+Ramness Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 Recently started painting my ammo cans, tried a camo design first but it didn’t look so great so I painted it this way instead. Tell me what you think, any pics of containers you have painted. Quote Link to comment
+yrium Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 That can is too pretty to leave out in the wilderness! Nice job. --- yrium --- Quote Link to comment
+JoeyBob Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 Wow, how long did that take? You obviously put some thought into the design. Quote Link to comment
+JoeyBob Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 Wow, how long did that take? You obviously put some thought into the design. Quote Link to comment
littlefrog Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Ramness570:Tell me what you think, any pics of containers you have painted. Cool! What did you use to put the design on? I am trying to figure out the best way to label the outside with the geocaching.com identifier. Quote Link to comment
Runemaster Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Nice one... I never thought of single colour background... doh! Quote Link to comment
Runemaster Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Nice one... I never thought of single colour background... doh! Quote Link to comment
ride_bent Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 quote:I am trying to figure out the best way to label the outside with the geocaching.com identifier. For the artistic challenged (me), you can print weather proof labels from Avery on a laser printer. http://www.avery.com/products/select_prod_style.jsp?prod_type_code=1000066&catalog_code=WEB01&slted=Weatherproof+Labels&pname=Labels&purl=select_category.jsp%3Fcatalog_code%3DWEB01%26cat_code%3D4&pname=Address+%26+Shipping+Labels&purl=select_prod_type.jsp%3Fitemcat_code%3D4102%26catalog_code%3DWEB01 I did some on my first (micro) cache and did a www.geocaching.com bumper sticker. (My truck windows are too dark for the window cling I purchased.) The best things in life are not things... Now Open... http://www.geoindiana.com <-Click It! You know you want to! Quote Link to comment
+Ramness Posted May 15, 2002 Author Share Posted May 15, 2002 quote:Originally posted by littlefrog: quote:Originally posted by Ramness570:Tell me what you think, any pics of containers you have painted. Cool! What did you use to put the design on? I am trying to figure out the best way to label the outside with the geocaching.com identifier. When I had these made... I had them cut 8, 6"x6" geocaching logos with "GEOCACHING.COM" in Arial caps under them out of black vinyl. I painted the can primer gray then put the decal on and made the stripes with regular masking tape. Sprayed flat black over the whole thing, let it dry for awhile then pulled off the tape and decals. I still had the lettering from the logo cut out and put that along one of the stripes. Some of the paint on the logo came off with the decal so I touched it up with a sharpie. I also use a sharpie or a marks-a-lot to mark the container, never seen it come off before. Quote Link to comment
ride_bent Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 quote:When I had these made...http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/12709_400.JPG Where did you have those made? The best things in life are not things... Now Open... http://www.geoindiana.com <-Click It! You know you want to! Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Here's one I've been playing with. I painted the Ammo can brown (this is for a desert setting) and while the paint was still wet I poured clean sand on it and let it dry. Then I spray painted the black stripes on each side and poured sand on that also. Gives it a cool ruff texture. The left side of the picture is a close up of the top. I haven't put any of the Geocaching logos on yet. Still thinking about those. Ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 !@#%! Picture didn't post. Try here http://www.geocities.com/lurker55555/geoammo4.jpg ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 !@#%! Picture didn't post. Try here http://www.geocities.com/lurker55555/geoammo4.jpg ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Doh! I guess I can't use geocities to download a pic here. ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Doh! I guess I can't use geocities to download a pic here. ponyboy Quote Link to comment
+Ramness Posted May 16, 2002 Author Share Posted May 16, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Ride Bent: Where did you have those made? local shop called Sign Guy If you want you can go to their site www.signguy.com and email them to see if he will make you one and ship it. Quote Link to comment
Hinge Thunder Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Monz: Nice one... I never thought of single colour background... doh! http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/8428_500.jpg http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/8428_600.jpg Took me ages too Is that thing lined in velvet? In the GPS model of the universe, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line...through creeks, thorn bushes, horse piles, whatever.... Quote Link to comment
