Anno and milling suggestions for my Excal.

himurax13 · 06-24-2008, 12:12 PM

Here is my latest acquisition. I currently lack the funds to complete it but while I wait, I would like to do some research to make this a one of a kind of marker that would easily win the AKA marker of the month.

Here she is as she sits right now. Is there any wicked anno patterns that anyone would like to recommend for this project? I prefer red and black schemes.

I was also wondering if I should go ahead and get some DC hidden milling done like what is shown in the following picture. I already have a frame with the frame diet and some dovetail milling already done.

Nobody · 06-24-2008, 12:33 PM

well, different would be a ripper, but i don't think DC would do it, and you would actually want to use it, so no White Wolf. but i must say, and Excal would look so sweet with it. you can always ask for, "mill it, i don't care what you do to it, just make it look cool." approach. sometimes giving no boundaries can unleash the creative beast, and sometimes it can ruin it cause there was no constraint.

as for anno, the base colours don't matter with me. how about a shiney Onyx with Blood Red accents? the one thing that i'm starting the think about is nose art. the paintball world has gone to just about the extreme of what colours and approaches that can be made. hell, "oil slick" annos aren't one off and Dye put out a run of them. but i was thinking more of getting an artist to paint, under a clearcoat, something like WWII nose art. whether its a funny character, or a classic pinup, its just different and better than "tattoos". i think it would really stand out as an individual piece and something that can not be mistaken for anything else. sure, there are plenty of Rasta Angels, some with leaves on them, but that was a production run. what i want is not only something different, but to be the first one on the block. but i'm giving you the idea, so i don't know...

Listessa · 06-25-2008, 05:10 PM

You know what would look seriously cool on an AKA gun?
Something like that lava anno pattern with either black or chrome accents. I love the way that type of anno looks on a gun.

Mayvik · 06-25-2008, 05:24 PM

Tattoo of an Escher drawing?

himurax13 · 06-25-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mayvik

Tattoo of an Escher drawing?

Nani?

Mayvik · 06-25-2008, 06:08 PM

MC Escher drawing. It'd certainly be unique...

Marauder_Pilot · 06-25-2008, 06:58 PM

Leave it like it is! It's perfect already!

himurax13 · 06-25-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Marauder_Pilot

Leave it like it is! It's perfect already!

but its raw and naked.

HurtCow · 06-25-2008, 07:07 PM

Do a variant of the 'mobhit' anno, but have chunks of brain along with the blood splatter.

TastePAINt88 · 06-26-2008, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by himurax13

but its raw and naked.

Sexiest when naked though

Hidden pocket milling and noid area milling would be a nice touch. Highlanders already have a rare extensive milling. Show off owning a fabled highlander.

If you had a gloss red anno with black accents, and maybe some tattoos over some of the milling features would make her a winner

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Nobody Active Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 326	well, different would be a ripper, but i don't think DC would do it, and you would actually want to use it, so no White Wolf. but i must say, and Excal would look so sweet with it. you can always ask for, "mill it, i don't care what you do to it, just make it look cool." approach. sometimes giving no boundaries can unleash the creative beast, and sometimes it can ruin it cause there was no constraint. as for anno, the base colours don't matter with me. how about a shiney Onyx with Blood Red accents? the one thing that i'm starting the think about is nose art. the paintball world has gone to just about the extreme of what colours and approaches that can be made. hell, "oil slick" annos aren't one off and Dye put out a run of them. but i was thinking more of getting an artist to paint, under a clearcoat, something like WWII nose art. whether its a funny character, or a classic pinup, its just different and better than "tattoos". i think it would really stand out as an individual piece and something that can not be mistaken for anything else. sure, there are plenty of Rasta Angels, some with leaves on them, but that was a production run. what i want is not only something different, but to be the first one on the block. but i'm giving you the idea, so i don't know...