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Gday all I got some 45 odd decoys off trade me for 100 bucks 3 magnums rest normal size they are all missing a lot of paint my question is do I go to the trouble of trying to paint them fully or do I make them a non shiny black if I do make them black that ia the only decoys o have so will be black decoys only what are people’s thought I hunt on the Clutha rivwe
Personally I'd paint most of them realistically, you'd get away with black ducks early season but even then having a whole lot painted black would look unnatural.
Paint half mat black and the other half brown with a white head .......
get into resene and raid the test pottles...... repainting decoys is nearly half the fun of duckshooting. after about ten seasons you will be semi happy with them and just give them a clean before putting them away then a quick touchup before use.
dark colour first then with NEARLY DRY brush lighter coulor GENTLY across the feather pattern so it hits ridges but not valleys....most paint dries darker...coffee type colours and tan... matt black and brighest white you can find.pottle of a bottle green and maybe a purple/blue if you want to do speculums...spaycan of black will dull down any that look too bright when youve finished. biggest tip is less often is better than heap/thick coat at once.
have fun
if you want parries "hairy heath" colour is ideal for female body
Paint them all hen colours of slightly different shades of brown then buy a dozen mallard drakes new to ad some colour.save yourself a lot of time and effort.
but the drakes are easiest to paint by far LOL
Paul Stenning did a great article in NZ hunter a while back. Ive got a laminated copy I can scan to you if required. I followed it to a tee one year annd shot 85 odd ducks on opening day over decoys which were previously "shitters"
as a side note, for all you duck hunters out there using electronic decoys. spray the hinges, dc input socket etc with crc and make sure you dont leaver the power switch on after use. every time this year i have to repair last seasons. and dont ever !! try to quick charge one with a car battery charger. you havent seen flames till you have seen a lithium battery ignite
i use a flat black or white for geese and am gonna after telling my mate that i will try to improve on the parrie dekes he got with some mission brown paint.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
the colours as they came from gc is to light plus the beaks seem a bit long
the black of the drakes is a bit shiny so blackboard paint or flat black will fix them to.
i wouldnt even try to paint up mallard, goose and parries are the limit of my abilitys.
like dirty harry said'' a mans gotta know his limitations''.
charcoal grey is pretty darn good for male parries... dont sweat about preportions...I used to shoot parries over lumps of punga log with a crude wooded head tacked on and sides spay painted with white . if setting parries and targeting mallards put parries off to one side as they aggresive and mallards dont USUALLY like to land amoung them.
I have painted mine for many years. I have found that a quick touch-up is not as good as a complete paint job. I use Paul Stennings colours as well, but do use a bit more flat black on the backs (don't use low sheen - make sure it's flat.) You can get the colours off NZ Hunter website.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
Got some of the decoy skins that seem to be all good
https://www.fowlfactory.com/online-s...kins-p50376753
have a look at this, ive just found it
Hunting Calendars
also im playing with an idea....flocking ill post what ive achieved so far
Yeah ive used it religiously . But like you add more black and have shot a heap of ducks over them. Ive got about 70 to waterblast this easter weekend then im going to touch up and have a go at flocking certain parts !Quote:
Originally Posted by Lentil
Ive waterblasted a heap and started painting yesterday. Will post some results when done.
so ive had a crack at a mix of painting and flocking
Im about 80% done, ive beaks and 2nd head flock and finishing off, plus touch ups.
Its been a good project, im thinking that reflocking this amount would be extremely time consuming and costly. Ive found a group in Hamilton i think that have flocking material at a very reasonable price, WAY more reasonable than some sports outlets, however after doing some research online im unsure if its the same material that is available in the states. Ive flocked the drakes heads, two of the more finished drakes ive flocked twice and use a bit of black paint on the heads, im happy with the look so far!
what i plan to do next is the touch ups that will give a little more depth to the decoys, it will also give a bit of variance within the decoys.
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@Tertle those decoys look amazing, have u used flock decoys before?
@FatLabrador thanks, i really wanted to flock the entire bodies but these took long enough to do, being ADHD i soon see something else shiny and get distracted, its the bloody magpie in me i blame!
No ive never used Flocked decoys before....this is going to be an interesting test!!!
Mate I think you've got an addiction problem :x_x: Saw a business when buying lunch today that might help you - "head space counselling services" sorry I don't have their phone numberQuote:
Originally Posted by Tertle
Here is some pics of mine. Just finishing touches to go. I have not done any flocking yet as I’ve simply run out of time before opening.
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@Tertle The hen decoys on the deck are amazing :thumbsup: Dont see alot of green heads where i shoot. Might have to purchase sum out decoys now.
ive reflocked the heads a second time and just done the white feathers around the neck. Im going to go over the back of the neck, the top of the heads and cheeks with black paint but as lightly as i can, the flocking will come off just a little but there are a couple of the heads that i have done in one of the photos above that don't look too bad!Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbear
@Tertle how was it with your flocked decoys?
its a sore point still......... after boat got stolen i was given an opportunity to change over the trans (auto to manual) on my truck and it was meant to be back to me in under a week........ Still waiting for its return, very gutteredQuote:
Originally Posted by FatLabrador
id have to say the assorted results are flocking flocking marvellous.!
I use wee testpots ,artists acrylics recycled paint .half the fun is in smartenin the buggers up .i always find a couple of ales releases the picasso in me!
In fact i saw a mallard just recently that possibly was sired by a taubmans paint chart it had so many colours.i had a couple of beers(as one does pondering lifes great mysteries) then discovers it had even more colours.
its neck reminded me me of that ring tail abberation you d see on the occasional possum!
Here's a question @Tertle @Nathan F the new decoys avery have with flocking on the drakes head are you able to paint over the flocking? or dull flocking. I don't know much about flocking all i know is all these drakes you see with nice green heads don't match up with any around here. Most of my ducks i shoot a more greys or grey x mallards. See the odd real green head but not a lot. thanks
@bigbear I see no reason why not
all you need to do is find a paint matching the flocking colour that your intending to use, paint and flock, let it set, paint and flock again, boom new colour!
i wouldn't even bother trying to remove old flocking as this already has a good purchase on the plastic, simply paint, dust on the flocking let it set, repeat the process and you should be away laughing
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Originally Posted by Tertle
