How to paint realistic wooden propellers for WW1 aircraft scale models

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5 жыл бұрын

Painting laminated wooden propellers for First World War aircraft models can appear daunting, but this video shows you a simple and bulletproof method. It gives you a wood grain effect, and it's actually extremely easy, you just need to follow the process. Plus, the absolute beauty of this method is that it is very forgiving - if you don't like how its turning out, it is exceptionally easy to wipe it off and try again.
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@Carfilliot 2 жыл бұрын

My god, a model maker who remembers how to use a PAINT BRUSH!!!! I salute you.

@DavesModelWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Heh heh, thank you Carfilliot! :)

@forrynz7308 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Fantastic tutorial. Thanks so much.

@paulalexander4477 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thanks - makes such a difference!

@johnboy384 5 жыл бұрын

Impressive. Very nicely done.

@bugler75 5 жыл бұрын

That’s wood, Dave!!!!! Absolutely convincing, mate. Ian

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, I'm humbled!

@occamsrayzor 5 жыл бұрын

That looks fantastic, Dave.

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. How've you been lately? What are you building at the moment?

@triruns 5 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous, Dave. Very convincing.

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Triruns :)

@tonyjewell8141 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant many thanks this will make my DR1 a lot easier

@BlindStag 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial Dave !!!!

@hensleyshobbies-doug7761 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! It does look like the real thing Dave! Great tip and great job on that prop! Thanks man!

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hensley.

@ScipionLaurentiend 5 жыл бұрын

that was a big help,thanks friend...I am working on a Fokker DR.I and the prop was quite worrisome until now...

@geoffmapes1684 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave, enjoyed this video. A great job!

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Geoff, glad you found it useful :)

@happy_trigger Жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome result and superb tutorial, Thank a lot!

@DavesModelWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad you like it!

@crackerbarrel6965 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video sir! Thanks sooooo much for sharing!

@DavesModelWorkshop 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@styrenehelp 5 жыл бұрын

Great wood Dave. It looks so realistic.

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bilko. Cheers mate :)

@soerenfeddersen3560 5 жыл бұрын

Beautifull model. Can´t wait for your aluminium texture tutorial.

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

It's definitely in the pipeline Soeren, I promise.

@noahandgabrielsmodels3387 5 жыл бұрын

Yep ! Great vid, great info. Nice one Dave.

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :) Cheers, Dave

@ecosurfshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave - its a great help - keep 'er lit

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon!

@edition_sixscalediecastmod6084 5 жыл бұрын

excellent guide and end result!

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers, thanks for the feedback.

@qualiarob5951 Жыл бұрын

Cracking video, Dave. This tutorial is really going to help with my build. Thank you.

@DavesModelWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope it comes out well for you :)

@larrybrown1824 5 жыл бұрын

thanks Dave. Can't wait to try this next time I do crates for my 1/35 scale mods.

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

It should work just as well for any wooden surfaces.

@evilscience3164 5 жыл бұрын

Well done Sir, well done indeed. Thank you.

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks EvilScience. (Great name, btw) Dave

@Snoozie09 4 жыл бұрын

I've watched this like three times this year. Totally meditative.

@DavesModelWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I've had some people suggest I should do ASMR videos, but there are too many people already doing that! :D

@Snoozie09 4 жыл бұрын

Haha no way! Just keep up the good work. No other channel has your vibe💯

@adamsapple7193 5 жыл бұрын

"That's wood, Dave!" Great work!

@EMTBAFV 3 жыл бұрын

Looks really nice

@DavesModelWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jpscalesp.r5529 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video man got some talent awesome tips I'll put them to use

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks JP! Hope it's of use.

@catlady8324 2 жыл бұрын

That Scale-a-ton method looks even better!

@mikewagner9553 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome tip looking good

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike.

