Titanic
Deck Color with Minwax Product
REVIEW BY: Cuong
Phan
Adding realism to
your model takes a lot of time and everyone has a unique way
of doing it. When working on the decks of the Titanic, it was
hard for me to decide the correct color to paint it. I did some
research and looked at many of the finished model kits on the
website and came to one conclusion - James Cameron's Titanic.
There are many color
options for the deck color of the ship and the decision is up
to the modeler. In this case, I used Cameron's movie model as
a guide. Here are some various deck colors that modeler's have
painted on their Titanic model:
After mixing and
painting the decks and other portions of the ship, I wanted
to add more realism to the planks on the ship. The color on
the planks looked a little flat, so I wanted to enhance it a
little bit. Thanks to Terry Fike's exquisite idea on using Minwax's
wood finish marker, I was inspired to use it on my model. Here
is a picture of Mr. Fike's model:
You can get these
at your local hardware store such as Home Depot, Menards, or
even at the Wal-Mart shopping center. They are fairly cheap
(around $3.99) and can last a very long time. There are several
colors of the wood finish marker ranging from golden oak, pickled
oak, and red oak, depending on availability.
If you wish to buy
a canister of the wood finish, there are more selections of
colors to choose from. Here is the link to at least 20 different
colors of the wood finish available in retail:
http://www.minwax.com/products/woodstain/woodfinish-color.cfm
The cool thing about
the wood finish marker is that it can be refilled. You will
need to buy a canister of the wood finish for a refill. Here
is the method to do it:
Tools required:
" Empty Minwax Stain Marker
" Small can of Minwax stain - same color as the empty marker
" Tweezers
" Funnel
" Paper Towels
How To Refill a
Minwax Stain Marker
Source: http://miniatures.about.com/od/creatingminiatures/ht/refillstnmrkr.htm
1. Remove the felt
tip of the stain marker with tweezers.
2. Insert funnel
into the top of the stain marker. Press funnel down until valve
is open to let stain flow in.
3. Pour Minwax stain
into the funnel until marker is full.
4. Remove funnel
and replace felt tip with tweezers.
5. Depress tip into
pad of paper towels to get stain flowing.
For my model, I
did the painting first and then went over it with the "Golden
Oak" wood finish marker. Some modelers prefer applying
just the wood finish marker. Now, before you apply the wood
finish stain marker, you have to shake it a few times (there
is a ball inside the pen to mix the fluid similar to a paint
spray canister) and depress the tip a few times to start the
flow.
It is best to spread
the wood finish with an even stroke and back and forth in one
direction. If you mess up and there is too much fluid, quickly
use a towel and clean the area. Here is something important:
Do one layer first and let it dry, then add a second layer to
darken the color later. Add more layers until you are satisfy
with the color. Here is the finish product (note the darker
lines between the planks). This is the effect that you want.
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