Pratt's Cove

[Rick]

Not sure if I would have noticed the square pilings if you hadn't mentioned it.
So far so good.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Coming on nicely, Larry.

Cheers, Mark.

[Larry C]

Not sure if I would have noticed the square pilings if you hadn't mentioned it.
So far so good.

Thanks Rick, much appreciated. That's good so knocking off the edges on the pilings worked as I had hoped.

Coming on nicely, Larry.

Cheers, Mark.

Thank you Mark and thanks for stopping by.

[Jerry]

Larry a very nice job on those pilings.
Good coloring and nice barnacles.

Jerry

[friscomike]

Howdy Larry,

The pier looks great with the shed and seawall.  This promises to be another nice build.

Have fun,
mike

[Larry C]

Larry a very nice job on those pilings.
Good coloring and nice barnacles.

Jerry

Thank you Jerry; appreciate your nice comments.

Howdy Larry,

The pier looks great with the shed and seawall.  This promises to be another nice build.

Have fun,
mike

Thank you Mike; I hope so.

[Larry C]

After finishing the dock I wanted to have the wood decking continue around the building. Used 2x10's given my usual treatment and extended the decking down the left side. This will be an area with lots of details.



On this side I wanted rails coming into the scene. I use Ho scale rail and set it as a narrow gauge with 2 ft between the rails. Being a New England scene I went with that gauge because of the 2 ft narrow gauge that existed in Maine. I measured the distance between the rails then glued them in place. There won't actually be a car on the tracks so the precision wasn't critical. Used 1x6's for the decking and between the rails.



Her's a better view of the rails that run to the back edge of the diorama. The transitioning between the wood was interesting but worked out just fine. Next I think I'm going to switch gears and start working on the fishing boat that will go in front of the dock. I want the boat finished before I even think of adding the water. Thanks for stopping by for a look and for all your great comments and all those helpful suggestions.

[Philip]

  Fantastic!

[Rick]

Looking good.

[robert goslin]

Great looking dock Larry.  And nice that you've include some nod to a railroad by including the rails.

To appreciate how small those Maine 2 footers were, here's one next to a standard gauge loco.

[deemery]

Light narrow rail, white flags running extra.  With that many boxcars, I'm guessing this would be Sandy River & Rangley Lakes.

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Larry great job so far. I assume there will be stairs to get off the platform to the ground? Also, I like the green metal roof.

Robert that photo shows the true size difference.