Can you give me the rundown on colors and the type of finish the colors are ?
@ScoutMincy2 ай бұрын
Do you flock the heads green and tails black or paint them?
@Mountainandmolehill2 ай бұрын
Just getting into making decoys here. Thanks for the video.
@kindredspirittv85983 ай бұрын
What do you charge to do a dozen duck decoys and a dozen goose decoys?
@jamesedwards62694 ай бұрын
Beautiful decoy.
@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL4 ай бұрын
Love when they go 💤 lol
@jacobflannigan59245 ай бұрын
Why is gloss paint better than the others?
@andymartel75855 ай бұрын
Gloss cures harder and holds the flocking better. When used on top of or under flocking it doesn’t shine.
@jayfogarty75443 ай бұрын
@@andymartel7585 So if I wanted to flock unflocked heads on a goose. Gloss is the way to go instead of a flat paint.
@jacobflannigan59246 ай бұрын
I flocked my mallard heads using flat rustolium and mallard green flocking but it sparkles. Any tips on how to get rid of that?
@andymartel75855 ай бұрын
Use gloss black and black flocking then airbrush the green on.
@jacobflannigan59246 ай бұрын
I just flocked some mallards using flat rustolium paint and mallard green flocking. However, my flocking is giving off a sparkle effect. Is there any recommendations on how to fix it or do it better?
@jacobflannigan59246 ай бұрын
I just flocked some mallards using flat rustolium paint and mallard green flocking. However, my flocking is giving off a sparkle effect. Is there any recommendations on how to fix it or do it better?
@shanelathrop64017 ай бұрын
When mixing the brown in this video, what is the actual rustoleum brown? Flat, gloss, brown, dark brown, etc?
@andymartel75857 ай бұрын
Gloss. Always gloss.
@tpledger1007 ай бұрын
when your ship comes in try Iwata airbrushes Nice job!
@davidroberts227 ай бұрын
Idiots
@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL4 ай бұрын
Cry harder about it
@C_Valentie7 ай бұрын
Always great work
@proudestmonkey10737 ай бұрын
Andy, glad so see another video! Do you flock drake widgeon? If so what do you use to bring out the amber color of the body? I've used an orange base paint with brown flocking and had good luck, but wondered if you had a different process or tips.
@andymartel75857 ай бұрын
I have and I do. They are coming later this spring in their own video, drakes and hens both. I use sand paint with tan bisque flocking then layer burnt sienna and raw umber VERY lightly on the sides to slowly build up the color. Lastly I’ll cut in some white then overspray grey on the chest to give it that purplish/wine color. I don’t know why grey works for that. But it does. Personally, I think wigeon are about as difficult as it gets when it comes to flocking and airbrushing decoys. I have some pictures of them on my facebook page, Two Rivers Counterfeits Waterfowl Decoys, and the Decoys Flockers group has several as well.
@jemnotjim8 ай бұрын
Glad to see you back. Got a couple dozen I'm planning to do soon
@andymartel75858 ай бұрын
Right on. Been slacking on posting. Got a pretty good lineup of stuff coming down the pipe. Both flocking and just general decoy repair and making for the average hunter.
@TacticalFowlNW8 ай бұрын
Had to wait a while, but thank you for sharing. You haven't aged a day!
@andymartel75858 ай бұрын
Ooh I made this thing a while back. Just got around to doing the editing and splicing. Still got the same raggedy threads though. Got em on right now!
@scotts4598 ай бұрын
I appreciate your videos and the tips you give for correcting mistakes as you go. Both of my boys have watched your videos several times and started airbrushing their rigs. Haven’t flocked yet but I told them they should start with my decoys. 😂
@andymartel75858 ай бұрын
Wonderful! That’s why I make them. I love hearing that they are helpful. Makes it worth it!
@Yellowlab247_Outdoors8 ай бұрын
Curtain blind is still on my list to try, everyone seems to stay booked with referrals only. Would love to try it and make a video to share this historical way of hunting. Cool video
@jerrybarbour13508 ай бұрын
What brand of paints do you use for your airbrushing?
