Fish Fluke Lighthouse

[Joe]

Chipped away the wavy gravy hydrocal.  I cast a new foundation and set it into the flat ground before I carefully poured some new hydrocal.  I had to replace a few rocks because I was a bit rough in removing the hydrocal. 

[Keep It Rusty]

Great work, Joe.

That Hydrocal casting looks wonderful. Do you use foam board when casting?

[postalkarl]

Hey Joe:

WQW!!!!! That is just beautiful.

Karl

[Jerry]

Great looking lighthouse!


Jerry

[Opa George]

Very impressive, Joe. Your eye for detail is evident.  Love the colors of the rock castings.  Of course the lighthouse is a triumph, too.
--Opa George

[Joe]

Karl!  Great to hear from you, thanks.

Still a bit of work to do on the lighthouse, George.  I have the back door and chimney to install (more to come)  I will finish up some of the landscaping tonight.  Here is Canada it is -18 C or 0 F (great temps for modelling)

Craig, in my big comeback I have devoted a ton of time to casting, trying different materials, techniques, etc.  My next project is a mill, I will document all my progress and techniques shortly.  (some experiments have been complete failures, that is why I know I will be successful someday!)

Joe

[Joe]

Added a bit of scenery on the rocks and around the lighthouse.  I still have to add a chimney, back door and the wind vent on the light structure, then lights.  I was worried about a ship wreck until the lights were installed so I placed a scratch built fishing shack with rescue boat beside it for now

[PRR Modeler]

Excellent job on the diorama.

[tom.boyd.125]

Joe,
Welcome to the Forum...your lighthouse looks great !
Thanks for the bowling alley signs you sent me over a decade ago too...
Tommy

[Joe]

Hi Tom, 10 years ago, seems like yesterday I made the Bowling Alley (that was a good one)

I added the a brace doors on the different foundations.  Made and cast a couple of brick chimneys (will explain that process in another thread). Installed the chimneys, would been a more enjoyable process if I did that before shingles! 

I made some scratch hurricane vents for the top of the lighthouse superstructure. 

I started to make a flock of seagulls too!  I am getting close to done and can't wait to start my next project. 

[Joe]

A couple of final lighthouse pictures.  Complete with chimney, painted stairs, vents, seagulls and a light!

[PRR Modeler]

Very cool.

[GPdemayo]

Excellent build Joe.....great scene.