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Hey all!
I just started building a 40k Skaven army and I need some help! I love the models, but they do have a lot of wood on them! Since these guys are supposed to be Space Raiders and trees are rather hard to come by in space... I was wondering how Dakka thinks I should go about removing the wood grain? For some, simply scraping or sanding them down flat works fine... however, for others, the part I want to remove is surrounded by a raised area that I'd like to keep on the model... I'm not explaining myself well, there are pictures here in my P&M blog as to what I mean:

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/329280.page

So what do you think?

-Josh

OK, I assume it is the shields.

There are two options.

Skim a thin layer of filling putty over the woody bits.

What I mean is, you plaster a putty like Milliput in there, then use a wet blade to scrape it off the ridges, leaving it in the crevices.

Alternatively, cut 0.25mm polystyrene sheet to fit the shields. Fill the edges after the cement has dried.

It's a nice idea for an army, good job!

Thanks Do you think that I'd be able to get the putty thin enough to cover the grain without covering the metal?

Milliput can be thinned into a paste with regular old tap water. I've heard people recommend prepping metal minis with a very thin layer of Milliput painted on the surface to fill tiny surface imperfections, which is far thinner than you'd need, for your purposes. Shouldn't be too hard to mix up something of a similar consistency to spackle/drywall filler that could be easily spread over the surfaces, filling in the grooves of the wood grain without adding to the size of the object.