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Check Plasticjunkie's technique in the "Monogram Mafia III" group build in the group builds forum. He had a great technique. It's on page 33, and it looks terrific!
Thanks Mississippi for the nice words! I accidentally deleted some of the picture from PB.
Boatdetective
There are many methods out there used for wood graining but the one I use works really well for me.
I first paint the prop MM acrylic wood color.
[ When dry, I brush on the laminations with a darker acrylic paint. Here I used craft acrylic Burnt Umber. Let that dry for an hour or so. I then mix turpentine and burnt umber artist oil paint to make a dark translucent wash which is applied with a brush and dried with a hair drier to speed up things. I keep doing this till I get the desired tone. You have to set this aside and let it cure for at lest 2-3 days as artist oil paints take a while to cure. Once cured I brush a coat of Future gloss finish for the varnished look and end up with something like this. Click on the picture and one you are in PB, click on the + box on the right top corner to give you a close up where the wood grain is visible. You can also look at my "La Guillotine" thread over at the Figures and Misc. section. The method I used here was slightly different. I air brushed the MM acrylic wood color and when dry, then streaked artist oil burnt umber paint full strength with a fan brush to get the desired grain effect. I let it air dry for a day or two then used several burnt oil washes over it for more definition and depth.It needs to sit for a few days for the oils to dry and cure. http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/5/t/162000.aspx
When dry, I brush on the laminations with a darker acrylic paint. Here I used craft acrylic Burnt Umber. Let that dry for an hour or so. I then mix turpentine and burnt umber artist oil paint to make a dark translucent wash which is applied with a brush and dried with a hair drier to speed up things. I keep doing this till I get the desired tone. You have to set this aside and let it cure for at lest 2-3 days as artist oil paints take a while to cure. Once cured I brush a coat of Future gloss finish for the varnished look and end up with something like this. Click on the picture and one you are in PB, click on the + box on the right top corner to give you a close up where the wood grain is visible.
You can also look at my "La Guillotine" thread over at the Figures and Misc. section. The method I used here was slightly different. I air brushed the MM acrylic wood color and when dry, then streaked artist oil burnt umber paint full strength with a fan brush to get the desired grain effect. I let it air dry for a day or two then used several burnt oil washes over it for more definition and depth.It needs to sit for a few days for the oils to dry and cure. http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/5/t/162000.aspx
You can also look at my "La Guillotine" thread over at the Figures and Misc. section. The method I used here was slightly different. I air brushed the MM acrylic wood color and when dry, then streaked artist oil burnt umber paint full strength with a fan brush to get the desired grain effect. I let it air dry for a day or two then used several burnt oil washes over it for more definition and depth.It needs to sit for a few days for the oils to dry and cure.
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/5/t/162000.aspx
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
In addition to two plus colors and handbrushing, I have also taken pictures of wood panels, made inkjet decals, and used them on props.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
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