WWII Nose Art on a M1 .30 Carbine ~ in progress
Hey team,
I just thought I would share my latest project with you guys and I’m also looking for your advise too..
Basically I’m painting up the infamous “M1 Carbine” in a WWII nose art fashion /look.
YES, I know!.. I went against all of the “Gun Gods” and painted the 1 firearm that no one else has. I have decided to do this for the following reason.
This is how (I) wish to honor some of the greatest warriors that have come before us and I am confident enough in my skills that I will absolutely nail this project, if I wasn’t, then I wouldn’t have attempted it. I have that much respect for the Carbine and everything it once stood for and what it stands for today. (Freedom and Sacrifice) Let us never forget the greatest generation ever!.. Good bless our troops!..
Here’s a little history on this particular carbine: if you’re curious.
It’s a Universal / # 5739x ~1965/66 I think
It has the following GI parts (trigger assembly, slide with solid handle, bolt, etc,etc)..
So with that said, lets begin..
I dismantled the M1 as far as I dare go, then I sprayed everything down with Duracoat’s Truestrip Cleaner / Degreaser. This stuff works GREAT for what it worth.
After degreasing all of the parts, everything was lightly sanded with 400 gr paper, then washed off with just water and thoroughly dried.
At this point I sprayed everything down with two light coats of Bulldog, BD is an Adhesive promoter and never let me down..
After waiting for the BD to dry (15 min) I started on my initial base coat and covered everything in an Urban Mirage White. It’s really more of a storm cloud look, IMO anyway.. now that I’ve got everything dry I’m putting her back together so I can continue on with the base colors.
Sanded and clean, ready for paint
After the first 2 coats of Bulldog and ready for the base color
Hey team,
I just thought I would share my latest project with you guys and I’m also looking for your advise too..
Basically I’m painting up the infamous “M1 Carbine” in a WWII nose art fashion /look.
YES, I know!.. I went against all of the “Gun Gods” and painted the 1 firearm that no one else has. I have decided to do this for the following reason.
This is how (I) wish to honor some of the greatest warriors that have come before us and I am confident enough in my skills that I will absolutely nail this project, if I wasn’t, then I wouldn’t have attempted it. I have that much respect for the Carbine and everything it once stood for and what it stands for today. (Freedom and Sacrifice) Let us never forget the greatest generation ever!.. Good bless our troops!..
Here’s a little history on this particular carbine: if you’re curious.
It’s a Universal / # 5739x ~1965/66 I think
It has the following GI parts (trigger assembly, slide with solid handle, bolt, etc,etc)..
So with that said, lets begin..
I dismantled the M1 as far as I dare go, then I sprayed everything down with Duracoat’s Truestrip Cleaner / Degreaser. This stuff works GREAT for what it worth.
After degreasing all of the parts, everything was lightly sanded with 400 gr paper, then washed off with just water and thoroughly dried.
At this point I sprayed everything down with two light coats of Bulldog, BD is an Adhesive promoter and never let me down..
After waiting for the BD to dry (15 min) I started on my initial base coat and covered everything in an Urban Mirage White. It’s really more of a storm cloud look, IMO anyway.. now that I’ve got everything dry I’m putting her back together so I can continue on with the base colors.
Sanded and clean, ready for paint
After the first 2 coats of Bulldog and ready for the base color
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