Model Forum / General / Models / December 2006

Uh, you could try carving your own.  With 1/72nd models, using 'wood'
coloured paint and some regular brown paint worked well for me.  But I
agree, it's a lot more difficult in the larger scale.
The best representation of wood on plastic I've seen was on Anthony
Hazelaar's 1/25th Model T collection.  He's been posting them regularly
over on abms but he's now working on Model As.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

FWIW  There is a guy named Digameyer, in the Czech Republic I believe,
who is marketing a line of wood props. I believe Copper State Models
carries them.
        http://www.amug.org/~copperst/

                        Bill Shuey

<crw59@earthlink.net> wrote in message > anyone found a way to make plastic
props look like wood?

For a solid wood prop use a sewing needle to score the plastic many times in
the direction of the grain. Sand lightly to remove the burr. Undercoat with
an acrylic. I use Panzer yellow. Overcoat with artist's oils. I use Burnt
Umber or Burnt Sienna. The oils stain the under coat and fill the the
scribed grain. Top coat with Future to give a varnished look.

For a laminated prop it's best to laminate and carve in miniature.

Frank

Brush painting with a light and a dark wood color.  Some people put the
paint coats on heavy/wet. I prefer putting the first color on wet,
letting it dry thoroughly, then dry brushing on the second color.
Finish up with a coat of clear.

Our club had the topic of brush painting at its last meeting.  There is
as much technique to brush painting as there is to airbrushing.  I am
far better at the later than the former, but would certainly like to
improve my techniques with the former.