Nova | Sand Dune (Factory New)

Skin overview

Nova | Sand Dune is a Consumer Grade shotgun finish where the individual parts are spray-painted in solid sand tones. In Factory New the beige coat is even from muzzle to buttstock, and the slightly different shades of the barrel, pump and stock stay crisp and clean. The Factory New band on this skin is narrow, so a fully intact copy is the main thing you get at this grade.

Item type: shotgun. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Minimal Wear, Field-Tested, Well-Worn and Battle-Scarred.

Appearance in Factory New

The whole Nova is painted in solid sand shades with no pattern: the long barrel and the receiver carry a pale beige, while the ribbed pump forend and the stock take a slightly deeper tan. The front sight, rear sight and small fittings near the receiver are a darker brownish tone, which keeps the outline readable. The grip of the stock keeps its ribbed texture under the paint, and the trigger guard matches the stock colour. On worn copies the paint goes first from the muzzle, the top line of the barrel, the edges of the receiver, the raised ribs of the pump and the butt of the stock.

The sand paint covers every part without visible marks. The barrel, receiver edges and pump ribs are all intact, and the difference between pale and deeper tan parts is clean. In game the gun reads as a uniform beige shotgun with sharp darker sights.

Factory New quality — float range 0.06–0.07

The float of Nova | Sand Dune ranges from 0.06 to 0.8; the Factory New quality covers 0.06–0.07 — 1% of this skin’s scale. The lower the float within the range, the cleaner the surface looks and the higher a copy is usually priced.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

Nova | Sand Dune belongs to The Italy Collection, which holds 15 skins.

It drops from:

• DreamHack 2013 Souvenir Package
• EMS One 2014 Souvenir Package

Price by quality

Among 10 skins of the Nova in the Consumer Grade grade and this quality, this skin ranks 6th by price, counting from the dearest.

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Brown, gold, cream and muted olive stickers blend with the sand palette for a tonal craft. For contrast, a single dark or black sticker on the receiver stands out well against the beige.

What to check before buying

• Look at the float position within the grade, since a low float in Field-Tested or Well-Worn keeps noticeably more paint on the barrel and pump.
• Check the muzzle, barrel top and pump ribs in the inspect view, as these lose paint first.
• Souvenir copies exist and come with stickers already applied, so decide whether you want those or a plain copy.
• Pattern does not matter on this solid-colour finish, so focus on float, stickers and name tag.

Who the Factory New quality suits

• Collectors who want the cleanest possible copy of a simple finish.
• Sticker crafters who need an even beige base.
• The choice for those who value an untouched coat over saving money.