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Beautiful work, thank you for sharing! Happy hunting.

Great effect, it looks like scrimshaw. Looks great.

Looks good. Gave me an idea for tool stamp holders.

I think it works, and you're having fun. Does it get any better?

Terry, The Redhawk and Super Redhawk are quite differant frames.

For first attempts, you look to be on track. I have found that practicing using your cutting knife will pay dividends. Just as practicing drawing circle freehand with a pencil or pen will, when leather tools arn't handy. All that can really be said is practice, practice, practice.

Welcome, beautiful work!

My two cent's. I was an MP, and we were supposed to set the standard, and when we were up to full staff (almost never) the best uniform and boots would get the shift off. I like free days off. For the GI silicone treated speedlace jeep soled boots, to get a good shine on them, the complete exterior grain had to be sanded off. Then a base of Kiwi black, and keep going until it was filled in. Usually about three or four nights process, as the Kiwi had to harden, and you had to use a lot. For the jungle boots and Corcoran jump boots, I liked to start with a 400 or 600 wet sand to give the surface some tooth, to hold the polish (I had some auto body experience) otherwise it would flake off. They seemed to have a lacquer finish, or something like that. Once you had a good base, of Kiwi black, using the lightly applied techniques described above (I used an old 100% cotton tee shirt, four layers thick), and a mister spray bottle (hair spray pump bottle works best). After I got the black good and shiny, I would do around two cotes of Kiwi clear. It would give it depth, and it seemed to be much shinier than the black, and it wouldn't "swirl" up as much. It probably had something to do with not having any pigment in it. I did experiment with Kiwi blue, and cordovan as a top cote, they worked good, but the clear is always easy to find. I tried the Kiwi parade gloss, didn't get any real "WOW" results. Lincolns seemed grittier, and was more expensive. As for the cheats I liked the Chattanooga Fats' "Seal-A-Shine". The shoe shine shop in the PX sold it. It took out all the swirls, didn't turn milky if it got wet, held scuffs down, I never could find any negatives about it. Before I used the Seal-A-Shine, as a rule my boots looked like mirrors, and I would spend 10-15 minutes to re-shine them when they got scuffed.

Input, practice, practice, practice. It looks like you are gonna do ok. Where are the cookies?

It looks (the pic is really really SMALL) like a good effort. In my opinion, the holster should be cut lower by the trigger guard, so as to allow a good grip when drawing.

I would like to follow this, as I have always wondered how this was done.

Hey DMR, Quick input. I've been carrying a combo leatherman, cellphone case like your mag, light pouch for many years now. It's now version 2 now (three phones later), and been using my current for probably four or five years daily. Not having enough room to sew in a middle belt loop, to keep it close to the body, one was riveted in place. Never had a problem with either, and works like a charm. Stay low, and watch your six, Marc

Will, Just saw this, and thank you, again. Your patterns, and work in general is always top notch. Marc

That is a great idea. Include one with every piece you do, cheap advertising.

As usual, stand out work.

Those make me all warm inside, very nice.

That looks to be a very well done.

As usual Arbalet, Incredably beautiful work. FWIW, https://www.quietpress.com/ There appears to be some fine pieces avalable.

If that doesn't get you a hug from Vida Guerra....

Where are your pics? In my younger years, I painted several avaition jackets in the styles of WW II. I am really interested in seeing your work.

NICE. Did you watch Army of Darkness this weekend?

I wanna see too.

I googled it and found several ideas up front. Look around, there are many to choose from.

I want to watch, good question.

You absolutely can, that is what the cova colors are. I've used a lot of liquitex products with great success. The needle is used to control the amount of paint that enters the airstream. The metal cup is used for small amounts of paint or die. There are some airbrush websites that show excersizes and instructions, then get some stuff togeather and do some practicing. Have some fun with it.