Pratt's Cove

[PRR Modeler]

Larry I mixed Vallejo Slimy Grime Light 73.823 and Tamiya NATO Black XF-69 which has a grayish tint when dry. I experimented until I got the shade I liked.

[Larry C]

Larry I mixed Vallejo Slimy Grime Light 73.823 and Tamiya NATO Black XF-69 which has a grayish tint when dry. I experimented until I got the shade I liked.

Whatever works for you go with it. That's what's so fascinating about this hobby; seeing how others handle the same tasks.

[robert goslin]

Nice looking algae Larry.
And add a slime line (green wash) right across the bottom of all the rock wall. How high you go depends on the tides.

Are you going to have pylons against the wall ? If so, you will want to add barnacles, I find N scale ballast good for that.

[Larry C]

Nice looking algae Larry.
And add a slime line (green wash) right across the bottom of all the rock wall. How high you go depends on the tides.

Are you going to have pylons against the wall ? If so, you will want to add barnacles, I find N scale ballast good for that.

Thanks for the tips Rob. I'm probably won't be using pylons against the wall. I'll be using a medium grey ballast on the bottoms of all the dock posts then colored that with green chalks. I'll be using green chalks with clear alcohol to do the slime line across the bottoms of the wall and on the bottom of the rocks when I get to that point.

[Pennman]

Larry,

Wow! five pages and I didn't know you were building this. I guess I need
to spend more time on here. I like the change you made for the sea wall. The
rocks do look better than the ramp. And the seagrass makes it pop.

Rich

[Larry C]

Larry,

Wow! five pages and I didn't know you were building this. I guess I need
to spend more time on here. I like the change you made for the sea wall. The
rocks do look better than the ramp. And the seagrass makes it pop.

Rich

Thanks Rich and hope you tag along.

[Jerry]

Larry great job on the wall.
Nice coloring and the ad seaweed growth.

Jerry

[Larry C]

Larry great job on the wall.
Nice coloring and the ad seaweed growth.

Jerry

Thank you Jerry. The rock coloring was easy....they're real rocks. Added the seaweed to fill in the gaps between the rocks. The wall itself is from Couch and was weathered prior to installation.

[labdad]

Looking GREAT!
Very realistic.
Keep going!
MJinTN

[Larry C]

Looking GREAT!
Very realistic.
Keep going!
MJinTN

Thanks Marty and glad you stopped by.

[Larry C]

Decided to get the dock built before I went any further. Since I hate trying to work with dowels I went with 8x8's for the legs instead. Not wanting a totally square looking leg I did a little work on them. Started by wire brushing them a bunch of times then I sanded off the edges to get rid of the squared look. After that I took each leg and turned it clockwise in a piece of sandpaper. While not round they're not square either. Colored with my usual chalks & clear alcohol then gave them a liberal coat of A&I. The actual deck is made from 6x6's for a frame then covered with 1x4's for a beefier look. The "barnacles" were made by dipping each leg into white glue then re-dipping them into a container with medium grey ballast.



Here's another angle of the dock.



With the dock set in place I thought it would be easier to paint the water color on the wood before gluing in place. I started with a light blue craft paint along the sea wall. The shallower the water the lighter the color and visa versa. Before the light blue paint dried I used a blue for the rest of the area and blended the light into the regular.



Prior to glueing in place I used dark green chalk and clear alcohol and carefully dabbed the color onto the "barnacles" and allowed to dry. Then the dock was glued into place and I set the building in place to see what it would look like.

Next I want to extend the "dock look" down the left side of the building and add rails on the side where the second story opening is. Thanks for stopping by and for all your great comments and/or suggestions; they're really helping with this build.

[PRR Modeler]

Nice job on the legs, barnicles, and dock Larry.

[Larry C]

Nice job on the legs, barnicles, and dock Larry.

Thank you Curt; I appreciate your comments.