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Witold Kozakiewicz
smp...@mindspring.com napisał(a):
> There are many ways to simulate plywood. There are commercially produced
> decals. homemade decals and direct painting and penciling. Look on the List
> web page http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/Images/index.html under Ernest Thomas for
> an example of fine commercial ply decals on his Voss D.III. Look under
> Shane Weier for what I bekieve is a painted finish with watercolor pencil
> grain. and you can look on my site at:
> http://smperry.home.mindspring.com/gallery.htm to see an example of
> handpainted clear decal material. I just sprayed Testors Wood onto clear
> decal material and when that dried well, I drybrushed the grain with Testors
> Rust.
Albat...@aol.com napisał(a):
> Some people here are either true masochists or great artists, and hand paint
> the wood effect themselves. We artistically-challenged types, however, are
> stuck with using decals. There is some wood decal available at Squadron Mail
> Order, and Candice Uhlir and I found some through railroad decals that we got
> our local shop to carry - I think the MicroScale or Aeromaster sheets are
> better but they are unfortunately out of production.
bu...@ptdprolog.net napisał(a):
> It seems like everyone has thgeir own system. As for me, I
> give the fuselage a base coat of Testors natural wood. After it dries
> thoroughly, I apply a reddish-brown acrylic from Polly-S called "Italian
> Camo Brown". I use a small sponge, apply a littlee brown, and stroke it in
> one direction to get sort of a grainy look without actually doing a specific
> grain pattern. There's an example on Al's page of an Albatros I did this
> way.
> hth
> Mike Muth
Tom Werner Hansen napisał(a):
Przesłał mi fragment archiwum listy. (WK)
>
> : Woodgrain Finish
> Date:
> Sun, 2 Mar 1997 11:17:36 -0500
> From:
> Bob Norgren <smo...@ne.infi.net>
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> w...@pease1.sr.unh.edu
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>
> barrett wrote:
> >
> > To the list:
> >
> > I've got a couple of 1/72 Albatros & LVG projects coming up where the
> > fuselage "planking" should be finished in a wood grain. I had a look at
> > Steve Hustad's models on Allan's web page, and, to be honest, the wood
> > simulation is beautiful. I don't doubt that a lot of "advanced" modeler's
> > techniques were used to complete these effects. (*Ahem*) So here's my
> > question: How does one go about starting to simulate this wood on
> > unassuming, bland, run-of-the-mill Airfix/ESCI/Pegasus plastic? Is there
> > extensive scoring involved? Technical pens and inks? Sheer luck?
>
> Paint the fuselage white or tan and then wet-brush (lots of water and
> little
> paint) Polly S dark brown. Experiment on scrap plastic first. I know
> someone who painted a scratch 1/32 Alb. C.III fuselage this way and you
> couldn't tell that it wasn't varnished wood.
>
> What I do is spray the entire wood area with old formula Floquil (the kind
> that uses Dio Sol thinner) paint color close to Radome Tan. Using very
> light pencil markings, lay out the individual panels. Using pretty much any
> standard enamel paint and an old course flat brush, streak a slightly
> darker brown over the indiviual panels in the direction of the grain
> requiredfor each panel. Once that is dry, sand it lightly to even the
> surface. I use Post-It notes to mask the individual panels one at a time,
> and very thin washes of acrylic paints in redish and brown tones to give a
> little more visual interest. Clear coat over the surace once it's dry with
> your favorite gloss or semi-gloss product. It's really an easy process,
> and if you discount dying tome for the first two coats, the whole process
> only takes about an hour. I used this method on my Albatros D.III acouple
> of years ago, and was fortunate enough to win at the Region 6 contest. To
> me it meets the two main requirements of a process: easy to do, and gives
> decent results.
>
> Paul Howard
> IPMS 29957
> Abilene, TX
> Yet another idea. First paint the fuselage in a light tan colour and wait
> until dry.
> Then apply the required darker colour, using enamel-type paint or oil
> colours
> in the following manner : take a small amount of paint with tip of
> forefinger
> and pass it along the fuselage, waving gently. The "grooves" in the
> fingertip
> simulate wood grain with surprising effectiveness, provided the right
> quantity and quality of paint is used. I've tried it and it works. Cheap
> and
> easy.
> Best of luck,
> Francois
>
> Wood Finishes
> Date:
> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:38:38 -0400
> From:
> "Paul Schwartzkopf" <pa...@transcrypt.com>
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> w...@pease1.sr.unh.edu
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>
> I have had success with painting on a base coat, such as Model Master
> Wood, or mixing a reddish-brown for mahogany. After the paint is
> dry, I use artists' drawing pencils, in a darker color, to add the
> graining. I select a color according to the base coat, such as dark
> brown on light brown. I never use black--it is too dark. I don't
> pay too much attention adding the graining, as you want it to look
> "random". I do this right before adding a gloss coat of clear for
> decaling to seal in the pencil. Pencils can be purchased at art/craft
> stores, and come in a wide variety of colors. Be advised that using
> too sharp a point or pressing too hard can gouge into the paint.
>
> Paul
>
> --
> I don't try to replicate the GRAIN of the wood so much as the variation
> in TONEs. I use a similar technique to the above, using Humbrol paints.
