Gentlemen,
I've been cruising the European forums and one the the things that caught my eye was the use of "Artist oils" on their ship models. On the cog, I used Model Master Afrika Mustard as the base for the hull. for the deck, I used Tamiya Wooden Deck Tan. After letting that sit for a week or so, I start overlaying the hull with Burnt Umber, let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes then wiping the majority off with an old cotton t-shirt (which my wife loves since it thins out my t-shirt drawer a bit.)
I let that sit overnight then came back with Burnt Sienna and Van *** Brown over the pervious color. Again I let that sit for 15 or so minutes then start wiping it off slowly so I can tell how the grain is coming out. Touch up as needed and then let it sit for at least a week or two, otherwise you'll have a really big mess. The cool thing is if you don'like it then wipe if off with mineral spirits and have a go at it.
The has Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna and Van *** Brown oils in various amounts over Wooden Deck Tan.
The hard part is waiting for the oils to dry which is why you see 5 other models in various states in some of the photos. If you want more detailed information, I'll try and do a photo sequence with each step.
Hope that helps a little and thanks for the all the compliments as I have been following as many of your builds as possible and love all of them.
And Leelan, actually it is "Mad Scientist" !
Steve