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AFV Painting & Weathering
Answers to questions about the right paint scheme or tips for the right effect.
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Wooden parts of fusils & rifles
antroig
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Peru
Joined: December 04, 2002
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Posted: Monday, March 10, 2003 - 09:42 AM UTC
Hi!

Does anybody know any technique to paint the wooden parts of 1:35 fusils and rifles?
Greetz!!
m60a3
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Georgia, United States
Joined: March 08, 2002
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Posted: Monday, March 10, 2003 - 09:52 AM UTC
When I get home this evening, I will look up the notes I took from a seminar given by Mario Fuentes about that very subject. His work is most impressive!
antroig
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Peru
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Posted: Monday, March 10, 2003 - 10:14 AM UTC
I will be waiting patiently.
Regards,
DRAGONWAGON
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: February 05, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 - 07:34 PM UTC
Hi antroig, Normally I use desert-yellow for base coat. When dried thourougly, aply a wash of oil burnt sienna. Let this dry for approx. 4 hours, then gently wipe-off with a very soft brush.
When it comes out too light, simply add some wash again, until you reached the perfect color-shade.

Good luck, John.
Plasticbattle
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Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 - 10:58 AM UTC
Have to agree with DRAGONWAGON. This is a very easy and effective way for painting rifles and most other wooden parts. The amount of brushing later, lets you vary the tone from light to quite dark. I have read articles from lots of excellent painters and they all use this method or similar, adding little tones of other colours in as well for varity.
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