I’m building a 1/32 scale Sopwith Camel. The pictures of the modle show a wooden propeller and wooden side panels. How do you paint these to look like real wood? Also is there anywhere that I can buy actual 1/32 scale wooden propellers? HELP please.
Thanks
Some companies have in their range decals like wood.
A nice way to make a good effect is to first check the real wood effect you want.
Then paint surface with a sand or buff color and then with wood pencils(yes, the one you used when you’re a kid) create the grain? of the wood.
if you want a varnished wood effect, you can use tamiya clear orange as coat. if you put it on a grey surface, it will look like wood!
If you spray a light tan as the base coat you can make a very realistic plywood look by cutting out a shape on paper and then using your airbrush with highly thinned red brown and spray a very subtle diffused line along the edge of the paper , this gives you a tight line on one side and a diffused faded pattern on the other which looks like plywood.
If you practice first you can help achieve super fine lines which will look more realistic!
First - Welcome Z !
If you brush paint with acrylics like I do, you can follow pretty much the same procedure as was outlined by others above. I also use a light tan base, then work in diluted darker browns and brown/reds in the grain direction with a fine brush. Keep some of the light base color on hand as well.
I have also used brown and black pencils with this method to get sharper grain lines. This will probably add to the look of something in that large a scale. I don’t know how to describe it in any more detail than that. Just jump in with both feet, adding darker or lighter colors “to taste”.
Good Luck,
Chris
Welcome. I have used Tamiya clear orange and clear red as a finish coat over the tan base and various browns to make the grain. The red comes out darker, more of a mahogany color. The choice just depends on what wood you want to try and simulate. Prismacolor pencils are also very handy for makeing the grain lines as well. This is a great sitewith lots for experienced modelers to learn from, and great models to look at! Enjoy.
Cheers,
Eric