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  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, January 6, 2011 9:01 AM

sugarfoot

What's the best way to repicate wood grain? Anything will help. Thanks

If you make your own inkjet decals, an easy way is to make "woodgrain" decals.  I photograph the appropriate wood, then make decal from the photograph.  Making inkjet decals these days is much easier than when the paper first came out- they have improved it a lot and it isn't that hard to do.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: Smithers, BC, Canada
Posted by ruddratt on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 5:51 PM

I build a lot of WWI aircraft (most of the WWII stuff bores me) , and many require being able to simulate natural wood both inside and out. I start with a base coat of Tamiya dark yellow, a coat of Future gloss, then a thick wash of dark brown enamel wiped on with a small piece of foam (nothing works better to create a wood grain effect). A fiinal coat of either Tamiya clear yellow or clear orange seals the deal.

Mike

 "We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

 

  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Austin, TX
Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 3:54 PM

On the Bench: 1/32 Trumpeter P-47 | 1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G | 1/144 Eduard MiG-21MF x2

On Deck:  1/350 HMS Dreadnought

Blog/Completed Builds: doogsmodels.com

 

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 3:47 PM

I like modelmaster wood,with a brown wash

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    March 2010
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Posted by sugarfoot on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 3:30 PM

What's the best way to repicate wood grain? Anything will help. Thanks

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