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Post by rmerdcars on Feb 24, 2008 21:11:36 GMT -6
hello all ! im new to the site ,well not exactly new ive been watching from the sidelines for awhile now an just have to say there are some crazy talents on these pages, you guys are amazing !anyways,ive been picking up some tom daniel repops from years gone by and was hoping i might get some of your skills and input in the "simulated wood" area ,such as the seats in the paddy wagon ,ladders an rear deck on the fire iron ,barrels beer wagon ...etc. you guys get the idea !ive seen the balsa wood on flat areas and heard "dry brushing" but not sure how any of it really works,any help at all would be wonderful ! ive been out of building for awhile but the last few i did were drag kits an theres not alot of wood to paint on top fuel cars,hoping you might share some skills. thanks to all, look forward to hearing from you! thanks again,roger
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Post by Psychotic Hillbilly on Feb 24, 2008 21:19:08 GMT -6
He asked if we had wood..  ; WOW.. he is forward aint he? LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I had too Guys.. Glad to have you on the site. and Welcome... Ken... |
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Post by oldskooljay on Feb 24, 2008 21:34:57 GMT -6
I use the dry brush method for wooden pieces on my models. I spray it flat black first then dry brush a dark brown first. Very lightly brush it so that you get lines of brown. Once that is dry, I do another light coat of lighter brown paint. Once that is dry you can go in and freehand some fine black lines or knots to give it a more realistic look. Once im done i spray it with a clear to make it look like varnished wood or you can spray it with dull coat to give it a weathered look. This is the method I used to do the surf boards on this Nomad model. Also do a search on the site for Fred's dry brush tutorial.. It helped me ALOT  |
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Post by Pegleg (Hotwheels Bob) on Feb 24, 2008 22:39:06 GMT -6
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Post by rmerdcars on Feb 25, 2008 19:10:11 GMT -6
hey all,glad my subject post got a laugh or two ! ;D ,thanks for the input,dig the nomad jason (surf boards look cool !) ,dry brush seems like the answer.sure it will take some practice but like i tell my girlfriend "practice makes perfect !" by the way how do i find freds tutorial ? could use all the pointers i can get ,thanks again guys ! ,roger |
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Post by RatRod on Feb 25, 2008 19:16:41 GMT -6
Click the link in the post above yours, it will take you to it.
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Post by rmerdcars on Feb 25, 2008 19:21:56 GMT -6
thanks man ! had already checked it out but didnt realize that was from fred ,cool stuff ! thanks again
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Post by robriley on Feb 26, 2008 4:45:17 GMT -6
if you want to wood grain a flat surface, here is the easiest, and fasted way to do it without ever using paint of a brush. go to menards and get a roll of vinyl woodgrain shelf paper. you can get a huge roll for like $5.00. it's vinyl so it very easy to work with. and it's very sticky on the back (it's peel and stick). this stuff works great, but the area that you want to cover will need to be smooth.
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