It's been a while since I posted a new project due mainly to the fact that I've been working away from home during the week so not much opportunity for model building. I've been wanting to get my teeth into something challenging so decided to have a shot at the Wingnut Wings Ship's Camel. I've quite a few WNW kits in the stash at this stage but this will be my first attempt at building one.
2018-01-03-21.37 by Martin Fay, on Flickr
My first task was to experiment with wood effect finishes.
I took some old, out of date business cards and gave them a blast of primer followed by a base colour.
I did one each of
Tamiya XF-55: Deck Tan
Tamiya XF-59: Desert Yellow
Mr Hobby H4: Yellow
Mr Hobby H37: Wood Brown
Mr Hobby H329: US Navy Yellow
I then applied Raw Umber, Raw Sienna and Burnt Sienna to each giving me 15 sample colour swatches to choose from for the desired wood effect.
2018-01-03-21.24 by Martin Fay, on Flickr
I know, I know; I'm worse than the missus choosing finishes for a new kitchen!