Goliath
Gunnery Segeant
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Ghille!
Apr 19, 2007 22:35:07 GMT 8
Post by Goliath on Apr 19, 2007 22:35:07 GMT 8
Well, it's that time of year again.
Now that I have a sniper rifle, I plan to do a little low-cost airsofting sniping.
I have all I need - Sidearm, scope, bipod, rifle and a good flank-sense.
However, I cannot be snipery without a ghille! 'Twould not work.
So, I plan to construct one as thus:
1) Obtain old BDUs for base of ghille. 2) Obtain Fishing net. 3) Sew Fishing net to old BDUs. 4) Obtain Brown packaging cord that you get at stationary stores. 5) Cut varying lengths of said cord, and dye half of them various shades of green. 6) Tie cord onto fishing net in random amounts and places.
Et Voila! Ghille!
What thinketh the veteran snipers?
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Post by Fightingcock on Apr 20, 2007 0:23:16 GMT 8
sounds like a plan... full wookie? or half? I brought some material to make me one... although lacked the time... and found my ghille sheet most useful. 90% of the day... its in my pocket... and the few rounds i would use it... i would fine a location... set up... and disapear. best one i seen so far... was Noa's last attempt. same material as my sheet... and has great colour. and is near perfic... with the exception of being a holely one. where i had decided to go with a striped one... (far left in above pic of 5 )before puting on hold. although... i will make a dress for my SPR... which will start with a tight camo netting... and then maybe randomly tied on bits to break up the outline. and hopefully easy to put on... in the field. This one is Kiwi made... and mighty fine too... In native kiwi bush... Makers notes... the pictures colours are a little off, it is a lot more "tanny" then that unstitched a hessian sack dyed NON-synthetic haybail twine to the appropriate colours, spent hours and hours tying it on then fraying it then did the fitting required. ran out of "hangy-stuff" for the gun so just tied the frayed bits on. and this is my faverite "Real one"... in the NZA SSP can be a good place for materails FC
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Post by Arclight on Apr 20, 2007 1:06:14 GMT 8
A bunch of random points for you to consider:
(Off the top of my head anyway)
- Add thread to net and dye that first, THEN attach to BDUs.
- While dying, soak them in a weaker dye solution, then hang them up and alow to drip; in theory, the dripping will cause a randomising variation of dying shade.
- Might wanna consider tying a few threads up like braids, with mixed number of threads in each bunch, some left single; the effect should give a more disruptive clouding effect.
- For similar reasoning, used same effect dyed rags and/or strips of cloth added also, possibley from burlap (like a sack) if ya can; that'll go further in disruption. If you position at the right depths, vary them, could induce and eye-fooling physical silouette, less man-lump shape and more scraggy-bush form.
- OH one more think, if ya cut the net up into largish strips (so really, split it up into 3-6 large strips) and use said dye hanging proccess but each with a different strength of dye, or a different shade/color of dye all together (varying from "brighter leaf" greens right down to darker "bush shade" greens). Then, re-stich the strips together putting darker closer to your body and lighter outside.
The effect, in theory, would generate forced artifical shading effects which will give the illusion of disrupting you shape further (ghillie sits use that alot, at range, sweeping eyes will be fooled into thinking your a larger bush as the lack of depth perception descrepancy at said range would force your brain to use shading-shadow to determine bush size).
More time you spend, more awesomely effective your ghillie will be.
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Ghille!
Apr 20, 2007 18:31:46 GMT 8
Post by Noa on Apr 20, 2007 18:31:46 GMT 8
So, I plan to construct one as thus: 1) Obtain old BDUs for base of ghille. 2) Obtain Fishing net. 3) Sew Fishing net to old BDUs. 4) Obtain Brown packaging cord that you get at stationary stores. 5) Cut varying lengths of said cord, and dye half of them various shades of green. 6) Tie cord onto fishing net in random amounts and places. Et Voila! Ghille! What thinketh the veteran snipers? Good luck finding the fish net. The net is best with holes around 5cm x 5cm or you'll have a hell of a time cutting them bigger. The net also shouldn't unravel if you cut any sections. Industrial glue helps How will you attach the ghillie??
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Goliath
Gunnery Segeant
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Ghille!
Apr 20, 2007 20:02:02 GMT 8
Post by Goliath on Apr 20, 2007 20:02:02 GMT 8
So, I plan to construct one as thus: 1) Obtain old BDUs for base of ghille. 2) Obtain Fishing net. 3) Sew Fishing net to old BDUs. 4) Obtain Brown packaging cord that you get at stationary stores. 5) Cut varying lengths of said cord, and dye half of them various shades of green. 6) Tie cord onto fishing net in random amounts and places. Et Voila! Ghille! What thinketh the veteran snipers? Good luck finding the fish net. The net is best with holes around 5cm x 5cm or you'll have a hell of a time cutting them bigger. The net also shouldn't unravel if you cut any sections. Industrial glue helps How will you attach the ghillie?? Tie the strips/cord down with a simple knot. If I do go the cord route, I'd obviously fray it like fuck.
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