Yeah, looks pretty darn close to perfect to me!!! 

Tanker - Builder

Peter ;

Last photo , of your model . What the h#$$ is wrong with that ? Looks good to me . Now , put the shiny water stuff on it and call it done .    T.B.

Not so fast T.B. Still got lots more to do yet.

Thanks fellow friends for your pats on the back. It sure settled my worries. So I had a crack at the Kraken. 

Very cool Peter!

All kinds of neet stuff to look at. Like a treasure hunt.

Hey ! DINNER ! 

 Calamari Is served ! LOL.LOL. Nice touch !

Tanker - Builder

You wanna come to New Braunfels , Tx.

If you convince him, I just need 4 hours' notice, as I'd like to shake that man's hand.  Well, and yours, too.

Then we can rock-paper-scissors as to whether to drag him to TexMex or Q

modelcrazy

Very cool Peter!

All kinds of neet stuff to look at. Like a treasure hunt.

 

Thanks. Yes it is a bit like that. At least it will give those not operating the bridge someting to look for.

CapnMac82

Tanker - Builder

You wanna come to New Braunfels , Tx.

If you convince him, I just need 4 hours' notice, as I'd like to shake that man's hand.  Well, and yours, too.

Then we can rock-paper-scissors as to whether to drag him to TexMex or Q

Thanks for great complement. I am for the TexMex or Q, and I'll buy the drinks.

Sorry to show similar images. 

Spent the whole day dry-brushing the water surafce with lighter shades for the water crests. When it dried I was glad that it went darker, as previously explained. Now it's not so noticeable. Yet the whole water surface became slightly lighter shade

Still lots of little touch-ups required. Then a three day drying period is needed before applying the varnish. Each coat requires 24 hrs drying time. Looking forward to see how it will look then.

Oh CapnMac82 !

Wouldn't that be the cat's meow ! I'd go for that too !

 Hi Peter !

 If you visit the States You better make it to TEXAS ! A warm welcome awaits !

Can you obtain some brew from home and treat us ?

Hmmmm;

 That looks pretty good to me . Now , don't go in ! There are sharks and kraken in there !

Tanker - Builder

Oh CapnMac82 !

Wouldn't that be the cat's meow ! I'd go for that too !

 Live hot dogs and Cats-up.

Tanker - Builder

Hmmmm;

 That looks pretty good to me . Now , don't go in ! There are sharks and kraken in there !

No way! 

PeterPan

I am for the TexMex or Q, and I'll buy the drinks.

One must needs be delicate in such matters, as this is Texas, and fisticufs have proken out about which venue is the ideal for TexMex or for BBQ.

Which gets quite complicated.  Lockhart, TX is but about 40-45 minutes up the road, and has, arguably, four of the best five barbecue joints in the entire State (and that by agreement of several periodicals, and also customers).

However, should there be an impasse, I would then offer up the Gristmill, there at New Braunfel's north side (in the former hamlet of Gruene ["Green"]).   The Gristmill has a fascinatingly varied menu of a little bit of everything.

I may be waxing a tad much, as this DFW metro area is wearing me down of late.  Which is arrgravated by being in sight of the stadia wher the Dallas Cowboys play, the Texas Rangers play, and the Six Flags amusement park.  Being in a toursit trap with chain establishments can be wearying.

Dry-brushing the wave crests looks great!

Thanks Gamera.

Today I will try to give the footings some depth. If it works out, I'll post that later today.

My Gosh you are talented.

I'm pretty much speechless, which is rare......

Greg

My Gosh you are talented.

I'm pretty much speechless, which is rare......

Not much to see here. Just a few touch-ups is all I had time for today. I was too tired after riding a 25 mile race. All the way I did not see one rider in front of me.

Played around with the bridge footings at water level. Tried to give a better impression than just cement and coloured water.

Then decided to add other sea creatures besides the kraken.

May get the kids to count how many jellyfish there are.

Geez Louize !

