need an opinion in gun colour
 

Hey guys, I'm getting myself a Star Scar however i'm debating whether I should get the Black or the Tan version. What are your guys opinions? I'll be using multicam bdu's for those who want to know the overall look.

tan

If you're going for a multicam/tan/khaki/cb look then why not start off witha Tan Scar? I'd prefer black myself to start as the majority of places to play are wood'd and dark coloured.

But really it comes down to personal preference.

the tan is very very nice!

I just ordered the VFC version in tan. Most of the area around where I play is forest so it doesn't exactly blend very well. But I figure I'm just doing this for fun, so why not go with what I like better? Sure the black would have been more practical for where I play, but I don't like the way it looks as much.

Personally, I don't get the point of getting anything in tan to play airsoft in Canada. Last I checked, we had no sand deserts here. IMO, it makes people stick out in the woods more than it blends them in.

Ever been to Alberta or BC?

Well, the majority of the country, I'm speaking of... Woodland games + desert camo and tan guns don't mix well.

I agree with Crunchmeister...I found that black or OD can blend in the woods the best...unless you play in the open terrain...where no wood is around or basically a dryland...

there are maybe someplace in BC like that, but BC is really famous for forests...so I don't think that you'll have many choices...

or you could paint it (please don't kill me)
how will the polymer stand up to gun paint?

There's way more brown than black out here.

thanks for all the input guys, but TrueTGN andCrunchmeister made a good point. Tan stands out way too much and although it looks nice, black is more practical. That, and if I ever wanted to paint it in the future having black as a base is easier to paint on than tan. Firsthand experience on that.

So yea, I'm getting the black one. Thanks guys.

If I was going to paint a gun, I would start with a black base, and paint it camo to match the region I play in the most. Personally, I'm not a fan of painted guns in general. I have the OD painted furniture on my C8, but that's to match the service gun I'm trying to replicate...

tan blends in a helluva lot better than black does. black doesnt occur naturally in nature.

In the prairies, theres only 2 or 3 months of heavy green foliage to play in. The rest of the year is dead, or dieing bush (spring and fall), in which tan works very well. Using Arid CADPAT with my tan SCAR is very effective at this time of year in Manitoba. Mind you, here we play from February/March till November, so we play in an asortment of environments. (Heck, we even had a game in January!)

If you are really concerned about blending you could always get gun camo wrap.

I heard they have a mosquito coloured one for the prairies. Seriously!

hahahahahahahaha...nice one!!!

TAN

LOL
god i hate mosquitos... always buzzin in your ear when charlies walkin 30 yards down...

Camo wraps or gun-ghillies (whatever u call them) work best

My field is a partly wooded area, with an "urban" area we build in a field and yes we also have sand. I have the CA Tan Scar and love it. I also play in Multicam or OD and all my accessories are tan or OD.

FYI. There is a legit Desert in Canada. Smack dab in the middle of Spruce Woods on the #5 hiway Between Carberry Manitoba and Glenboro Manitoba. Been there lots, it is huge. My field is actually in Spruce woods, hence all the sand.

Paint it.

That's right! Buy the $900 tan one and paint it black. When you get sick of black scratch it off and use the tan.

tan would probaly lok better with your tan BDU'S.

get both....problem solved :)

I painted my CA scar like this;

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...al99/scar2.jpg

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...al99/scar4.jpg

No problems with the paint; i used a krylon base then Tamiya acrylic paint Then cover it up with 2 coat of krylon matt varnish for protection.

^ Nice lookin scar!

Nicely done Shakal, not a fan of it close up but the whole view ties together nicely.

i like the look of the tan.... and dont listen to the other guys... it will blend in, all you have to do is go to sasc. and play in the crops... you will blend in very well there :P but really tan looks better

Look at animals for guidance,

Brown = Grizzly Bear, Cougar

Black = Skunk, Squirrel.

Tan SCAR with black accessories :D

Shakal nice paintjob like always :D

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