So whilst searching for something completely different, I ran across an article in Fine Scale Modler Magazine by a guy painting WW1 aircraft...
Why is this important?
The article is on how to do a quick woodgrain on smooth surfaces...
He painted the floor with Tamiya Buff, then Gloss cote. after it dried, he ran streaks of W&N Burnt Umber, then did things to them....
Total time, less drying, he claims 10 minutes....
So I am going to try it out, and as my test I took a tounge depressor and primed white, steel wooled, primed again, (to minimize any actual wood grain)
Painted VMC Tan Earth onn part, Birch on another part, then GlossCoted...
Tommorrow will be the Burnt Umber....
(After I re read the article a time or 3....)
George