 Peter , You are going to make me go Bonkers . Not that I am the far from it anyway ! Build ships for over sixty years and you begin to see strange things . I used to have a lifestyle similar to you , after the first Missus passed .

 Turned out to be the best fish chef in the Bethel Island  California ,area . But here in the Great State of texas . I leave Q and Tex-mex to the pros . Because of dietary restrictions there are certain Q places I have to avoid .

I am the same way about sports too . When I was younger I would root for my favorite team . But , I never got caught up in it enough to make my house look like a team Gift Shop ! I know those who do though . Crazy I say !

 Are you going to leave anyplace safe for this old man to twiddle his toes in the water ? I have to say , The shallow water effect is just primo , mate !

Thanks T.B. for funny response. It sure does not look safe to use your toes for bait. Even the fish are swimming away for their lives.

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Was not too happy with the footings, so I visited our Missingham bridge to make observations. These footings had some barnacles on it. Also studied the reflections of the pier on the water.

Decided to follow this example. I avoided using a flood brown colour on the footings, for it would have a strong colour contrast with the bluish waters. So I used various shades of grey to neutralize colour comparisons. Exagerated the barnacles to make it look like barnacles at such a small scale.

Cleaned up the wharf. Added another submerged tentacle to the kraken (near side). With the gangway in place, the kraken will be partly hidden (a sneaky fellow). Painted the fish and jellyfish swimming away from the kraken.

Looks really great Peter  The acrylic varnish (several coats) will take care of the reflections. The footings look sweet with the barnacles. You may want to add that treatment to the wood pilings as well.

The colors and finsih are really coming together.  It really is starting to look wet.

The filling all the spaces with tidbits is a classic Disney practice.  Not only does it fill the visual field in ways we humans scant notice, but, it also helps provide a sense of wonder, of finding something no one else has--key items for a museum.

BTW, in Texas, our barbecue tradition comes from German immigrants who settled here largely in 1840-1850.  They moved to our Hill Country and settledinto the cattle & meat business.  In those days before refrigeration, smoke curing was a handy substitute.  Oak was plentiful, so, that's what the pits were stoked with.  By the early 1900s almost all the meat markets in Central Texas had an attached smoker.  Often, this was a way to slow cook low-value cuts, like brisket.  About the time of WWI, the shops started carrying side dishes for those not buying entire primals, or to-order cuts.  To this day, the "classic" form is to get meat on butcher paper with some bread and your choice of side dishes (beans, potato salad, cole slaw, etc.)  It was only after WWII that sit-down restaurants started featuring plated versions of the meals grabed as take-aways.

Texas being the wee sort of place that it is (800x800mi, call it 1000kmx1000km), differnt woods became regional preferences.  So, there can be disputes among Texans about the wood used. 

CapnMac82 ! 

 Hey ! quit yammerin about TEXAS chow ! We all know it's the best ! Besides you're making Me Hongry ! I kinda favor Mesquite and Oak wood for my  " Q " Still haven't learned how to make it myself though .  T.B.       There's a place close by that still serves it that way ! Besides I love Texas food of all types ! One look at me would confirm that !

Oh ! Peter ! 

 You are kickin it man ! That thing is killer . How will you ever let it go ? It looks like you put your heart and soul in there . I have a problem I have to share with you . When I do builds for the Rail Museum I almost hate to part with them , but no room here at home . 

 You are an artist sir . It is not easy to translate what the eye sees into believable miniature size .You have that gift in Spades . Good On You , Mate   T.B.

Oh wow love the marine life!!!

All the talk about Kraken and food makes me hungry for ojino bokkum (fried squid in Korean hot sauce) though...

modelcrazy

...You may want to add that treatment to the wood pilings as well.

Decided against that idea. These piers, I believe, are from Turpentine timber, which no barnacle would want to live on.

CapnMac82

The colors and finsih are really coming together.  It really is starting to look wet. . . 

Thanks Mac. You realize that since you've mentioned food, I've put on weight. If I sat on my bike now, the tires would blow.