@patrickrobinson-mh5jw 5 жыл бұрын

very well done good technique

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick :)

@humheinrahi 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@DavesModelWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@garyparker2969 5 жыл бұрын

That's 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲 Awesome Work Brother, Thank You for Sharing Your Skills n Knowledge with us. God Bless All

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Gary. Hope you're well mate. Dave

@Hurtone 5 жыл бұрын

thanks!!!

@j.s.connolly8579 2 жыл бұрын

If you want to simulate MORE "Layers" just add more lines! But YES THIS is SPOT ON! WELL DONE! I LOVE Your Vidz Dave! I build WWI in 1/72 but the same effects all apply! :D

@DavesModelWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@buijs1967 9 ай бұрын

Cool, i cannot wait to do my Dornier Do X 😁

@lancecaldwell3874 5 жыл бұрын

Nice vid Dave. Reminds me of your , how to wood effects. Very nice Eindecker. Will look great above your helmets. If you need some steel effects, raid the pencil sharpener. The graphite is very convincing if you use it like Mig pigments. Cheers mate.

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Ahh, that's a good suggestion Lance. I feel the metal hub could look a little better - I might give that a try. Cheers mate, D

@user-nc8qh1sv3k 5 жыл бұрын

nice!

@usssaratogacv3lefevre978 5 жыл бұрын

Might try your wood effect on a ship's deck. Trying to do teak deck.

@PtroX 2 жыл бұрын

Genius

@MottysMilitaryModels 5 жыл бұрын

Brill stuff Dave ! I always struggle to paint wood. I got it perfect on my tiger build for the wooden block but I forgot what I used !! Lol !! Anyway him going to try some of these bits on my bits of wood I'll no doubt have in a project ! Hope you are all well matey

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Motty - good luck with it, chat soon, Dave

@malcolmbolton1473 5 жыл бұрын

Fantasic job Dave,outstanding look,some great tips & ideas here,I have 4 WNW kits in my stash,including the twin engined Gotha bomber,so i will definately be giving these techniques a try for sure when the time comes for sure,cheers

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Oooh, I'd love to try the Gotha - it would be massive, but such a damn fine looking plane!

@malcolmbolton1473 5 жыл бұрын

The Gotha,now out of production of course,I picked up mine second hand through a guy on ebay for just under $200,I was the third bidder,the shipping was the killer though but,got a set of white metal landing gear from the UK for it as well,seeing as it's such a large,fragile aircraft once built,also got a manual called building the wingnut wings Gotha G.IV. from France that is also now out of print,so it's kinda an all round the world aircraft My Gotha you might say?,lol,also heard a whisper on KZfaq somewhere awhile back that WNW maybe going to release the later war,last version of the Gotha at some stage as well?,cheers

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, that sounds like a magnificent project! I'm well impressed.

@malcolmbolton1473 5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha,hope to get started on it early in the new year sometime man?,too many other things on my bench ATM on the go,I have cars,planes,tanks & amoured vehicles,figures & a couple of ships,getting the time to do them all is the killer I'm afraid?,I have many kits in my stash,sold a lot of my car stuff off a few years back when I got back into military modelling after about a 30 break?,but this year I got back into doing cars again as I love doing cars most of all,closely followed by aircraft,I wouldn't mind doing the lozenge pattern camouflage on the Gotha if I could eh?,cheers

@skipschauer5535 Күн бұрын

I find airbrushing the colors seems to work best!

@j.s.connolly8579 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you can do this Dave... But I would LOVE to see a Tutorial on "Spun Aluminum" like how they had on the cowls of Eindeckers back then?!

@erick_gomez204 5 жыл бұрын

Just what I was looking for! For my dads fokker dr1

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Cool! Let me know how you go! Cheers, Dave

@pgabrieli 5 жыл бұрын

excellent results, thanks for sharing. just a quick question: how long did you wait between the oil filter/wash coats? thanks again!

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Not long - about ten minutes between each.

@bullgrim 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, Dave!!!! Speaking of WnW...How u feel about that new Lancaster? Looks like theres a new era ahead with that stressed surface it has!!!!!!

