paint job wouldn't look good if only the stock, grip and rail were painted in a desert camo touch. Maybe if I find a matte dark tan/sand colour, I will repaint it. Although, thanks for your comment. It's my first time doing this.

Ugh I hate kyrlon fusion, its disgusting.

Give the krylong camo line a shot, they make tan color that would work well.
Id recommend going with that and a base coat krylon plastic primer and let that dry over night before putting on 2 even coats of the tan.

All that aside, decent job though. Im not the hugest fan but its alright.

But wow did you paint that inside? You place just must of stank for hours.

Yeah, it was raining like a bitch outside in JANUARY! :(

My basement has a vacuum sucker thing on the top. I had to buy one to install because I used to have a hobby about motorcycles so I bought a race 110cc bike and worked on it inside so all the fumes would be sucked into that thing on the ceiling and blown outside.

I knew I should've put primer, but the stupid can said no primer needed! Grr.

Its beige.

It looks nice although way too shiny but in my honest opinion, I think no G36 should ever be painted and they should all remain black. ever.

Teehee, I just noticed that :P

Agreed :( you killed it!

The cap says Satin.

Cassius, yes it is shiny, just need to find that krylon camo darkish tan paint so I can sand it down a bit and overlap it.

You guys would hate my G36, then. It's not only painted, it's horribly painted.

I think two-tone G36s look tacticool. Dunno about how effective such a camo would be, but at least it's got moxy.

Canadian tire > Krylon Camo paint Khaki. it does look very good though. when you put up the pic from MS im like oh god but now that its done it looks good. good job

Can you post a picture of it in here? LOL

I think it's cool too!:)
But it's rare, not much people paint their G36's two-toned.

The Canadian Tire had a whole selection of Krylon and didn't have the Camo paints. I need to try the Canadian Tire on Eglington and Caledonia.

Satin is a fancy girl's word for beige. Or perhaps you were reading the type of finish. Ie: Gloss, flat, satin, etc.

The cap said Satin.. Also, not sure why on the gun it wa shiny, but the cap is flat.

Like I've said before, it looks kinda arctic camo -ish. You might want to paint some more of it white.

i think it looks like someone too young for airsoft splooged all over it... i dont like it

Hes right, you know.

Maybe krylon fusion is just like that, I was spray painting an old lamp with krylon fusion black and it came out very glossy looking, but thats what I was going for so it worked out for me. The cap on the can was also matt black as well.

It looks pretty sweet, Keep it 1 tone, make it a darker shade, and dont paint anything else...\

Thats my 2 cents,

*much better than crayon*

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/6050/hpim4481pz1.jpg

It had a worn coat of tan with a little coyote when it came to me. I finger painted a coat of green acrylic craft paint over it, which is also starting to come off. The result is that it looks like it has some sort of skin disease.

But I don't want a pretty paintjob, I want a paintjob that actually works.

Pretty paintjob usualy do work... and for added value look good :P

I'm not too keen of the semi painted tan G36. I'd go all over it and then add other colors to break the rifle pattern. That's what camo is supposed to do, blend in and break the shape of the object.

As for the hand applyed paint, it might work, but it's not pretty. It won't sell for much later.

Yikes, your rifle needs some antibiotics I think...

Oh dear god what have you done....

+1

If you guys want effectif camo use this:
http://www.ghilliesuitplus.com/highr.../RW-Desert.jpg

+1



This is Great for the Woods

Okay guys, so I tried to sand it out lighly, just to get rid of that shinyness and also make it a bit used. Going out on Monday to get some camo brown kylon paint from a different Canadian Tire if they have, if not, going to try a flat brown paint. Just going to spray a light brown to make the colour a bit darker.
Well,
Here are the pics.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture001-1.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture002-2.jpg

Still need to finish off the stock with a bit more sanding.

Looks too bright. You need to use a matte/flat colour when painting anything for field purposes, as the shine will be a heck of a lot brighter under the sun. For someone from Toronto I can't understand why you would paint your gun tan. There aren't any desert areas near Toronto.

+1 with Wilson , I would never paint a G-36 . My whole ten and a half years in the military and I had never seen a painted gun . And I was Reg. Force Recce

I'm not against painting weapons (mind you I may never do it myself to anything other than real-steel hunting rifles, but thats just because its fun), I'm just against painting things that contrast with the environment you'll be operating in. Temperate climates require a temperate colour pallete, drawing from a desert one will make you stick out like a sore thumb (kind of like using ACU in an evergreen forest).

