I'm presently refurbishing my built Piko forest watch tower. Given it a good clean with Isopropyl alcohol, fixed all those debonded struts and the odd damaged bits, given it a priming and a new colour coat of Halfords Rover Maple (an almost exact match to the original brown). Will give it a finishing coat of Halfords clear matt enamel.
My question is this - how do I replicate the original "weathered" wash finish, to fill in the "woodgrain", of the original ? I have never used, applied or made up a colour wash finish in all my years of modelling. Why ? I like my stuff "fresh out the works" in appearance normally but I realise this will not do in this instance. Any ideas ?
A Piko forest watch tower -
My question is this - how do I replicate the original "weathered" wash finish, to fill in the "woodgrain", of the original ? I have never used, applied or made up a colour wash finish in all my years of modelling. Why ? I like my stuff "fresh out the works" in appearance normally but I realise this will not do in this instance. Any ideas ?
A Piko forest watch tower -