{"id":95,"date":"2005-08-21T21:17:47","date_gmt":"2005-08-22T04:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=95"},"modified":"2005-09-10T20:08:30","modified_gmt":"2005-09-11T03:08:30","slug":"the-dock-continued-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/?p=95","title":{"rendered":"The Dock, continued again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Completing the structure<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

There are lots of pictures here, will take a while on a slower connection….
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Finally set aside some time to work on the dock scene a bit this weekend. Still not complete, but much further along. <\/p>\n

Picking up from where I left off in June, I assembled the structure of the dock.<\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

All the individual strips of planking were glued to a sheet of 1\/32″ thick plywood. I engraved the position of the planking onto these sheets so I could get the alignment accurate. The track layout and all the spiking holes were also added. There were 3 sheets in total.<\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

Once all the strips of planking were glued to the 1\/32″ thick ply, the entire sub assembly was put back into the laser and cut and engraved to shape.<\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

The completed sheets were glued to the dock structure and clamped in place.<\/p>\n

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The trackwork was all spiked in place onto the dock. This took several evenings of work, but went fairly easily as all the spike holes were pre-drilled and the outline of the rails engraved onto the planking.<\/p>\n

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Once all the trackwork was completed, I needed to make up the piles for the dock. I purchased a bunch (35 pcs) of 3\/16″ and 1\/8″ dowels for these. I cut these to length using my chop saw. This tool really pays off for a job like this!<\/p>\n

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Once cut, I stained all the pieces using the same dye I used for the planking. I just dumped them into the jar…<\/p>\n

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A couple of hundred pieces.<\/p>\n

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Once stained, I removed the pieces and let them dry on a paper towel.<\/p>\n

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I glued these pieces to some stripwood and made sections of 20 scale feet in length.<\/p>\n

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These will be glued along the inside edge of the dock.<\/p>\n

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I think this will look ok.<\/p>\n

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After talking it over with John, a change is in store in the design. He suggested I move the wall of piles back, under the dock, and add single piles in front to create more detail. I liked the idea, so some extra piles needed to be made up. I worked on a technique to create the look of piles that have been in the water a while. I started by staining the lower end of the pile.<\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

Once the lower end of the piles was stained, I applied a “wash” of an olive green paint, to create the look of algae growing on the submerged part.<\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

A bit of a white “discoloration” is needed as well, and this was done by drybrushing some white paint onto the upper part of the stained portion of the piles.<\/p>\n

For this I prefer using Acrylic paint. I pour a little out and work it into the brush.<\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

The remove most of it onto a paper towel<\/p>\n

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Then lightly brush it onto the pile, slowly working up a light layer of white paint.<\/p>\n

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I think the final results look pretty good.<\/p>\n

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I applied the same effect to all the piles I had previously glued onto the dock.<\/p>\n

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Looks nice and rotten.<\/p>\n

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Next, I glued on all the outer piles to the bottom of the dock. I worked upside down for this step.<\/p>\n

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and a test fit….<\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

Before installing the dock permanently, I thought I had better paint the backdrop, also, the green color of the wall was tricking my camera, making it hard to get a good representation of the colors. I am using two different shades of blue here, a very light, almost white, for the horizon, and a darker blue for the upper part of the sky. Its 3\/4 glaze, and 1\/4 latex paint, painted over a white primed surface. Using the glaze helps keep the paint wet, allowing it to be nicely blended from one shade to the other.<\/p>\n

I also painted the water surface a brownish grey. Not sure if I will stick with this color or not. <\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

With the backdrop and water surface painted, it is getting easier to take pictures. I have painted the outside of the rail, which was a bit tricky. I used an airbrush and diluted Floquil “Railroad tie brown” for this. I held a piece of cardboard up behind the rail while I painted it, otherwise there would have been too much overspray, and I didn’t want to overdo it. I stained the planking between the rails to simulate a bit of grime. Studying some old pictures of tracks on docks, this was a common effect.<\/p>\n

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Here I stuck a Jordan truck on the dock, just to see how the finished scenes might look. While it is still a long way from complete, I think I will be able to get the look I am hoping for.<\/p>\n

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When I painted the water surface, I also painted a scrap piece of wood, so I could do a test to see how the color looks with the water added. I will likely use a layer of Enviro-Tex, and then follow up with a layer of silicone to create the ripples. I have not have much success in the past getting ripples into Enviro-Tex, it just seems to want to go flat! By starting with a layer of Enviro-Tex, even if it is flat, adding a wave layer with silicone will create lots of depth, than with just silicone alone.<\/p>\n

Here is a sample with just the silicone. Still not sure on the water’s color…<\/p>\n

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\nImage copyright 2005 Tim Warris<\/p>\n

A “mini” scene with some Jordan vehicles and a Sheepscot Scale Models Pile driver. Would look better with some water. That will come later.<\/p>\n

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So far, so good. The majority of the dock structure is complete, still a few details to add, like a wood ledge across the front edge and a few other details. I will be adding building fronts all along the backdrop. All wood buildings, one warehouse with a series of jib cranes, and lots of dormers. I am hoping to create a scene with lots of activity.<\/p>\n

Once complete, I will add the car ferry apron and the removable car ferries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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