Guy elson Posted February 28, 2023 Posted February 28, 2023 Hey all, I am currently starting work on my ghillie suit. I wanted to use halo screen but it is soo expensive. does anyone on here have any leftover halo screen they want to sell? Or are there good, more budget alternatives? thanks guy
Jamsandwich Posted February 28, 2023 Posted February 28, 2023 I've not done any Ghillie stuff myself, but have you looked at the Novritsch camo screen stuff? Seems less expensive Guy elson 1
Badgerlicious Posted February 28, 2023 Posted February 28, 2023 The haloscreen bundle will get you more green, so if you're doing a summer ghillie I'd get that. Just make sure you get the "starter pack" as it's enough material to do a full ghillie. The laser cut stuff is a rip off. The nov set is more material for less, but half of the sheets are quite brown. I prefer cotton for brown as it ends up looking more like dried leaves. Saying that it's not a bad deal tbh. There's also AGM on empire airsoft, which I believe the large pack gets you more material than the halo starter pack, but it's still about the same price as the haloscreen. The small pack wont be enough for a full ghillie, but you could comfortably to a viper hood plus a gun wrap with it. I also seriously recommend Nutscene's dyed raffia. I'll link 'pesto' which is excellent for grass, but you can also use 'twill' and 'cinnamon' for replicating sticks. And 'olivine' I haven't seen before but that looks like it could be a really good colour too. https://nutscene.com/collections/crafts/products/nutscene-raffia?variant=15144827715619 Guy elson 1
Guy elson Posted March 1, 2023 Author Posted March 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Badgerlicious said: The haloscreen bundle will get you more green, so if you're doing a summer ghillie I'd get that. Just make sure you get the "starter pack" as it's enough material to do a full ghillie. The laser cut stuff is a rip off. The nov set is more material for less, but half of the sheets are quite brown. I prefer cotton for brown as it ends up looking more like dried leaves. Saying that it's not a bad deal tbh. There's also AGM on empire airsoft, which I believe the large pack gets you more material than the halo starter pack, but it's still about the same price as the haloscreen. The small pack wont be enough for a full ghillie, but you could comfortably to a viper hood plus a gun wrap with it. I also seriously recommend Nutscene's dyed raffia. I'll link 'pesto' which is excellent for grass, but you can also use 'twill' and 'cinnamon' for replicating sticks. And 'olivine' I haven't seen before but that looks like it could be a really good colour too. https://nutscene.com/collections/crafts/products/nutscene-raffia?variant=15144827715619 Fantastic info, thanks, really appreciate it
Skara Posted March 1, 2023 Posted March 1, 2023 You could contact Theyma HP on Facebook for proper haloscreen. Forget about AGM and Novritsch, those are junk sheets of tulle/mesh that aren't even in the same universe as HS. Guy elson 1
Impulse Posted March 1, 2023 Posted March 1, 2023 If you want to go mega cheap, you can use old camos. Shred up an old pair of trousers and use it the same way as haloscreen. Will it be as good? Probably not, but it will be a fraction of the price and still do the job. Embrace old fashioned ghillie crafting! Guy elson 1
Badgerlicious Posted March 1, 2023 Posted March 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Skara said: You could contact Theyma HP on Facebook for proper haloscreen. Forget about AGM and Novritsch, those are junk sheets of tulle/mesh that aren't even in the same universe as HS. AGM is the same stuff as far as I can tell. I have halo, a friend has AGM, both are exactly the same besides the shades being very slightly different. For all practical purposes they are the same. 1 hour ago, Impulse said: If you want to go mega cheap, you can use old camos. Shred up an old pair of trousers and use it the same way as haloscreen. Will it be as good? Probably not, but it will be a fraction of the price and still do the job. Embrace old fashioned ghillie crafting! A good suggestion for someone on a budget! Though nothing else really gets as close to real leaves as halo (besides real leaves :D) Impulse and Guy elson 1 1
Impulse Posted March 1, 2023 Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Badgerlicious said: A good suggestion for someone on a budget! Though nothing else really gets as close to real leaves as halo (besides real leaves :D) True, but the webtex concealment vest has veggie loops on so if I was on a small budget I'd get one of those for about £40, then a pair of old surplus trousers for about £10 to shred and then some raffia for another £10 and add a bit of volume, and then use natural veg on the day. £60 ghillie that will work well Edited March 1, 2023 by Impulse Badgerlicious 1
Guy elson Posted March 4, 2023 Author Posted March 4, 2023 So is AGM really worse than halo screen? I have the stalker green ghillie (KMCS).
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