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Those surfaces look, quite simply, amazeballs. I love it. I'm never going to buy it, but it's a game changer, agreed.

@markblackman1109 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Can I ask what type of thinners do you use

@Z0M77 4 жыл бұрын

he mentioned plain old mineral turpentine, cheap as, some ppl use zippo lighter fluid also ive heard

@ChrisSmith-nm8gb 5 жыл бұрын

Looks great. Yes I forgot to ask you, how long before we see a Lancaster on that work bench?

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, Chris, I have a strong love for the Lanc - it's one of my top 3 favourite aircraft of WW2. But I have neither the display space nor budget for one of them in 1/32 scale!

@lancebuttox9637 5 жыл бұрын

Wow fantastic, that is wood

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lance.

@hanleysoloway7965 5 жыл бұрын

ah you're great Dave, but the inside of a plastic cup as a paint pallette?

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Heh heh, Hanley, you have caught me out as the lazy bugger I am. It was the closest clean mixing surface, I was too lazy to get up and walk a metre and a half to get a proper pallette! ;)

@paulcorrigan649 23 күн бұрын

Thanks for this. Do you not find the white spirit removes the acrylic?

@DavesModelWorkshop 23 күн бұрын

Not if I use it sparingly. If I slosh it on it does affect the base acrylic, but with a subtle touch it is safe.

@j.s.connolly8579 2 жыл бұрын

You can ALSO use a "Dry Brush" of acrylic paints in darker and lighter tones to simulate "Wood Grain" effects. These techniques can ALSO be applied to ANY "WOOD" parts! Seats, Side Panels, Struts, Etc.

@DavesModelWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Very true. I love dry brushing, one of my favourite techniques.

@ianmorris4922 4 ай бұрын

Awesome Dave m8! I must ask,did you rig the EIV??

@DavesModelWorkshop 4 ай бұрын

Yes I did - you can see the video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fL9doNKB0b3ckqM.html

@YoannGUILLEMENET 3 жыл бұрын

Nice ! Thx you. What do you use to wash your oil paint ?

@DavesModelWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

I use mineral turpentine. It's a little harsh compared to some other thinners, but it's cheap and it works for me :)

@YoannGUILLEMENET 3 жыл бұрын

@@DavesModelWorkshop thank you. Im oil painter and I made ship with acrilic because I was scared to use essence de térébenthine with plastic.

@stevebaga4391 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic job! But…how long do I have to wait before making oil washing? Otherwise the oil thinner will wash away the previous layer of oil color…

@DavesModelWorkshop 6 ай бұрын

I left mine 30 minutes or so, the oil thinner shouldn't affect the bottom acrylic layer.

@paulbentham1721 Жыл бұрын

Hi Dave, having watched your how to paint realistic wooden propellers I tried to replicate your method for my Fokker DR1 prop. All was going really well until I applied the oil wash which just stripped the base acrylic paints off 😮. I used Liquitex heavy body acrylic Burnt Sienna for the dark wood and a 60:40 mix of white Pebeo acrylic with the burnt sienna for the light wood. Then I mixed some Windsor and Newton Burnt Unber oil with Tamiya 400 levelling thinner and applied the wash. After the first coat the base acrylics lifted and bubbled and in some areas completely lifted leaving the red plastic showing through. Should I use a different thinner with the oil for the wash?

@DavesModelWorkshop Жыл бұрын

Hmm, that's a tricky one. Did you apply a primer? I'd try applying a solid coat of primer first, so you can't get back down to bare plastic. Maybe a slightly thicker acrylic layer, if you won't lose too much detail? You're doing everything right, it might just be a little too much for those foundation layers if they're a bit thin? Good luck.

@paulbentham1721 Жыл бұрын

@@DavesModelWorkshop ok thanks; I’ll try a primer base coat (although the video didn’t mention this part of the process) thanks again 👍

@DavesModelWorkshop Жыл бұрын

@@paulbentham1721 Hi Paul, I didn't bother with a primer in this video, it usually isn't necessary, but in your case it might help (I hope!)

