"Ghillied up" make your own ghillie paintball mask

My first instructable, how to make a beastly paintball mask with household items. Its very simple, yet quite effective and battle tested. Tell me how I did! :)

Step 1 Teh stuf u need.

*1* Paintball mask (one with a visor)

*2* Cotton string

*3* Scissors

*4* Packers or masking tape

*5* Spray paint (duplicolor works best)

Comments

[th3_v1k1ng]

why not use fabric dye on the string before putting it on?

Thats what you do when making a decent ghillie/ghilly suit.

[the_burrito_master]

I think I've got the same gun as you, can i get a side view?

Love the ghillie.

[the_burrito_master]

never mind looked at another one of our ibles, it's not the same but it's almost the same.

[CyborgGold]

The lens comes off too.... might be easier....

[hobzez]

couldn't you put the string on a rag or blanket or any type of cloth and just use that, that way its easier to put on and off?

[MrAngryPants]

you COULD do that, but i use this for paintball so there's not a reason for me to make the mask and the ghillie separate.

[SKULLRAGE]

or u can use a old map :D....thats ok right?

[SKULLRAGE]

i mean mop, a old mop

[JmanSk8tr]

that would probably be better if you think about it cuz its thicker.

[86DaNDaMaN86]

pretty good..heres mine....the one has a built in hat wich im still putting string on..and the other one is my first one with a liter color to it

[MrAngryPants]

Very good work. Never thought of putting in a permanent hat.

[punkhead58]

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[MrAngryPants]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Ghillied-Up-How-to-make-a-ghillie-paintball-gun/

i did :D

[trevyboy]

hey smart-one why risk getting paint on you maskwhen you can just paint it off the mask and put it on?

[MrAngryPants]

Because some masks have goggles that cannot be removed. These happen to be a retired pair of goggles and are quite old (5 years or so). Not sure if they made remove-able pairs back then, but it doesn't matter; The tape i used left no residue and kept the goggles nice and clean.

[trevyboy]

no, no, no, no, no i mean paint the string AND THEN put it on the mask

[MrAngryPants]

If i painted the string first then the mask would be flat black and i wanted it camouflage in the first place.

[Spl1nt3rC3ll]

What a coincidence! I just finished mine yesterday!

[mg0930mg]

Sweet.

[Spl1nt3rC3ll]

Here's the full suit. I'm wearing the old mask in the pictures.

[SKULLRAGE]

oh thnx for the guide here wat i came wid :

Before: http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/SKULLRAGE/IMG_6654.jpg

After: http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/SKULLRAGE/IMG_6864.jpg , http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh272/SKULLRAGE/IMG_6863.jpg

and the problem i have now is on top of my head, i don't have any cover in it , so any ideas how to i cover that?

oh all of my teammate was so surprised when i show it to them, they call me david jones ( from pirates of the Caribbean Movie )

[mg0930mg]

Use an old baeball cap put it on backwards, and cover it with the string the same way with the mask. =D

[MrAngryPants]

Thats a nice helmet. I would take a knife and run it through the thick strands to break them up more. ill add new pic of mine soon, i recolored it,

[SKULLRAGE]

hehe thnx :D hmm, maybe i should do that but how about on top of my head , should i put a netting and put the same cotton string?

[MrAngryPants]

Oh yea, skull, paintball season is just getting underway down here in Louisiana so i am working on a ghillie/hat/thing to wear on my head. looks sorta like a white wig right now. expect instructable by this coming tuesday. :P P.S.: Ghillie is getting boring. any suggestions? should i try like pneumatic cannons or flamethrowers or something?

[mg0930mg]

Where's this i'ble? ;)

[MrAngryPants]

Hehehe. Time slips by. when i get the chance i shall post it. :D

[mg0930mg]

Oh, cool. Did you finish the actual item yet?

[MrAngryPants]

well...... Not exactly..... I was like halfway through with it when i got an AWESOME deal on ebay for a full suit.. Might post my hat-wig-ghillie-thing, but ive been wanting to make a flamethrower build for a while XD

[mg0930mg]

Do the flamethrower instead. ;)

[MrAngryPants]

Whoooo lordy. Been a while but im working on the flamethrower. Only problem is I cant find the valve at any of the hardware stores nearby. (Its a solenoid I saw a few months back. Somewhere near 1/2 inch or so.) ****DELAY ON FLAMETHROWER******** If i cannot find a solenoid that fits by october 15, i will do some kind of halloween 'ible or somthing. I hate postponing.

[mg0930mg]

YAY!

[MrAngryPants]

Yeah... That Halloween instructable might not happen... My dog has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes... This week hasn't been very... productive...

[mg0930mg]

That's reasonable, I wish you all the luck.

[MrAngryPants]

Yeah. hes been doing better. Insulin twice a day.

[MrAngryPants]

Haha. :D

[SKULLRAGE]

is it cold over there or hot? u should try flamethrower if its hot

[MrAngryPants]

ok. and yea. pretty warm down here.

[MrAngryPants]

I never got around to doing that since i like to hide in foxholes, but if you run around or crouch-walk, netting on the back would help.

[SKULLRAGE]

ohk but wats that on top of ur head?