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See, if you had come over and not Sailor Jerry, I would have never tried to scratch build it. Atleast I did something productive lastnight. :D

Not a problem sir, just thought I would ask. :) If I do cut up the roof, I'll gladly take you up on the spare so I can swap the turret between the 2. I'll tell ya what, I'll let you keep Cutter with his filecard, the APC plastic roof and the cannon. Deal? :p I do have all the needed...

The super humvees have removable roofs with a rollcage underneath, so no waste. I would just put a canvas bikini top on it.

That's very generous Jim. Can you spare the turret ring with it?

I would cut a strip of the humvee roof with the ring in it and it would run from the front to the first rib. I can put it above or below the canvas. I'm torn because I can make it look good with or without. Tough call. I guess the real question is: do you guys think it is too boring as a...

Sadly, that statement is full of truth. Yay or nay on the .50cal? I have to sacrifice my super humvee's roof to do it, so no experimentation allowed.

It's really thin. I think any of the muslin materials would also work, I just stumbled upon this and grabbed it instead.

One thing I forgot to mention, the watered down paint shrank the tarp material, making it nice and tight unlike Eddie's hole. ;)

I found it at Walmart, but never looked at the tag. I'm guessing it's real canvas by the way the paint did not soak thru. I have a tremendous amount of it if you need some. Thanks for all the compliments and suggestions guys. :) Now I can get back to the painting.

I'm going to try to get a more uneven appearance to the tarp coloring. There is plenty of pattern when you are up close, but from viewing distance or in photos it looks too uniform. I need to use the stage makeup approach.

Tea staining? There was some muslin cloth at walmart that was tea stained. I'm guessing you just brew up some tea with the fabric in the pot? Thanks Hun. I was just screwing around since I had the house to myself lastnight, but my half-assed, no measuring, Sailor Jerry soaked idea ended up...

I know, right? There is something about the "shoot me here" star that I just love. :)

I'm trying to match my Grizzly (oversized Bulldog) for that classic 80's feel I love so much.

Now I'm debating building turret ring and mounting a .50 where the original cannon was.

Good call on the color Ktig, it came out great. I guess I did well picking a fabric because it did not soak thru and the inside remains a dingy white. Awesome. :)

So basically perform a green wash on it. Sounds better than spraying it.

Now I need to figure out how to color it.

I think I'll round the corners and see how it comes out. I have enough fabric to make 12, so no harm in trying out multiple solutions.

Found some square dows at Walmart and said what the hell. This is just me screwing around ghetto style while drinking until I can get the real canopy in place. I guess that makes it a field repair? :D

Thanks for the compliment. I was itching for an easy project that I could finish relatively quick. We'll see how far I take it. :)