Hinge Thunder Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Monz: Nice one... I never thought of single colour background... doh! http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/8428_500.jpg http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/8428_600.jpg Took me ages too Is that thing lined in velvet? In the GPS model of the universe, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line...through creeks, thorn bushes, horse piles, whatever.... Quote Link to comment
Runemaster Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Hinge Thunder: Is that thing lined in velvet? errrr yes Quote Link to comment
Runemaster Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Hinge Thunder: Is that thing lined in velvet? errrr yes Quote Link to comment
+Rebel Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 I've thought of doing that. How does it hold up? I kinda lean towards two-tone boxes. Quote Link to comment
+KernBob Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 This is a softer version of the cammo colors.I wanted to go for the shadows and fall colors. KernBob In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. -- Shunryu Suzuki Drive Fast, Take Chances. --(amongst others) Jon Bedford Quote Link to comment
+KernBob Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 Oh Yes, I did recut the stenciland repaint the can to read "geocaching.com" Kb In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. -- Shunryu Suzuki Drive Fast, Take Chances. --(amongst others) Jon Bedford Quote Link to comment
+EchoGuy Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 They look too nice to put in the woods! I also like the other guy's velvet-lined one. Kudos! Quote Link to comment
+fractal Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 & -fractal -=-=-=-=-=-=- N 45° 30.ish W 122° 58.ish Quote Link to comment
+geospotter Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 OK, technically it's not "painted", but I think it IS artistic. Quote Link to comment
+barondriver Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 ammobox I did this one..actually used fall leaves when painting it and a stencil w/permanent marker Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 Hope this works! See above for explanation. ponyboy [This message was edited by ponyboy93 on May 17, 2002 at 09:59 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+DxChallenged Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Whoa velvet linning.....so what kinda prizes did you put in there? Mine's not nearly as artistic.....But our Hobbit - Bag End cache box has shinny gold lettering then I spatter painted it with shinny gold....It came out looking "up scale cammof. ish" I'm going to a cache event in a couple of weeks and I was thinking of linning an ammo box (we found one of ours that had been stolen) with tin foil and a zip lock bag and filling it with chocolate chip cookies....... Dx "Have you no news on your travels?" the Book of fairy & folk tales of Ireland (1888) Quote Link to comment
Runemaster Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 quote:Originally posted by DxChallenged: Whoa velvet linning.....so what kinda prizes did you put in there? The contents are part of the surprise of the cache... The lining seems to be holding up OK... I secured the lining using a hotmelt glue gun in the hope it resisted the moisture better Quote Link to comment
+DxChallenged Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Man you gotta be careful with those glue guns. I "glued" a bit of hot glue to my finger. Didn't want to come off and added an instant blister during it's stay! Dx "Have you no news on your travels?" the Book of fairy & folk tales of Ireland (1888) Quote Link to comment
Hinge Thunder Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 quote:Originally posted by ponyboy93: Hope this works! See above for explanation. http://webpages.charter.net/ponyboy93/geoAmmo4.jpg ponyboy [This message was edited by ponyboy93 on May 17, 2002 at 09:59 PM.] Nice, if the gravel in the background is like the place it's going to be hidden, you might have tried painting on a pattern that resembled more closely the small stones. The pattern you used stands out. I have played with the idea of going to the site where I plan to hide a cache, and taking a picture, and then custom painting a box to match the spot, whether it be grass, or branches, or rocks, etc. In the GPS model of the universe, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line...through creeks, thorn bushes, horse piles, whatever.... Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 Those stones in the background are in my front yard. The cache will be placed somewhere in the desert. ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 Those stones in the background are in my front yard. The cache will be placed somewhere in the desert. ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Hinge Thunder: I have played with the idea of going to the site where I plan to hide a cache, and taking a picture, and then custom painting a box to match the spot, whether it be grass, or branches, or rocks, etc. In the GPS model of the universe, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line...through creeks, thorn bushes, horse piles, whatever.... I thought of that also. I saw some water proof ink jet paper. Print out your picture and glue it on to the Ammo Can. Maybe spray some kind of sealer over it. ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 21, 2002 Share Posted May 21, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Hinge Thunder: I have played with the idea of going to the site where I plan to hide a cache, and taking a picture, and then custom painting a box to match the spot, whether it be grass, or branches, or rocks, etc. In the GPS model of the universe, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line...through creeks, thorn bushes, horse piles, whatever.... I thought of that also. I saw some water proof ink jet paper. Print out your picture and glue it on to the Ammo Can. Maybe spray some kind of sealer over it. ponyboy Quote Link to comment
+cliffy Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 I just love "artsy-fartsy" caches Some of you might have seen these pics in previous threads but I couldn't resist contributing again. I'm currently working on a phony-rock cache. My old stand-by scheme: Here's my cola cache: And finally my phony log cache: A bandwidth hog?! Who me?!?!?! nawwwww Never! ----------------------------------------------------------- "Whad'ya mean you didn't save the location of the truck?..EEEK!!!..." Quote Link to comment
+cliffy Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 I just love "artsy-fartsy" caches Some of you might have seen these pics in previous threads but I couldn't resist contributing again. I'm currently working on a phony-rock cache. My old stand-by scheme: Here's my cola cache: And finally my phony log cache: A bandwidth hog?! Who me?!?!?! nawwwww Never! ----------------------------------------------------------- "Whad'ya mean you didn't save the location of the truck?..EEEK!!!..." Quote Link to comment
+Ozarktroutbum Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Geez, do I feel like a slacker or what. I pulled the ammo can out of its shipping box scrawled "geocaching.com" on it with a magic marker and ran out and hid it in the woods. Now that I've seen what real cachers do, I promise to come up with something a little more imaginative for the next one. O.T.B. No Matter Where You Go... There You Are... Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 cliffy! Sweet! If I was looking for a cache that was hidden in that Fake log of yours I'd be calling you all sorts of dirty names. Of course then I'd try to figure out how to make my own.... ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 cliffy! Sweet! If I was looking for a cache that was hidden in that Fake log of yours I'd be calling you all sorts of dirty names. Of course then I'd try to figure out how to make my own.... ponyboy Quote Link to comment
+cliffy Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 quote:Originally posted by ponyboy93: Of course then I'd try to figure out how to make my own.... The log is actually very easy to make ponyboy. It just a PVC tube covered in expanding foam insulation. I can't take credit for the idea as someone (ugggh I forget who..) originally posted the idea for a phony tree stump. I DO find that grinding down the surface flat as well as dusting with some chalk pastels aids in bringing out an added realism. Cheers, cliffy ----------------------------------------------------------- "Whad'ya mean you didn't save the location of the truck?..EEEK!!!..." Quote Link to comment
+cliffy Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 quote:Originally posted by ponyboy93: Of course then I'd try to figure out how to make my own.... The log is actually very easy to make ponyboy. It just a PVC tube covered in expanding foam insulation. I can't take credit for the idea as someone (ugggh I forget who..) originally posted the idea for a phony tree stump. I DO find that grinding down the surface flat as well as dusting with some chalk pastels aids in bringing out an added realism. Cheers, cliffy ----------------------------------------------------------- "Whad'ya mean you didn't save the location of the truck?..EEEK!!!..." Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Ahhh... Now I see it. Cool! ponyboy Quote Link to comment
ponyboy93 Posted May 24, 2002 Share Posted May 24, 2002 Ahhh... Now I see it. Cool! ponyboy Quote Link to comment
+Dekaner Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 ... I wish I had an ounce of creativity/artistic talent in me. You guys rock. - Dekaner of Team KKF2A Quote Link to comment
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