Hasbro NERF M41-A Pulse Rifle

[Sahare Studios]

Here's a tip for RnB users... WD-40 on a Q-tip/cotton bud will take it off beautifully without damaging the underlying layers. Some adhesive removers like Goo Gone will also work, but IMHO there's more of a risk with those since the solvents they use differ.

WD40 will remove it but leave grease, which is impossible to paint over. Naphtha removes it and leaves nothing.

 

[Sahare Studios]

Thank you very much.

The majority was done with a first airbrushed coat of 'steel' (I think it was a 50/50 mix of Alclad steel and stainless steel) over a satin black basecoat. Then a protective layer of Alclad Aqua clear varnish. Then a layer of chipping fluid. Then a final layer of matt black. That last layer was then scratched and rubbed back to the steel with wire wool and an occasional toothpick.

Some lighter, more subtle areas of wear were created with Rub n Buff.

Finally, I hand painted some areas with a steel mix over the matt black. The trick is to mimic the randomness of paint chips and wear, which is more difficult than it might seem... we have a tendency to want to create symmetry and evenness! I used this technique only on my resin-printed Luke ROJ lightsaber - painting silver over a black basecoat and black over silver as needed. It works pretty well, I think.

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Darn, I hoped there was some simple way like using silver marker or smth.

But it really shows that your very thorough and laborious method gave such great results. You are way better at weathering than me. I can't go where you go

Amazing work, it looks 100% real!

Man I'm so impressed!

PS: If you love Aliens, consider getting the Snow Wolf M41A. It's an 8lbs real metal 900rpm AEG airsoft rifle. I have it and haven't touched it (apart from tightening the screws and from applying electrical tape on the inside of the moveable stock so it doesn't scratch the Thompson as it slides over). I'd love your take on weathering that. Seriously, if you are able to and love Aliens, get the Snow Wolf (Matrix, Evike, same thing) M41A, it's awesome. It's like owning a real M41A because it's metal and actually fires at 900rpm, and I'd love to see your weathring on that.

I have no idea what to do. I'm good at continuous weathering like rubbed painted steel, (like a steel proton pack) but I can't do randomized flaking paint revealing silver underneath. Also I have this weird admiration for stuff that looks like new. So weathered but minimally.

 

[TheBeast]

PS: If you love Aliens, consider getting the Snow Wolf M41A.

Alas, Snow Wolf appears to be out of the all of the different coloured variants made.

I will definitely be checking back later!

 

[wayouteast]

WD40 will remove it but leave grease, which is impossible to paint over. Naphtha removes it and leaves nothing.

If you're removing it for re-painting rather than just removing excess weathering, a quick wipe over with isopropyl alcohol removes any residue, again without damage. I've painted over it many times. I only mentioned it because WD-40 is likely to already be on more peoples' shelves than naptha!

 

[wayouteast]

Darn, I hoped there was some simple way like using silver marker or smth.

But it really shows that your very thorough and laborious method gave such great results. You are way better at weathering than me. I can't go where you go

Amazing work, it looks 100% real!

Man I'm so impressed!

PS: If you love Aliens, consider getting the Snow Wolf M41A. It's an 8lbs real metal 900rpm AEG airsoft rifle. I have it and haven't touched it (apart from tightening the screws and from applying electrical tape on the inside of the moveable stock so it doesn't scratch the Thompson as it slides over). I'd love your take on weathering that. Seriously, if you are able to and love Aliens, get the Snow Wolf (Matrix, same thing) M41A, it's awesome. It's like owning a real M41A because it's metal and actually fires at 900rpm, and I'd love to see your weathring on that.

I have no idea what to do. I'm good at continuous weathering like rubbed painted steel, (like a steel proton pack) but I can't do randomized flaking paint revealing silver underneath. Also I have this weird admiration for stuff that looks like new. So weathered but minimally.

There's always room for a brand new factory-fresh, straight from the stores, rifle!

 

[Metalalien]

Somehow none of us have put on an acid burn yet.. I'm tempted.

 

[TheBeast]

If you're removing it for re-painting rather than just removing excess weathering, a quick wipe over with isopropyl alcohol removes any residue, again without damage. I've painted over it many times. I only mentioned it because WD-40 is likely to already be on more peoples' shelves than naptha!

While I will never get to the level of needing the trick, insert timid or lazy as you will, I would add a personal strong avoidance of naphtha.

While I was at university, I had a professor who smoked a pipe while lecturing. Yes, that long ago...

I was a kid who also smoked a pipe, but didn't light up in class, so I wasn't bothered by that. However, he lit his with a lighter fluid lighter, with a huge flame. The smell makes me nauseous to this day.

/end old man speak

 

[yaris]

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Love it! The paint style made me imagine the cross over of all cross overs!

This looks so correct and appropriate.....and I have no idea why........Probably the colors......