Fieldsports 155 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I thought I would have a go at making some Hypa Flap decoys.Simply because I need them for my magnet I have just made and had no money to buy some.So I began by using materials I had lying about and took a chance on making them.I began by shaping a silhouette body made from some very lightweight 3mm Acrylic plastic that seems to be sandwiching a lightweight foam.( very durable,lightweight and strong ) I think the others make them from correx sign board material.I then butchered 2 old plastic pigeon decoys and chopped the head of them to attach to my silhouette body I made.I then used some weed control membrane I had in the shed and cut 4 "wings and tails all in one patterns" and thencut some very thin plastic ( 250 micron binding covers ) to fit inside the back and the tail section so that it gave it a slight bit of stiffness.I them proceeded to sew 2 identical shapes together with the binding cover inside.I then stitched loops across the wing area to push the 2mm spring steel rods through I had left from my snare making days... I melted some small holes through the decoy head I used so that the wing wire fed through that.I attached the material to the silhouette body easily using small cable ties along the back in 3 places.Put it all together and went in the shed looking for paint I found some white masonry paint and some black roof sealer primer that has the same base ingredients in them.Yes now I know they will mix and not react.. So I set away painting them after mixing my blacks and white making different shades of grey. Maybe not the best of paint jobs going but to be honest when I tried them on the magnet they worked just fine as far as 'flapping goes'.I have made them bigger than a life size pigeon.Call me a tight kind of chap but I had no money to buy any so I thought all this would cost is my time..I had a spare day with no work on...It did take me a while mind you But after I made them and seen them work I am quite happy and quiter happier I did not have to buy nothing to make them.Here is my effort that cost me £0.00 that is ultra light and actually works. I surprised myself. PS: took photos a bit late tonight and the greys looks better than the photos show.Thanks Steve 1 Quote Link to post
oxo 441 Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 looks spot on to me Quote Link to post
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