I don't play out west, and for that reason you won't find anything other than greens, browns, and blacks (and white for winter) in my kit selection.

+1

I'm in toronto, and my whole loadout is Arid. CB Wee, Cadpat AR, and CB drops, etc.. But for the city, CB and arid ain't too bad.

:p And Mr.Hitman, for the love of god.. Paint the WHOLE THING. That PJ seems a bit tooo secret squirrel-poseur ninja.

Darken and *slightly* speckle the tan parts, and paint the rest of the gun OD; there's too much contrast between the black and tan parts.

Well, I'm going to go out soon to buy some paint. BUT, Wilson, how many other playes in Canada have a 2 tone colour rifle/gun of tan? How many players wear Desert BDUS?
I was thinking of repainting the parts flat grey, but I do like the way 2 tone coloured guns are. Yeah 2-tones!

Although, Wilson, that's your opinion. And others too. I appreciate it.


I wouldn't want to paint my receiver because I like to keep that fire selecter paint on there.

I told you that you shouldn't have painted it to begin with..though I agree that the white is too bright.

You could buy some maskol (from a hobby store) and put it on the marking with a paintbrush if you want to keep them. Then you paint your receivers and when the paint is dry you peel off the maskol with your finger... pretty simple solution and it work well

http://www.ema-models.com/emapix/products/MAS1.jpg

Probe, it's still okay with me! Don't worry, I won't screw up this baby. ;)

SHaKaL ; Thanks for that. I was thinking the same thing, but it's just the lines are really thin, and that it has to be a perfect straight line too. If only they make fire selecter marking decals for these guns.

What about electric tape? Mind you, you'd have to first trace each bullet, then tape it off.

Yeah, it'd be a paint in the ass for both sides too. I'll just not paint my receiver :)
If I had something other than a TM, I would paint, just not to this one :)

I still think the G-36C looks wierd painted ,Ah but thats what makes aisoft so great . To each there own!

I think people are confused about the whole "satin" thing.....Satin is the finish, like eggshell, not the colour. Go as flat as you can when painting, not only will it darken the colour slightly its also much better in terms of practical use, no reflection.

Personally i think....thumbs down....but i'm only saying that because i like G36's black....

if you want to keep the fire select markings, get some crayons and fill the markings in with the crayon wax, then when done painting scrape them back out with a pin. honestly i think the two tone look is sexy, moreso with tan rather then OD. hell i just ordered an entire CB/Tan kit and i live in Thorold (close to Niagara falls) but i can see use for it in the fall. Tan is sexeh

CB would probably work in some places... depending on how dirty it gets ;)

Mind you I,m one to talk .When my armoured vehical is colored Tan & O.D. green

i played around with doing a two tone M4 with tan but im still on the fence.

just dug this up, a photoshop of what i wanted to do. its almost exactly like hitmans

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...C_1194copy.jpg

Yeah 2 tone Tan!
I figured I will just leave the receiver as is. Just got myself paint. Might paint my parts again tomorrow.

What I did for a different was I cut strips of masking tape and used them to hide the markings. Once I pulled them off, I just used a very fine-tip brush and filled in what tiny gaps remained. Since it was such a small area, and the brush was so fine, you couldn't even tell that it was hand-painted unless you looked REALLY close, and even then...

Just an idea. Of course, you could always paint the rest of the gun and leave the pistol grip and selector black as well.

Yeah figured that Satin was a finish. So these crappy tires and wal marts don't have krylon camo paint. Went ahead and saw this nice dark tan colour. It's being dried at the moment. If it's shiny again, grrr.. might have to sand a pit to get rid of that shine. Juts being patient at the moment for the parts to dry.

if your getting paint, make sure to look for "matte" or "ultra matte" paints. also if you cant find matte paint, then get matte clear coat, it will get rid of a bit of the shine as well as protect the paint.

... Why don't people ever paint the bodies? Seriously...

Can't say I like it..

Edit: Oh god.. It looks even worse with the "weathering" Seriously.. You weather raised areas... NOT the recessed ones...

Moar research, Less Airsoft. Less things on a whim.

+1

WTF, it's been an hour and I'm finished. I was waiting for it to dry, and bam, I see drops of water, ran away and took the parts in, then started to freakin' snow! Wow, well it dried. No damages or problems. Dried right before it rained. But here are the pics!

