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OriKad

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Camo visor tint, opinions?
« on: May 11, 2012, 04:54 PM »
My wife's building an Endor Commando themed Mando, and we were thinking instead of tinting her visor normally, we might go with camo, using a micro-perforated vinyl window decal like you often see in bus advertising and pickup truck windows.

Something like this: http://www.customautotrim.com/window-graphics/camouflage/rwg1431/

Anyone see any problems with the idea other than cost?  If pattern were a problem, it'd be easy enough to get one that's a nature photo and just use a bit of the background rather than an earthy camo pattern.

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Re: Camo visor tint, opinions?
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2012, 04:56 PM »
Earth camo's are forbidden from use in official kits. I dont see too much problem with the variety you chose, but you'd have to run it by someone from your approval team.

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Re: Camo visor tint, opinions?
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2012, 05:48 PM »
Interesting idea, to be sure, and I don't think anyone has done it before-- but yeah, it has to be a nonrecognizeable camo pattern, and unfortunately a LOT of people are familiar with Mossy Oak or Realtree.  If you can get a perforated decal, hand-paint a Swarzy camo pattern on it, and then apply it to the visor that may work...
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Re: Camo visor tint, opinions?
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2012, 06:26 PM »
Think more or less along the lines of the upper left or right corners of this one:
http://www.customautotrim.com/window-graphics/horse/rwg1290/

It has a more blotchy Endor-like pattern, and it's really only the corner that'd be needed to cover a visor.. with the added benefit of the horses matching the decor in my hallway. :)

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Re: Camo visor tint, opinions?
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2012, 10:31 AM »
Yeah, something like that would work!
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