More interior work. Here is the fuel tank. The actual tank had flat sides but the floor boards will obscure the view so I neglected to build it that way.
I scratch built the instrument panel / firewall and the rudder controls. I’ll add the other details after I paint it the wood color.
A couple views of the interior work
Next I will try and demonstrate how I typically do wood staining.
First I primed everything with flat white primer
After that dried, I sprayed a base coat of Tamiya acrylic Desert Yellow
After this dried overnight, I applied a liberal coat of Windsor Newton Burnt Umber right out of the tube. No thinner added. Be sure to get all the nooks and crannies!
I let this set for at least two to twenty four hours. Be sure to not allow this to completely dry out for obvious reasons.
In this case, I left it for three hours. I think this allows the paint pigment to seep into the acrylic base a bit.
Next, I cut the bristles to stubs on a small brush. Using this dry, begin to rub off the oil paint working from the center of a panel towards the frame. Wipe as much paint off the brush as possible between panels.
Keep removing paint till the color looks good to your eye.
This technique produces an antique finish with lots of dark grunge in the joints and cracks.
Next I use dry longer bristle brush to lightly add wood grain details. Often I’ll have different panels perpendicular to each other.
Here’s a finished fuselage half compared to unfinished.
You can use different oil paints for lighter wood such as Yellow Ochre or Raw Sienna for a more reddish tone if you like.
After every dries for a few days I’ll start adding the final interior parts ( wireless, camera, ammo drums, etc.)
Hope you may find this useful.
Tim