@andymartel75858 ай бұрын
Depends on the situation Jerry. Most of what I use on the bodies is thinned Rustoleum gloss. Cheap, durable, and sprays really well. Same stuff we use to adhere the flocking to the body. I thin with naphtha til it’s about the consistency of whole milk. Some colors I use Createx, and the irradescent/pearlized colors are createx also. Lastly, I use some goldens products. The pyrole orange is great for hen and speck bills. I use some of their colors for shading as well.
@BenBarcaskey9 ай бұрын
What did you use to flock the bodies and heads? I think I heard you mention that the body was feather brown over gloss black. How about the head?
@andymartel75858 ай бұрын
On drakes I use goose grey over almond. On hens I like a mix of feather brown and goose grey that I call “dirty head” over almond.
@shanelathrop640110 ай бұрын
After you clean them up and prime them are you flocking the whole body before painting and if so what color is the flocking?
@andymartel75859 ай бұрын
Yes I usually flock the body as well. Its easier to work on birds with removeable heads because you can do two different colors the same day. I use goose grey flocking over white paint (usually) on mallard drake bodies.
@TrueNorthWaterfowler11 ай бұрын
Too bad it looks like you stopped making videos, I've learned a lot from you already. I would love something that shows how you flock your decoys because I love how yours turn out.
@andymartel75858 ай бұрын
I haven’t stopped. I have one on deck that will be published soon. My son had a very comprehensive surgery that required most of my attention this past year.
@gobbler1955 Жыл бұрын
Where can I get plans for a build?
@andymartel75858 ай бұрын
No idea sir.
@garypayne7931 Жыл бұрын
Andy I have enjoyed watching your videos. I would like to paint a dozen mallards, can you give a list of paint colors and where to purchase them
@andymartel75858 ай бұрын
Just painting or flocking and then painting?
@gv1857 Жыл бұрын
I know this is a few years old but hopefully you still read comments. It’s that time of year to start getting ready for the season and my wood ducks looked terrible. I was inspired by this and decided to try. It’s my first flock and paint and it came out ok. Got more to do and hopefully I’ll improve. Thanks for posting this video.
@BosoxSellout191810 ай бұрын
Had any luck yet? Smacked a couple ducks last week on some old ghg decoys I wanna reflock and paint, but don’t know which way to go first
@andymartel75859 ай бұрын
I check in every so often
@buck19 Жыл бұрын
Is it normal to find mallard nests hundreds of yards from water, at the base of a maple tree? Found one may of '22
@andymartel75858 ай бұрын
You’d need a biologist to answer that one.
@buck19 Жыл бұрын
Ruddy brown is the old name for the red brick color.
@gobbler1955 Жыл бұрын
Where can I find a plan on how to construct one of these?
@vipersniper843 Жыл бұрын
Nice work
@FreedomWon20 Жыл бұрын
Sir, I am new to airbrushing and got a kit at Harbor Freight just to play with while I paint some of my old hunt over duck decoys. I want to paint the HEADS of some of my Red Head Duck Decoys.... What color and pant would you recommend?
@pamountainmilitia3977 Жыл бұрын
Andy what is your best all around Airbrush modle # Im looking for a new brush and what compresser do you use ? thanks I notice you use several airbrushes i guess for quick color changes and oh yes what size needles do you use. Thanks
@davo999 Жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@garrywaterman7570 Жыл бұрын
You are very detail very interesting how you do this next time you make a video make sure we can see what you’re spraying rather than the back of your hand
@andymartel75859 ай бұрын
I do the best I can with what I have, which is a cheap Amazon phone tri-pod and an i-phone. I try and get as much of it as i can on camera.
@alpiacente9731 Жыл бұрын
Great video Andy. Are these paints all latex paints or a combination?
@adamgibbons87052 жыл бұрын
Could you post a video of how you make those decoys out of the trailer block foams and where to cut.
@alpiacente97312 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy, I recently found you’re KZbin channel. I’d like to begin airbrushing my decoys as well. Can you please direct me to where you purchase you’re air brush and supplies? Also a paint chart that i can use to match paint to the ducks and geese. Great job on youre revival of decoys. Thank you!
