Hello everyone I am new here. I am building a 3d printed working electronic pulse rifle for my brother for xmas. I am already spending a good deal to build this and was wondering does anyone have brown bess imitation paint recipes for airbrushing? It looks like a mix of olive drab and grey imo. Curious if anyone has a cocktail to make something close thats able to be duplicated? Thanks

I know Alclad in uk makes a new version not sure I want to spend that much to get it shipped here.

Archive X do a Brown Bess too, but that's even dearer (not much help I know, sorry)!!!

Yeah Im just gonna have to figure it out myself. I was hoping a fella bugstomper in north america would see this post and share any info they have. With the cost of the electronics and filament I cant justify ordering the brown bess from uk. Is that Archive x like sold in stores there?

I got the alclad and the brown was spot on but a pain in the ass to air brush.

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The impossible takes a while longer and goes over budget too...

There's quite a few threads on here that mention alternatives and I believe one or two people mentioned coming up with a recipe.

I have to look. The archivex page for brown bess doesn't mention it's finish anyone use it.

http://forum.alienslegacy.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19348&hilit=brown+bess

This one might help

Thank you! Kinda sold on the archivex. Still have time to decide waiting on my TRam electronics before I can even build and put this together.

you might like this too...

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I'm glad you mentioned that, first bottle of Alclad Brown Bess I bought seemed near identical to the Humbrol, but kept clogging my airbrush.

I contacted them and they sent me some more, which had a different matting agent. It went through the airbrush fine, but the colour seemed different, seemed more Olive Drab???

Not sure if they sent me the correct colour.

Have any of you used the archivex?

Not for airbrushing, but I believe it was bigbisont whom introduced the idea of spray painting alternating coats of "Earth Brown" and "Forest Green".

This is what I came up with using both those colors, in Rust-Oleum.
Before and after:

Got a couple of jars sitting next to my airbrush, but have yet to try it.

Think I saw this mentioned. So you alternate coats?

You're killing me smalls.

I have a Humbrol enamel original Brown bess. If you havnt already gone the way of acrylics, I can send you one. Forwarding the wonderful spirit of our forum.

Props to wtyler3, thats whats up. I love this place.

What's up?

Such an amazing place here. So much help and sharing of learned knowledge here. Thanks for having me. Wtyler3 you're the best.

Wtyler3 sent me two tins of humbrol brown bess super awesome for him to do btw. Anyone with airbrushing experience with this paint? What thinner how much etc? Thanks guys!

I used white spirit (not sure what the US equivalent is?). Mixed it about 2/3 paint to 1/3 thinner.

Thx man! We have white spirit I'll research to make sure.

Cant wait to see how it comes out!

Gotta bit waiting on the electronics from uk.