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture003-2.jpg
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d...cture004-2.jpg

Major difference in colour. :)

now it looks great!

The G36C is used mainly by LE so painting the gun to me seems pointless and looks wrong. Not even the GSG9 use the C and seem to prefer the K. Thats goes with the KSK as well from all the photos Ive seen. Even if the KSK did paint their guns for over in Afghanistan they would put a bit more effort into it.

Posted this a while back but I think this is what you should be shooting for. Anyway my 2 cents. Cheers.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...76er_K24-1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...ft/KSK_271.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...ft/KSK_241.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...ft/KSK_361.jpg

Paint the friggen body.. 2tone doesn't work with G36's.. It only works with AR's because you can actually get all the furniture in different colors (due to the metal / polymer mix of body and furniture). G36's just look.. stupid when they're pointed like that.. Trades aren't important.

I'll NOW admit, as impractical as it is, it looks sexy.

Thanks Wilson, easy on the lotion.;)

Thing I forgot to paint, was the damn Aimpoint!
How should I paint it?
The clamp and mount? Or just the aimpoint itself including covers except the mounts?

would look better if you painted the receiver too. maybe leave the trigger group as is, but really, paint the receiver.

you should get a rubber thing to put on it. (aimpoint)

Nothing personal, just my HONEST opinion here, but....

dude, you've already ruined the gun, don't ruin a sexy red dot sight like an aimpoint! (besides, what if you ever want to swap the aimpoint to another gun that's not painted OD?)

I figured that out with the Aimpoint. As Sergeantmajor said, I was just going to look for rubber covers for the Aimpoint.

Mr.Hitman, what paint did you use the second time? Is it Krylon Camouflage Brown, or something else? That's an awesome shade.

It really is awesome.

Well the first paint I coated was a Krylon Fusion 'Satin Almond'.
http://images.orgill.com/200x200/4029187.jpg

Later sanded everything down to act like a primer.

The second coat was a Krylon Fusion 'Satin Khaki'.
http://images.orgill.com/200x200/8266835.jpg
*The colour of the cap in the picture above is not really the same as in person.

Looks a lot better altho i would have left the gun all black, but thats just me :p

Hmm. Well I'm trying to get a caramel kinda finish.. Kinda brown, but not.

I'll check that paint out though.

Ronan, yes some people like it black, some like me like 2 toned. :)
Kos, as most fusion paints, they add a bit of gloss into it. Can't seem to find any camoflauge paints by Krylon in Toronto.. Checked at CTs and Walmart.

If you paint your PTW like that i will take it away from you.

No, I'm probably going to Duracoat, or Gunkote it. I don't think I'm going to cheap out on it ;)

lol. paint it all dude.

qft.

do you have any idea how much black sticks out in the desert?

moar den u tink

you can leave certain parts black, like sights barrel trigger group, but like i said earlier in the thread, paint the damn receiver.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...tav/hitman.jpg
do it, then paint the trades black if you want to keep them

Thanks for the photoshop, but it would just be an opposite to a 2 tone look.

lol, and that also goes for BHD.

So.. You have a forum full of people telling you it looks bad and how to improve it... Yet you're still asking how to improve it?

2 tone is for ska. Not for guns.

http://www.artists2events.co.uk/arti...ack/2Toneb.jpg

Hahahaha, yeah paint it man! Just do it!

Looks amazing!

Hey Ska is amazing!

I agree, i think the G36 Looks pretty sexy =P. The 2 tones work out well. Maybe a bit more of the receiver should be painted (like others have suggested) but it still looks sexy!

Good Work bud!

Thanks guys. I don't think I will paint the receiver. If it was something cheaper and other than a TM, I would paint it. :)
Wouldn't want to mess up on the receiver, even though receivers are hard to buy, replace and also pricey. That's why I painted the parts that are easy to order legally, and yep, I accomplished my first paintjob. Mission completed :)

... Lets see.

If you don't like it..

You could Y'know.. do what you've been doing to it for the past while?

(It involves taking a can of spray paint... and get this.... spray painting it back to black.)

Ska is dead...

I'm actually digging the two-tone now. It looked pretty cheezy when it was glossy.... BUT, that caramel tone... ugh.. so sexy..

It came from boston, and Ska shall never die....

Likin teh gun.. Not a fan of the two tone, but it doesnt look that bad

I think it looks good right now. Personally, I would prefer the solid colour with trades on, but this also looks good. Good job!

Lookin really good!