Hello! I'd like to know how painting wooden parts in tanks like wooden boxes, helves and shovel handles. In particularly, I would like to reproduce typical veinings of this parts; what are the best colours and techniques to make it?
Thanks a lot

I like to use german dunkelgelb for the base color, and then a heavily thinned coat of burnt sienna, intentionally streaked.....makes nice woodgrain especially if you use a worn out brush. Change the base color to light brown or tan to get different results.

I usually start with a yellowish color, then dry brush on a red brown, a dark brown, and a medium gray, in that order. Builds up a pretty nice variety of colors. Just remember to always work in the same direction as the imagined wood grain.

Labrador,
have a look to this page:

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2003/03/stuff_eng_tech_wood_grain.htm

Ciao

Thanx a lot to everybody :-) :-) :-)

I like to use Testors flat earth...wash over with a pastel brown wash thinned with terpantine. Makes a most realistic wood effect!

I use Revell 70%wood brown + 30%red brown as base colour .Then drybrush with Revell wood brown clour.