@apbt82202 жыл бұрын
Why do you not use white or grey flocking for the whole decoy and then airbrush the colors you are wanting? I’m wanting to start doing this also and I’m just wondering. Thanks
@andymartel75859 ай бұрын
Thinned oil paints, while still pretty durable, are not as durable as MOST colors of nylon flocking (green for example washes out really bad, thats why i dont flock green on mallard heads). So by using black on the tail and brown on the chest (I sprayed it in the video but since I have gone back to flocking the brown on because I have found it to be more durable) I get a better and more durable finished product. I have found that it maintains its contrast better when it gets dirty as well. Two layers of properly colored flocking and oil paint are better than one light layer of paint so to speak.
@Hunter-ox4wv2 жыл бұрын
I know it’s been a while since you’ve posted the video. But what do you clean your airbrush out with after using oil based paints, such as the rust oleum hunter green. If you could get back to me it would be greatly appreciated.
@andymartel75859 ай бұрын
I like acetone for oils and believe it or not, windex for createx and golden acrylics. I have a video on the channel about "backwashing" which covers what you are asking. Every so often (about once a week or anytime I'm switching from acrylic to oil or vice versa, I'll tear the airbrush down completely and use citrus strip to thoroughly clean all the internals. Q-tips are handy to have on hand as well as a blow gun for your compressor to blast out hard to reach places.
@76mdw2 жыл бұрын
Do you make airbrushed t shirts as well?
@ndwaterfowl17992 жыл бұрын
Hey Andy what type of air brush do you have?
@andymartel75852 жыл бұрын
I use paasche VL brushes. Size 3 and 5 tips/needles. I love them but I haven’t ever used anything else. I can rebuild them with my eyes shut lol.
@nando21392 жыл бұрын
Fake, at 25:00 you can clearly see he’s holding a live goose, not a decoy. Thought you could fools us huh?!
@nando21392 жыл бұрын
Best way to describe it: “work of art”
@robbierobinson63122 жыл бұрын
never mind.......found it below while reviewing my post, thanks
@robbierobinson63122 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy. I have really enjoyed watching you transform so so decoys into some very realistic pieces. i used to make the L L Bean type cork decoys years ago and truly wish that we had flocking and airbrushes then. I'm a little color blind so I would like to know the colors and source for your drake mallard flocking. I have not found Dove Grey from Superior (really needs to be by name), but several people have mentioned Goose Grey or light or dark goose. thanks for the entertainment. Very realistic decoys and very understandable tutorial. Thanks, Robbie
@andymartel75859 ай бұрын
Hey Robbie: Yes, I use Goose Grey nylon flocking. Its by far the most commonly used color on waterfowl I find. The end result is greatly influenced by the color paint you use to adhere the flocking with. In the case of drake mallards, I prefer Gloss White to use as adhesive. Some folks prefer a bit darker/early season drake, in which case smoke grey or a mix of white and grey can be used. Goose grey looks kinda brownish when you look at it, but that mallard in my profile picture is done with goose grey. As are hen mallards (with almond underneath), canada geese (with almond on wings and light grey on sides and chest), hen woodies (with hen brown underneath), gadwall (with grey or almond underneath respectively), hen canvasbacks, hen ringneck side pockets, heads on black ducks, teal..... the list goes on lol.
@chrislewis17892 жыл бұрын
Any videos on airbrushing full body canada geese?
@westongentry39832 жыл бұрын
Where is the step 3 video on how to flock the decoys?
@charleyhendersonj.r.62972 жыл бұрын
Hello Andy...I've upland bird hunted most of my life..sept 25 2021 my brother and nephew took me for the first time duck and goose hunting this last season .. for the whole season I got all combined 2 Greenwing teal 5 bluewing teal 1 mallard 2 lesser Canadians...now I'm hooked!!! My brother gave me 2 dozen mallard decoys and thanks to you and your videos I'm going to flock and airbrush them..thank you