@paulbentham1721 Жыл бұрын

@@DavesModelWorkshop thanks Dave, as you mentioned that enamel paints wouldn’t work with the oil wash I’ve given the prop a single coat of Humbrol Matt Brown as a “primer” and now in the process of applying the acrylic light snd dark wood coats. A friend also suggested not to use the Mr Hobby 400 thinner but to use a straight “white Spirit” to thin the oil burnt umber oil paint so will try that and let you know. Cheers Paul B

@jerrywilkins6167 2 жыл бұрын

How long to let the acrylics dry before doing the washes?

@DavesModelWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын

Acrylics dry pretty fast - you could try an hour if you're in a rush, but I would recommend overnight if you have the time.

@carlosallende2595 Жыл бұрын

I found your tutorial interesting, and very much enjoyed your commentary, educative/instructive as well as entertaining/down to earth. Regarding your mentioning application of gloss for the purists, I would have thought that your leaving the satin/semi-gloss finish; rather than applying gloss afterward; would have a truer to scale gloss look about it. Wouldn't the application of glossy finish coats appear out of scale? In any case, in my opinion, I think your finish, on that scale, does look glossy and true to scale, I am so impressed with your work, and Thank You for your inspiring, entertaining videos, Have Fun, Carlos.

@DavesModelWorkshop Жыл бұрын

HI Carlos, thank you for your kind words. In hindsight (I did this video a couple of years ago) I think a semi-gloss or satin finish would look better - agreed. Dave

@carlosallende2595 Жыл бұрын

@@DavesModelWorkshop I didn't realise how many of your postings I've been enjoying over the past three or four years. Will you be having any exhibitions; or engaging in any upcoming competitions in Melbourne, or Yarraville? I've noticed your love of local buildings, and would love the opportunity to see your handiwork first hand, Carlos.

@DavesModelWorkshop Жыл бұрын

@@carlosallende2595 Thanks so much :) I had an exhibition earlier this year (June 2022) - hopefully I'll have another mid-2023? If you follow me on Instagram (just search for David Hourigan Miniature Artist) it's the best source for news of upcoming shows. Cheers, Dave

@carlosallende2595 Жыл бұрын

@@DavesModelWorkshop Thank You, it will be fantastic

@ethanrowland3671 5 жыл бұрын

you can buy xf-59 in acrylic ;)

@DavesModelWorkshop 5 жыл бұрын

I know, but I'm too cheap to buy it if I can make it myself using what I already have! I'm such a cheapskate Ethan... ;)

@michaelc9310 5 жыл бұрын

your last comment struck me... Yesterday I watched your video "When do Scale Models Become Art?" and you had me convinced they are indeed art... and yet in this video you say the opportunities to be "artistic" are few and far between. (PS I think the way you apply glue is artistic! LOL)

@Rorynes 4 жыл бұрын

The Fokker reminds me story about the RAF hero Douglas Bader when was giving a talk at an upmarket girl’s school about his time as a pilot in the Second World War.“So there were two of the f***ers behind me, three f***ers to my right, another f***er on the left,’ he told the audience. The headmistress went pale and interjected: ‘Ladies, the Fokker was a German aircraft.’ Sir Douglas replied: ‘That may be madam, but these f***ers were in Messerschmitts’.”

@TalosLordOfNight 4 жыл бұрын

The oil wash does not work at all. I tried all the exact same colors and the results were awful the oil paint is way to thick

@DavesModelWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

Can you apply the oil thinner? - Dave

@TalosLordOfNight 4 жыл бұрын

Dave's Model Workshop I ended up just brushing thinner into the propeller and that made it better but the results did not truly shine until I sprayed a gloss coat over it. Really looks great now. That oil paint was totally different from the paints I normally use.

@DavesModelWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын

@@TalosLordOfNight Cool, I'm so glad it worked for you mate! Nice one :)