Category: Ghillie and Camouflage

  • Ghillies vs IRR, Reflectance and Materials

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    A Stalker Leaf Suit, KMCS 4.0 and an old DPM Jacket walk into a bar. There’s a power cut. The bartender gets the NVG’s out. I don’t think I can finish that joke off but hopefully the picture can; in this article I wanted to go over a couple of things that are all too…

  • Distinctive Camo Designs

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    New camouflage is always interesting, and certainly should be to the sniper looking for better concealment or for new suits in new environments or seasons. While some airsoft companies are mass producing stuff in sheets of fabric from AliExpress, or recolouring old Vietnam patterns, there are thankfully some camouflage companies that are capable of new…

  • Copying Haloscreen

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    A few days ago I had a message on an article by someone called Haloscreen is not what it seems, which is a very unusual name in any language but obviously not their real name (when posting up they did actually leave all their email and PC details on the reply but I’ll not cap…

  • Simple Snow Camo

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    Spring is here in the UK and with its arrival came a covering of the white stuff. As much as some people enjoy being covered in white stuff, it does mean some quick and temporary changes are required to our camouflage. The day before skirmish, I sat with a large glass of hot mulled wine…

  • Natural Veg in your Ghillie

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    “Veg is the Edge” you might hear in some forums. “The way to create a perfect ghillie is to add in natural vegetation from the area you’re in”. “Real plants obviously work much better than fake ones”. This is being written purely for Airsoft snipers. And I’m going to disagree with all of that, because…

  • How much 3D?

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    How much 3D should you add to your ghillie or camouflage suit? Is more, more effective? Or is less more? Recently there has been a noticeable shift towards lightly decorated suits, as the Russian factory made leaf suits have disappeared and many airsoft snipers are starting to wake up to the idea of adding Haloscreen…

  • Le Covert Sartorialist – How to make a Gen 4 Ghillie

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    It’s rare that I watch much airsoft on YouTube these days. Unfortunately, it’s just a sea of gameplay vids at the moment and honestly, as a player myself, seeing bb’s hit people is about as interesting as watching paint dry. But every now and then something crops up that I add to my little library…

  • How to cut and use Haloscreen

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    While having a ghillie crafting session this afternoon, a question popped up from one of the team about how I apply Haloscreen mesh to my kit. It’s dead easy, but worth a quick blog about as a guide. So, Haloscreen. The ultimate negative space 3D material. I really can’t recommend it enough, it’s light years…

  • Balancing macro and micro patterns on a ghillie suit

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    As sniper, shape and shape breakup are fundamental to the success of a ghillie suit and also the camouflaging of all kit and components. In previous blogs, I’ve talked about how micro patterns alone cause “blobbing” at ten metres plus, where the detail is too small for the eye to see and blends into one…

  • Tree Bark Rifle Camo

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    An idea that has been going round for years and years, I’ve seen tree bark camo done many ways by many people. The idea is to disguise the gun as a stick or branch, adding a texture that hides the smooth barrel that gives away a sniper rifle. In this article, I’ll go over a…