wood grain pattern case

[tauburn]

Thanks guys.  Painting it was a pain in the ass.  Even thin coats had a tendency to fill the "grain" and sit on the surface, so after each thin coat I had to blot with a paper towel to push the paint into the grain and remove excess paint.  Ended up applying more thinner coats than I would normally do, but it was a nice day and I had the time, for once, so it was worth it.

i was going to do exactly what you did (with klaxon and all) with mine but was worried this would happen.

[cytoSiN]

I didn't even think of it until I started to paint.  Necessity is the mother of invention, I guess.  I think it worked out fine in the end.

[jdeblese]

Interesting idea! Gotta try it when I can get ahold of a brush.

For people looking for a wood texture, have you considered drybrushing it? Give it a dark base coat (or use a black case) and then paint lightly using a lighter color with a brush that's almost dry. The paint will only stick to the raised areas, highlighting the texture. Do it with multiple colors of varying dryness to increase the effect.

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Notice how the wood is darker in the cracks?

I'll do some experiments if I can find the materials.

[balanar]

Gotta wait till someone does it with a nice brown colour...

[cytoSiN]

I'll probably do my next one brown to go with the Sindarin GB.

[SeriouSSpotS]

This is quite a cool mod, might have to give this a try.