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lazysod

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Hey everyone, this is a totally weird request and I had NO CLUE where to post this. Please move if it's in the wrong place. I'm an artist from MB and I do some design work on the side. I want to make some cool looking lee enfield posters including blue prints incorporated into it for my shop. I was hoping to get some really cool graphics to incorporate it into there so I would like to send a shout out to anyone that can maybe send me some high res. photos/scans of enfield stuff. Especially technical stuff. Thanks a million. I haven't heard of anyone doing this yet and I thought it would be a cool idea, so any suggestions are also welcome.


LAzysod
 
I dont know if I would be doing prints or not. Depends on how I would make them. I am a painter but I also do digital design stuff. I've always wanted to do some really nice illustrations of the lee enfield with oil paints, but I just don't have the time right now. I could however crank out a cool looking no.1 and no.4 poster in photoshop. Only problem with that is how much of this stuff is copyright?

Lazysod
 
If you're interested and have the camera equipment, I could bring by my No.4 MK1 (full stock), for you to take some of your own pictures of.

I have a couple of bayonets and stripper clips with 42-45 data ammo and a Pattern 37 web carry case for the Lee Enfield if you wanted to "pose" it.

PM me if you're interested.
 
That's awesome! I have a few no. 4's myself so the talk might begin as to which one(s) would be included. I think a cool poster should definitely have a wwII era longbranch, basic out of the factory style, and a sniper version. I would love to get a cool font that would be fitting for " lee enfield no. 4 mk 1" as the title. I want to incorporate a blowup of the gun in a blueprint so the poster would have some functionality as well. I never thought of incorporating "accessories" in to it , ie bayonets, rifle bag, stripper clips, etc, but it would definately fit nicely. My fear of making a poster is jamming too much into one poster and then it becomes a dogs breakfast AND not putting in enough and catching H.E.Double hockey stick from the experts for not including stuff. if I decide to go ahead and do this, I think I'll start with the basic no 4 mk 1 basic enfield. Gotta be a longbranch, sorry, but it just has to be. Then maybe do the sniper or (t) model as a separate poster all on its own. If those two go well, I'll try my hand at the grandpa of them all and do the no. 1 mk III. This is a very cool undertaking, I just hope I can do the gun I admire so much justice. I really want to make something enfield lovers will put in their man caves, shops or even as a cool art print in their home. Thanks for the offers and keep the ideas rolling. If you have a font that you think suits the lee enfield let me know.

Lazy sod


P.s. is there a gunnut that is also a copyright expert? Wouldnt want to step on any toes if I "borrowed" any material.
 
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