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[carrucha]

Good tips everyone! Thanks!
carrucha

[MR BIGGS]

What I used on mine was the Model Masters decal woodgrain set, you get both shade's of wood and it looks like the real thing knots and all.




Good luck
Anthony R.

[Merkur XR4Ti]

I just got a woodgrain "decal" sheet from the Modelhaus, which they say should be used much like BMF. It's sticky on the back, not a water-slide decal, so you apply and trim just like BMF. I'll try it out and let you guys know how it works.

[santeras]

I generally just paint any woodgrain myself, as someone else said - it takes some practice but it's worth persevering just for the sense of satisfaction afterward!
For "standard" interior wood I use a dark Brown base (Humbrol Service Brown) then mix in some Flat White and paint some grain on with a small (read: tiny) brush. Then paint more grains over that with the original brown whilst its all still wet, this "blends" the grains you painted. For lighter woods just use differing shades of Brown or lighten the base colour with some flat pale yellow/sand for the lighter grains. If you want knotty wood simply add a few "blobs" of colour and paint the fine grains around them. The pic below is a GTX console I did recently...