Thanks for the feedback guys.
I'm not going to stop painting Mavericks. Yes, I realize it isn't a powerful gun. Yes, I realize everyone and their dog is painting Mavericks now.
I
am painting other guns. I'm half-done painting a Firefly up to look like a Marine-issue BFG, and my black and chrome Sharpshooter II just needs a few finishing touches before I'm ready to leave it alone.
I'm half-done with a painted Double Shot. Just need to dip the 'grip' part in plastidip a few times and reassemble it.
After that I have plans to paint the Expand-a-blast, Lock 'n Load, and SuperMaxx 3000 I acquire through Ebay.
At the moment though, I have commissioned Mavericks to make, and I'm not always right in what *I* think looks good, thus the poll. I'll keep painting Mavericks, simply because they are the best looking and most comfortable gun I have ever used by Nerf. It's a shame they don't perform as well as a NF or a LNL, and I'll do what I can to improve their performance, but I'm not about to give up on them.
Everyone may be doing it now, but that doesn't matter to me. I will continue doing new things with them, trying better paints, and adding ridiculous things like pressure-sensor laser sights. I will strive to be the best at what I do, and let the customer decide who to buy their painted Mavericks from. (And later, their Double Shots, Rapid Fire Rifles, Nitefinders, etc. too.

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