Thanks for all nice comments guys...it's appreciated.
Loyld,
my dioramas 15 years ago stunk out loud, I'm sure if you keep at your building, you'll find each completed model you do is better than your last. In my building I found if I planned the diorama out before I build it, things turns out better in my work.
SuperNova
Thanks for noticing the seagulls! I searched hobby shops, craft shops and gift stores here in Rhode Island no scale gulls were to be found..I carved mine from wood, it took a few tries(never tried this before), the two I used were the best I could do.... they needed to be on the model diorama just like the real gulls that "bombed us" when we worked on a lighthouse or buoy.
Ocean State builder...
The scale is 1:35 very popular with the military model folk. My figures are a "mish mash" of Verlinden, Eduard and Tamiya's figures. The bodies, limbs and heads were intermingled among the kits, the Verlinden are resin and have the best detail(especially the heads) over the injection molded figures. And thanks for your comments, you do some awesome work.
Mike(USCG Ret)