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Wish my basic looked that good lol!

I think they look good, I would fish em! In fact there is a lake I fish where red lipless cranks are just the ticket, makes no sense seeing there is nothing red in the lake lol!

lol thx!

nice lookin pattern!

I painted another sammy100 replica, I call it Peacock Lime Pearl! Let me know what you think!

Ithought about a shad spot, but I wasnt sure, so I went with my first instinct and went with out! However I can always get more and do a couple with a shad spot!

This is another pointer 78 replica in an Ayu pattern I was messin with! Let me know what you think!

you make me jealous of your skill LOL! On a sidenote how do those bps lures swim?

I call this color Phantom Lemon Pearl! There are a LC Sammy and LC Pointer 78 replica Let me know what you think!

Awesome lookin paint job man, on a sidenote is that an exacto knife handle that you are using to hold your bait?

The electrical tape is a great idea, I just went to using a q-tip to "Stamp" the shad spot and it turned out pretty good, I was thinking of getting a sheet of black viynl and a hole punch lol!

do you use a sticker for the dots? paint jobs and pics looks great!

Here is how you make baby poop splatter back shads! Mix transparent dark brown and opaque yellow to get your "mustard/baby poop" color I just used a simple white primer then coated with baby poop! After that splatter the back with black and lime pearl!

I am gonna try some isopropy 70% rubbing alcohol!

I got mine at a hole in the wall hardware store that went out of business for dirt cheap, but I have also seen them at harbor freight and menards, they are called helping hands! I will probally get a couple harbor freight ones because they have a magnifying glass on them lol

Well I am improving with my brush on some finer line stuff, but since my camera sucks you cant see it so good. I will try to get a better pic up tomorrow.

I have an Iwata brush and use mostly createx paints. I use the createx cleaner, but when I break the brush down and clean it there is still build up. I used lacquer thinner today and it seemed to work good. My question is there a better way to clean while brushing so it doesnt build up as much? Could I use denatured alcohol? Or rubbing alcohol? Also the createx cleaner smells like soapy water... is that all it is? Could I use hot water with a little bit of dish soap? Sorry for all the random run on questions, but you guys know a lot more than me!

Cool lookin bait, I will have to try this one out!

I got a Porter Cable 6 gallon "pancake" style compressor. It holds 150lbs of air doesnt cycle a lot and its terribly loud. They can be had for around 170$ and then I got an Iwata Eclipse HP-BSC airbrush, looking back I wish I would have gotten gravity feed, but I am happy with the brushes performance! You can find good deals on Iwatas online! I got mine at hobby lobby when they had a grand opening (they had coupons at 40% any item at regular price)

Looks really good Dave!

just to keep the hooks in place so they are not just flopping around. Oh ok, gotcha makes more sense now!

Those are pretty cool looking, how do the magnets work? Nice lookin paint jobs as well!

we need to sticky this thread! I will add something, when I have something worth adding lol!

go for it. rattles may be difficult unless you insert pre-made glass rattles. Thats what I was thinking, I think the premade rattles would be easier. However maybe I could put a few ceramic bearing in there, bc those would really make some clackin noises!

Yes - I made 3 stencil shapes for the body plates. do you use that stencil tape, or like a template style where you lay it over and spray it! For stuff like this, I use a stencil-making product called "Frisket." You can get it at Hobby Lobby. Clear, very flexible plastic with an adhesive backing. It comes with paper backing, so you can just stick it back on the paper when you're done. I heard about this stuff from BobP - - I really like it. For general on-the-fly body masking or stenciling, I just use 3M delicate blue painter's tape (orange inner label). Cool thx, I will check that out, I wanted to make a couple craw patterns, plus try the one you made. I think it would work well in the river I fish for smallys!