> For fir wood and pine, I use the colors #110 Natural Wood, #71 Oak (as a
> base tone), #121 Pale Stone, #148 Radome Tan, #170 Brown Bess (very
> lightly), and #187 Brown. These are not all used on one panel, of
> course, but used in differing shadings and mixtures to difine each
> different panel. After painting the base-tone and letting it dry, I
> mask off the 'panel' with a thin strip of tape, then dry brush using an
> orientation I want for the direction of that panel's 'grain'.I try to
> make sure I get the dark color into the edges, and will sometimes use
> the Natural Wood as the base so there is a slight shadow effect
> demarking the edge of the individual panel. I overcoat the final result
> in a slightly flattened gloss clear acrylic (shinier than most
> semi-gloss, though not looking like fine furniture). Different panels
> will have differing 'orientations', though mostly they will either run
> lengthwise to the fuselage or vertical, though you will see that sheets
> of plywood occasionally are sheathed at the bias.
>
> I find this sort of treatment also works well for plastic props (heresy,
> I know) painted to resemble laminated wood.
> --
> This has been Mark and/or Mary ShannonWood Finishes
> Date:
> Tue, 29 Apr 1997 16:24:49 -0400
> From:
> Alberto Rada <ra...@true.net>
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> w...@pease1.sr.unh.edu
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>
> I have tried using decals, but you get an artificial look on it
> that I don't like much, and I have just finished Eduard
> Albatros D.V and used the a similar method described by
> other members.
> First give it a base of very light sandish color, preferably with
> an aerograph, then, once dry get a darker sand, yellow, a light
> brown and black if you are going for Albatros paneling, if you
> go for darker colors add red if mahogany and go from lighter to
> darker with a very dry brush, that is wet the brush and pass it
> repeatedly over a paper napkin until you can't see any paint
> deposited, then very lightly pass it over the model panel,
> preferably masking the following one, you won't see any difference,
> don't worry , keep going with the next color, once you reach black
> be extremely careful and pass it very very lightly.
> With the above system you won't get any wood eyes or lines, but it
> will give a natural wood appearance that will have people asking how
> you carved it. Finish it of with a semi-gloss and that's it.
> add the following step, and I recommend for every one to try it and see
> the results, Floquil has several tints for staining wood, mahogany etc.
> these are mainly thinner and the tint, so you have to be very careful,
> or you will wash the paint, wet well the brush and give it one single pass
> and let it dry, and see the results.
>
> My 2 Pesos worth
>
> SALUDOS
>
> ALBERTO
>
> The method I used to represent ply panelled fuselage seemed satisfactory.
> First apply a base coat of Floquil Rilroad colours 110310 TTX yellow. When
> it has dried completely very lightly scribe the panel lines with a pencil.
> Then apply mid-brown shoe polish (nugget) with a stubble brush and work a
> grain effect quickly before it dries. You can see the model in question
> (Albatros D.Va) on the Perth Military Modelling Society homepage (go to
> showcase button). Here's the link:
> http://argo.net.au.tash/
> Hope it works (er, the link and the ply pannelling)
> Cheers.
>
> I stumbled upon a pretty convincing wood finish while working on my Eduard
> Albatros D.V this past week and thought I'd pass it along. I was trying a
> variation of one of the methods we discussed not long ago, but found an
> accident caused a wonderful suprise:
>
> I sprayed my D.V fuselage with straight Testors gloss "Wood" as a base
> coat. I intended to seal it with varnish then apply acrylic over it in thin
> streaks. Well, I forgot to seal it and applied my acrylic paint directly
> over the enamel (no big deal, I guess I could have worked it anyway). After
> discovering my goof I decided to simply put it away for a while until I
> could strip it and start over. On a whim, I got out my Scothbrite scouring
> pad to see if I could simply scrub the paint off and WOW! Instant wood! The
> Scotchbrite simply "grained" the top layer of paint into the bottom layer
> so convincingly that it looks like real wood. From arms length I can see no
> grain, but up close is a very fine grain, and it's about the proper sheen
> for untreated or weathered wood. I showed a friend and he thought I had
> veneered the plastic until close inspection.
>
> I tried several minor variations later on junk kits and found the best way
> is to spray the enamel smooth, let it dry a good long while, and then paint
> it with the acrylic by brushing. The uneven paint thickness of brush
> painting, though minute, helps in adding slight variation in the color
> density if desired. If a smooth overall wood finish is needed, airbraush
> the acrylic.
>
> Different panels were made to appear unique by masking with scotch tape and
> different directions or intensities of scrubbing with the Scotchbrite. I
> was truly impressed by this accident!
>
> The colors I used (perhaps too dark for the golden ply of my Alb D.V) were
> Testors gloss wood enamel for a base coat and Polly Scale Italian Hazel for
> a top coat. The results are a nice warm light mahogany- perfect for stained
> ply.
>
> If anyone gives this a try, please let us know. I'd like to know what other
> folks can get with this method. Maybe if anyone stumbles on a good color
> combination for light plywood???
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Scott H
>
> Up late working on the D-III a bit. Found a new trick. If it's old news
> to you, the delete key is just SE of the backspace key. :)
>
> I painted the inside walls of the fuselage with Humbrol 94(wood, I
> think). Then I took a brand new can of Hum 62(leather) and without
> mixing it at all, I used the tinted base/solvent w/o pigment as a
> wash/varnish over the Hum 94. When this was all good and dry(several
> days dry) I painted the fuselage frame structure with the Hum 62.(mixed
> thouroughly). Before it dried too much, I took a sharp pointy object(in
> this case, a watchmakers pick) and scraped away all the spooges where I
> got sloppy with the Hum 62.
> Looks great. Lines sharper than I could ever paint and the varnish
> protected the plywood finish(94) underneath.
> hth...somebody?
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