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I actually spent more time squinting trying to focus on your awesome dock details in the background. The foreground details look great...it's a teaser picture isn't it? more, more...
Here is are a few more.
Fishing Net:
Rope Coil:
Adze:
Marty
Dave
I still have a lighthouse to build that will have a scratch built keepers cottage. It will be located off the front left edge of the diorama. I don't expect to enter this diorama in any competition and will be integrated into a 30" x 60" module along with some support structures/industry. Given the high cost of castings i need to be carefull not to over detail the Shipyard and under detail the other structures. Balance for the whole module is vital.
Now I'm off to build a couple chairs/stools to sprinkle around and then the grass, etc to finish it off. I've been using a mini diorama to practice on and i think I'm ready to commit.
Marty
Dave
Marty
Fantastic imagination and excellent execution - so to speak . . .
John
Being "retired" is suppose to give me more time, but I end up driving the girls around all day, well it seems like it. It leaves me about 1-2 hours at most of modelling time. However, when I get an idea I think it through when I'm driving and execution is rather quick when I get home.
Just finished some Muskoka chairs, now need to see how to fit them in the diorama. :-)
Marty
I did manage to get the studio lights out and get a bit more serious of taking photographs of the completed diorama.
Hold it, you say you are done the diorama?
Well, I am considering it DONE...oh darn! I forgot to glue on the life savers. oh well.
As before, you can see what the final touches were by click below.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1567408173484310.1073741865.1406375389587590&type=1&l=eaf4ffecd6
Here are some teasers.
The top view,
Frontish view.
Main dock view,
Sales Office view,
Derrick Dock Shed,
You can see all the completed diorama photographs here,
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1582926505265810.1073741866.1406375389587590&type=1&l=042de470c2
Marty
Jerry
Did anyone find the "secret" in the Sales Office photo?
Brett's phone number on the "for sale" sign is a very clever touch.
Karl. A
Respectfully,
John
Dave
An update at the Shipyard...
Well, "they" have caught up with the Owner of the Shipyard.
You my ask "Who are they?"
It's those Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) inspectors. Ever since the OSHA was passed in a couple years back (1970) all the government busy-bodies have been scrambling to understand what to do. Rather then understand the Act, they started sending out pencil pushers with clipboards to try to enforce the rules and regulations that are so complex it will take the average business owner decades to implement. The trouble is this Owner will be closing down the business when current ship is completed.
The inspectors wanted the Owner to clean-up the ship pit, as it was an accident waiting to happen; build a safety station; add railings around the main dock; water rescue equipment; train the employees about health and safety; the list that went on for 10 pages. If the Owner doesn't do it within 90 days "they" will close the Shipyard down. Now isn't that crazy!
You will never guess what the Owner did to show progress against the compliance list?
Marty
Dave
Dave
Dave, make sure you read the captions in the Facebook gallery as it has a lot more details. Maybe you can come with another different shipyard.
Marty
Dave
Dave, aah we try our best. I've been trying to design my layout to get see how I can fit The shipyard in. In my space it is a challenge. The two tracks in my limited space will result in curves that are 14" radius, not a good thing. If I had thought about it, I would have eliminated the track by the ship pit and just kept the loading dock one. (I have a Lighthouse and Keepers cottage to go on that side.) Or have a siding come off the loading dock track to the edge of the saw shed. My frustration with the layout design has me considering not using it at all and selling it, but my wife would be doing damage to me! I also have the Twin Mills sawmill to fit into all this somewhere. So my advice is to take the Shipyard Dio diagram and work out exactly how it will fit into the layout and be creative with the track work. (PS: if you are going to build it for competition(s) maybe a tweak in the Shipyard diorama layout might turn some eyes.???
Marty
The front left edge of the Derrick Dock area always bugged me. I could never get the block retaining wall to cover the whole area. There was ~0.5" of space that stood out like a sore thumb. So I decided to fix it - finally. I used a wet paper towel to loosen the glue and scrapped off the sand down to the bare wood.
Then I fiddled with some Hydrocal castings until I got the look that felt good.
I taped the edge of the diorama and added more smaller stones and sand. I stained the plaster with a blackish stain anfd then various dustings of chalks to give some colour. Then 50/50 water and matte medium to seal it all together.
Some final tweaks and it looks like a rocky shore line near a shipyard.
It's getting "ship-shape", next is a "tinge" of water to show low tide and it will be complete.
Marty
You are a wizard . . . looks really nice.
John