Paramedic04 Report post Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) still working on my mag pouch design, gotta round out the top, but I did this set as part of a trade for a 1911. Hermann and Oak 8-9 oz, Fiebing's British Tan and USMC Black, all hand stitched. The mag pouch was airbrushed with Wicked Colors airbrush paints after I dyed it to match the holster and went too dark. Edited April 29, 2014 by Paramedic04 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VonTannin Report post Posted April 29, 2014 The mag pouch is gorgeous!!!! How did you get lines between white red and blue so crisp? And the stars? Just masked them off individually? Seriously great work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paramedic04 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 Thanks! For the mag pouch, I used a brush to lay down all of my basecoat acrylics, never did any masking, The only thing I airbrushed was the edges and slight shadows. Wicked Colors acrylics... tried some of the normal acrylic paints on some test pieces and I just wasn't excited about using them until I got to the Wicked Colors bottles. They go on really well with a brush and they're awesome through an airbrush. Did some mods to a Harbor Freight airbrush to be able to do some better detail work later on, but for right now, I'm really pleased and will be sticking to the brush on method as much as possible. Sealed with 3 light coats of resolene, and heat cured (heat gun) in addition to overnight drying time. Plenty of flex without wrinkling, just be sure you are flexing the leather some between coats. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteelcityK9Cop Report post Posted May 4, 2014 You would have perfection if you finished off those belt slots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VonTannin Report post Posted May 5, 2014 A BIG thanks to you Paramedic04!!!! Didn't expect that detailed of a response! Took your advice and went out and got some Wicked acrylics. The Bada** Biker Bracelet I just posted in the show-off section is all thanks to you, loved working with those acrylics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a2jacketpatches Report post Posted May 6, 2014 Great work, very familiar with Wicked Colors and the airbrush. I'm an airbrush portait artist but havent done a lot of it in the past decade since developing my little niche doing WW2 reproduction Squadron Patches. I'll post a couple of my newest creations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paramedic04 Report post Posted May 10, 2014 Thanks for the compliments! Belt slots are a weak spot of mine, I admit that freely. Would a wood dowel in a drill press work to burnish those slots? I'm still fairly new to all the finishing techniques. Von Tannin, I'm glad I could help out by relaying my experiences. This forum is full of great information and some really nice expert advice. I'm trying to learn a little bit everyday! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pauls Leather Report post Posted May 12, 2014 The holster is great, but like others have said, Wow that mag pouch is something else! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
