Chris, your wood grain is really superb. I understand the burnt umber oils over desert yellow acrylic, mostly removed with a dry brush, but how do you get the convincing grain pattern and knots? Very realistic! 
Cheers,
Bob
I use a #9 brush dipped in thinners when I remove my oil paint Bob. I stroke the oils in the direction I want the grain to run and after a few strokes, I wipe the brush on an old towel to remove the oils from the brush. I keep stroking the paint, dipping the brush in thinners regularly to keep the oils easy to manipulate. When it's 'wet', it swirls around much better than when it's thick. Being loaded with thinners, it dries rapidly overnight.
.................and how did you do the "plumbing" on the right side and Cabanes? My word Chris, that, along with the wood grain and the work on the rest of the interior details, is absolutely spectacular. You are really excelling on this one!
Cheers,
Lance
I'm assuming here that you're referring to the bracing and control lines Lance? The bracing is that #8 guitar string material you put me on to. I was able to install it from behind the cabane structure. The lines I just ran down the inside of the wooden frames before I installed the cabane structure. As you see below, the cabane structure is almost all inclusive.
Once it's in place, it was easy to add the bracing from behind. From what I've built thus far, the engineering in this kit is superb.
Cheers,
Chris
