Robthepom Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 So i'm doing the WnW felixstowe, the instructions call for XF79 Deck Brown and X19 Smoke My question is before i go mixing and experimenting....do i mix the two colours, or do i paint the XF79 then over spray the X19??? Or is the a better way of painting the Mahogany?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I would bet they are wanting you to mix them and spray in one shot. If you are graining with oils I would shoot a dark sand and then apply oils...if not dark enough then tint with clear paints. Making plastic look like wood is a real experimental process. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Strongly suggest you find a very cheap kit (any 1/72 or 1/48 B-17 kit works for this) and practice on the wings (LOTS of flat surface) and fuselage before you tackle the WNW painting. I actually use the wings from the old Mongram B-17G kit and a built 1/48 Mustang for this exact purpose. Helps you to perfect the technique before applying to an expensive kit. Hope this helps and post your results! Chris Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Lifecolor make a very useful set of "wood" colour shades, including dark wood. https://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?products_id=20693 You can use it with these stencils: http://www.radubstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=77_117 HTH, Rasu CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 22 hours ago, Radub said: Lifecolor make a very useful set of "wood" colour shades, including dark wood. https://airbrushes.com/product_info.php?products_id=20693 You can use it with these stencils: http://www.radubstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=77_117 HTH, Rasu Just bought a set of these stencils Radu and can't wait to use them, oils are a pain. Ryan CANicoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) thanks for the great advice, i like the look of the Lifecolour paints I tried a few things to get the look, but as usual i over complicated these things. The best effect that I am looking for was tamiya deck brown xf-79, with a black oil wash. I will probably add some slight variations on the model parts Its hard to get good photo of the effect, but i'm happy with the result. Fortunatly WnW supplies plenty of un-used parts so i was able to practice on similar parts you can keep your eye on my progress here *edit .....its looks very black in the pictures but is dark brown Edited March 15, 2019 by Robthepom Ryan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I would mix up a light wood color (Tamiya flesh works well out of the bottle but I like to mix my own colors) and spray the fuselage that color. I would then apply artist's oils in the dark brown color of choice. Clear the oil paints and maybe leave it as is. If you want to modify the color of the "dark wood" slightly beyond that point, you could either apply oil based color filters, or spray a tinted clear on it. I like to make my own Tamiya "clear brown" which they otherwise don't offer, by mixing clear red, yellow, and blue. You can get any tone of brown you like from warm to cold, orangey, yellowish, whatever you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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