what Vallejo colors do you use for wood decks?

[Delta]

Hi guys, got my Raj naval battle group yesterday and I'm getting ready to paint them in the next week. What colors do you use for the wooden decks? I prefer Vallejo paints as I am used to their viscosity and I like the dropper bottles. Thanks!

[Ruckdog]

I haven't used Vallejo paints for decking yet, but this is what I've heard works well from painters who use those paints extensively:

I have yet to find a 'perfect' color scheme for wooden decking on a miniature. But these are the best colors I have found so far. You should experiment for a 'look' that pleases you. My current favorite wooden deck scheme is a base coat of Iraqi Sand (819) followed by a wash of Desert Yellow (977). For the wash use a very fine brush and make very short strokes in the direction of the planking. Then do the same thing with a wash of Brown Sand (876) again with very short strokes.

You can find that and other good advice in the Vallejo Paint Table in this thread over at the Axis & Allies Forumini:

http://aaminis.myfastforum.org/about22884.html

This is what the results of that method look like: