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Easiest way is:

Base coat tan or light brown. 
Dry brush a darker brown kind of representing wood grain. 
Cover with Tamiya clear orange. 
 

I’ve only done it with Tamiya acrylic paints, but other similar products would probably work. 

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4 hours ago, Erik Smith said:

I’ve only done it with Tamiya acrylic paints, but other similar products would probably work. 

I only have Tamiya paints at the moment so it’s good to know that they work with this technique. Appreciate you taking the time to answer my question. 
 

Stay safe and enjoy!

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1 hour ago, Russell C said:

For flat uninterrupted panel areas, I cheat:  cutout areas from magazine pages that show finely grained wood, doublesided taped to the interior.

GTMX-5 interior.jpg

Interesting idea. Unfortunately, my panels are not smooth. Thanks for the idea.

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6 hours ago, CabDriver said:

I have a technique I like to use with a fan brush and two colors of whatever brown paint I have to hand…doesn’t need to be anything fancy…

If you go to this thread and scroll down towards the bottom I posted some pics of painting some grain:

 

Thanks for the link. The build looks really interesting. 
I’ll give your technique a try. 
stay safe and enjoy!

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12 hours ago, Erik Smith said:

Easiest way is:

Base coat tan or light brown. 
Dry brush a darker brown kind of representing wood grain. 
Cover with Tamiya clear orange. 
 

I’ve only done it with Tamiya acrylic paints, but other similar products would probably work. 


Easy to remember, thanks sir..

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4 hours ago, peteski said:

Contac "paper" is a vinyl film which shrinks slightly after few years. Don't ask how I know.

I admit to decorating the dashboard of my car man y years ago when a wood trim dash was a thing. The guy I sold it to called me about a year later to cuss me out. 

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Our best lessons are from our mistakes.

The dry brush technique works very well. Start with a light base color and work darker shades each layer. Making sure each layer of paint is dry before laying on the next works best for me. It gives the grain more definition. 

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