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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