Easy 4-Step Wood Tutorial

[ActionMan]

If I can do it, anyone can!

You will need:

• Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow acrylic paint
• Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange
• Tamiya X-21 Flat Base
• Dark brown chalk pastel
• Wire brush
• A little water

The starting point:

Step 1
Paint with Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow acrylic paint

Step 2
Once dry, stroke from front to back with a hard wire brush

Step 3
Rub with dark brown pastel (chalk-type, not oil). Rub in with your finger

Step
Paint over with Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange mixed with a smear of Tamiya X-21 Flat Base and a little water and that's it done!

Here's a 1:1reference

Variations
Vary the finish by changing:
the Step-1 paint colour
the Step-3 pastel colour
the Step-4 clear varnish colour.

 

[Sixth Vanguard]

Thanks AM Results look great.

My own 1:1 Lee Enfield looks a lot more darker and flat finished than the 1:1 reference picture and not nearly as polished and oiled.

 

[ActionMan]

Thank you - my pleasure.

 

[Reef12]

Looks good nice work.

I guess about the only rifle the folks in Calif. can own an old WW2 bolt action.

Snicker snicker.

Jeff

 

[ActionMan]

I painted the middle one today - Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow undercoat, brown pastel and a Tamiya X-24 Clear Yellow varnish (mixed with a little matt varnish):

Mine:

Reference:

 

[johkaz]

Hi,

This is a very good tutorial and a great result.

Gary