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Mitch
Respectfully,
John
The posting I made above yours, in my computer, shows five files with pictures. I do not know what is wrong but I may have to repost if you cannot see them.
Best regards,
Mitch
Firstly, thank you for persevering and making the effort to get your pics
showing. It was well worth your effort for us viewers.
Secondly I really like and noticed the colour difference between the 'new wood' ship
and the older wood scaffolding, It really creates a back story and shows that the boat
is freshly built where as the scaffolding has been put together from older, spare wood,
possibly left over from the previous boat that was built. It really adds a lot of depth
to the scene.
The scaffolding itself adds a lot of depth and intricacy to the overall view, such a great design element of the kit and very well excecuted by yourself. Even in these early stages it has a Wow! impact. Looking forward to your next progress post.
Karl.A
Quick question about the homasote base. Is it just for the picture or do you plan on using it as your base? I found from experience that a homasote base will warp a lot when fixing ground cover.
Fantastic job on the ship. The colors are amazing.
Jim
Respectfully,
John
The homasote I used to prop up the ship for its closeup is a scrap piece from the layout. Maybe I am lucky but I have not had any issues with the homasote and moisture from the scenery on top of it. The shipyard will be placed along with other kits on a peninsula on the layout. I do not know what the shipyard kit will ultimately be mounted on until I build the other kits and start arranging them .
Best regards,
Mitch
I just registered for Brett's forum and am quite late looking into your thread. You are doing a spectacular job on this kit. I built the Shipyard more than a year ago
and shared the build with Paul Smulders on another forum. You might want to take a look at http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=35029&SearchTerms=sierra,west,shipyard. I posted several pics of real shipyards that became a good reference for my diorama. Will follow you along on your current progress. Your craftsmanship really shows.
John Elwood
Thank you for the compliment and the reference to actual shipyards.
Best regards,
Mitch
There's no question that the scaffolding looks like it's been around for many previous construction projects, and the ribs of the ship are fresh cut. Also, I like how you can see "precision" in the construction of the ship and a "whatever" feel to the scaffolding and ramps.
Got any updates?
Bill
Mitch, here's something else that might interest you.
Thank you for the video link. Just watched it.
Best regards,
Mitch
Here is the base coming together.
The water will be made using an acrylic sheet.
Here is a view of the modified shipyard building on the base.
We will se if I can pull this all together.
Nice start on the scenery base, keep us up to date as you progress as there are many of us who are interested and following along.
Karl.A
Id like to hear more about your method on the water. Sounds interesting.
The shore line will be pressed against the water when it is finally installed so the gap will disappear.
Wes, the water is an old tried and true method.
The water is an acrylic sheet painted, in this case, on both sides to represent the gradual increase in the depth of the water by making it darker as it moves away from the shore. I just used water based acrylics and blended them the best I could. The good thing about this method is if you do not like the results you can just scrape it off and start over. I did that three times. The water surface itself is an acrylic gloss medium patted down on the surface and there are several layers. A thicker gloss medium will be used to make the waves later.
The toughest part of this section was fitting the dock supports onto the rock formation I put underneath it.
Best regards,
Mitch
John
Some progress has been made putting the Shelby's Marine buildings next to the Shipyard.
This is a picture of the slipway I built before I attached it to the water.
The slipway is bent down and epoxied to the water.
The slipway with supports attached.
Here is the rough placement of the buildings in relation to the slipway.
Long way to go but progress is being made. The next steps are installing the supports for the wharves and the trestle.
I have been following along the many builds that are going on at the moment. Just because I do not comment does not mean I am not impressed.
Best regards,
Mitch
Such a classic kit that is many builders favourite, please keep us up to date.
Glad to read that you have been following along with the many excellent builds here, be great to have you jump in more often.
Thanks for sharing your update with us.
Karl.A
If anyone is interested the algae color if from the Sennelier soft pastels Cinnabar green 752. I think its "not half bad" for a match.
Best regards,
Mitch