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Plug Building - Got Wood? Got Plug?

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Old 03-24-2007, 07:51 PM   #1
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1st time painting

first attempt.
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Old 03-24-2007, 07:53 PM   #2
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a few more

some more
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Old 03-24-2007, 07:56 PM   #3
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when will you be giving lessons

thay look great way to go
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Old 03-24-2007, 08:06 PM   #4
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Looks great Steve. Which one is mine?

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Old 03-24-2007, 08:28 PM   #5
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Very Nice Firsts.. .. better than my lasts!!
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Old 03-24-2007, 08:58 PM   #6
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Thats a lot of plugs!
First picture, the yellow over pearl with the splash of red on the chin. And the herring one on the right of it is awfully nice too.
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Old 03-24-2007, 10:38 PM   #7
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Steve, Those are awesome...and I think you have enough there to jump in on the MOASS

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Old 03-24-2007, 11:34 PM   #8
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Thumbs up

Firsts? WOW!! Most pissa! Especially like the herring.

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Old 03-25-2007, 10:48 AM   #9
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Wow they are firsts?? Nice work.

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Old 03-25-2007, 10:53 AM   #10
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Those look great. Are they airbrush or rattle cans?
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Old 03-25-2007, 12:10 PM   #11
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beautiful work--some guys say the hot pink is a bass-kicker.
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Old 03-25-2007, 01:53 PM   #12
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Nice work Steve!

What? No Wonderbread?!?!

Almost time to get our fish on!!!
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Old 03-25-2007, 02:14 PM   #13
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rattle cans for now. thanks guys
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Old 03-25-2007, 04:03 PM   #14
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did you have twins.....or quads?
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Old 03-25-2007, 04:17 PM   #15
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Some of those schemes are real fish catchers. Real nice work!!

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Old 03-25-2007, 07:22 PM   #16
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hi i'm new to plug painting and i have been looking around on the message board and reading alot of usefull tips as well as how too's!
i was woundering how you guys get the nice scale pattern?
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Old 03-26-2007, 05:30 AM   #17
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nice job steve

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Old 03-27-2007, 06:00 PM   #18
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ok well the paasche single action wasnt to bad do you guy
do wet on wet paint when making the plug 2 diffrent colors of set it to dry inbetween?
i painted 2 plugs tonight 2 coats of createx on each and have the hanging now.
looks ok i guess there just small poppers.
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Old 03-27-2007, 09:16 PM   #19
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wait for each coat to dry.

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Old 03-30-2007, 11:43 PM   #20
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well gave it a shot and i'm thinking i need to go shop around for some enamel paint.
cause the opaque type is looking quite dull but i havent clear coated yet.
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Old 03-31-2007, 08:32 AM   #21
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I like em alot ... basic fish pleasing colors .. I spy Hawg Hunter PP in pic ... as Borat would say .. Niiiice.....

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Old 03-31-2007, 09:28 AM   #22
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cant go wrong with yellow
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Old 03-31-2007, 04:08 PM   #23
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Very nice job!
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Old 03-31-2007, 08:43 PM   #24
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all i gotta say is WOW 1 coat of enviro. an she's shinning like the sun!
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Old 04-02-2007, 06:02 AM   #25
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how many coats do you guys usually put for the clear coat i put 4 and the shine is very nice. on the can it says several light coats.
whats your opion on this fellas?
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Old 04-08-2007, 06:50 AM   #26
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2 plugs i repainted

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Old 04-08-2007, 07:31 AM   #27
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nice stuff ballbuster.. great paint skills . Mesh Fabric = scale ... wally world

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Old 04-09-2007, 05:16 AM   #28
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why thank you sir.
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Old 04-11-2007, 08:56 PM   #29
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ok well heres my first wood kits they were cheap off ebay but i gotta practice on some thing.
small top waters.
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Old 04-11-2007, 08:59 PM   #30
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the worst part for me was the tail part of the wiring!
trying to rap in around and make it tight any tips would be great!
i almost tossed the 1st one in the trash but i enjoy making my own stuff and i'm making room for a full on shop.
PLEASE HELP!
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