Lads, the wood 'look' has to be the biggest modelling cheat I know. I've got a feeling this cheat, sorry tip, came from our own Bunkerbarge. If it was somebody else, i apologise for the lack of credit. Just paint the prop in a light brown colour. I didn't have to as the plastic is a light tan colour. So, I just applied plain old simple wood dye to the plastic using a rough old small brush. The first coat will be light, so when all dry, apply another coat, which will darken things a touch more. Let this dry, if you like what you see, stop, if not, let it dry and go for another coat. It's that easy.
The brass, well I can take no credit for that. Its all down to Vallejo 'Bright Brass' nice stuff.