ambush cammo dots, how to?

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ambush cammo dots, how to?

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whats a good quick way of doing the dots on ambush cammo? was going to use a cotton bud, but the dots came out a little too big. am i going to have to paint them all by hand?
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Re: ambush cammo dots, how to?

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Paint by hand with airbrush or bristles every time. I like your idea with the cotton bud though, maybe a tool fashioned from felt would also work used as a stamp.
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was thinking of that as well, but might turn out too uniform. dont really want to use the airbrush cos if i bugger it up i've ruined the whole job.
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cheers eastern, i'll give that a go bud.
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Hey Mate, I just used a paint brush to do mine , I 'll be interested to see how yours turn out.
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going to experiment on a few things this morning then do the dots later on. hopefully have some pics up this weekend.
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thats cool, do the dots caryy on on the horizontal surfaces ? or just on the vertical bits?
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cheers bud, looks like its going to be a brush. my cotton buds have hollow plastic stems. wont be too bad though.
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thats great, didn't realise there was a pattern to it. so the dots just stay fairly close to the margins of the paint. got it. time to get dotting. woo hoo
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bugger, made a school boy error. just gone to put the dots on and i realised i have fitted all the tools and cables first. bugger, and they are glued. oh well just have to be a bit carefull.
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