Working Bridge and Boat Diorama

mmthrax

Hello Peter, I finally got caught up with your project.  Blown away!!  

I really like the bouys, the foamwork, the driftwood, the fences and posts.  Good grief I could go on and on.  Carry on sir.  You are doing exemplary work.  Loving this build.

Thank you Mark.

Glad to see your first diorama with the Blue Angels. Looking forward to your next one.

ejhammer

Very realistic looking. Amazing use of materials and skills in this diorama.

Thank you.

Hello Peter, I finally got caught up with your project.  Blown away!!  

I really like the bouys, the foamwork, the driftwood, the fences and posts.  Good grief I could go on and on.  Carry on sir.  You are doing exemplary work.  Loving this build!!

PFJN

Wow, your build looks great 

Thank you PFJN.

CapnMac82

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Dang, that's sharp.  Economical, too.

Thank you CapnMac82.

Tanker - Builder

 Peter .

Did You know you could've saved yourself some time and trouble ? There is a model rail site out there that sells all the Catttails and Weeds you need ...

There is nothing better than making your own. You can create it just how you like it to be.

Wow, your build looks great 

PeterPan

 

 

Dang, that's sharp.  Economical, too.

 Peter .

Did You know you could've saved yourself some time and trouble ? There is a model rail site out there that sells all the Catttails and Weeds you need . I do know that your Museum probably has a budget for you . Be careful there . 

 That said , I like your waterfront weeds . 

Give me a day or two and I'll get you the new one .

To continue:

The grass patches seen above are test results.

Tanker - Builder

Yes ; Peter,

 And right now I am helping my team build a display in our Rail-Road Museum depicting New Braunfels downtown and our beautiful Landa park with the lake and little train .

 You see , the problem is , once you start you can never get away from it . Folks in the Museum will say , " Well , you did the Bridge everyone loves " " Can you do this "? and so on .

 If you want to see us go to Newbraunfelsrailroadmuseum.com

 

Hello T.B.

Sorry, but I thought you were no longer working for the museum. Nice to know that you are back there.

The website address you gave does not exist.

Yes ; Peter,

 And right now I am helping my team build a display in our Rail-Road Museum depicting New Braunfels downtown and our beautiful Landa park with the lake and little train .

 You see , the problem is , once you start you can never get away from it . Folks in the Museum will say , " Well , you did the Bridge everyone loves " " Can you do this "? and so on .

 If you want to see us go to Newbraunfelsrailroadmuseum.com

Bish. Your signature is so large that it has crowded out the REPLY buttons. So, nobody can quote you, or reply to your comments.

T.B. That's great to be able to be a professional model builder.

Pretty Much !

 I would build nice Revell cars and sell them to the local car salesmen . I would get them for 49 cents or 89 cents and sell them for five dollars . That was about when I was about nine or ten .

 There was an M.G.- Austin-Healey dealer around the corner up the block . His guys would buy every Austin 3000 or M.G. TD that I built !

Thats coming on great peter, some more amazing work. really like that crane.

Asfor this going to a museum, at least you know people will get to look at it rather than sitting on a shelf getting dusty.

Painted various shade of ground colours. Basically from the wet and muddy dark to the dry and bleached earth colours.

Made these small posts that the shire council have installed at both ends of the bridge.

Tanker - Builder

Peter ;

 I do have to agree with you . If I had all the Museum display American sternwheel riverboats  I built , that are in Museums I would have to have a building the size of my house .

 Some stuff I built for private clients ( Corporations ) has even wound up in Museums . The only way to see it now is to go to a museum !

 

WOW. So, basically you have been a modeller all your life.

Peter ;

 I do have to agree with you . If I had all the Museum display American sternwheel riverboats  I built , that are in Museums I would have to have a building the size of my house .

 Some stuff I built for private clients ( Corporations ) has even wound up in Museums . The only way to see it now is to go to a museum !

To continue:

I got carried away and worked non-stop. Forgot to take photos near the end.

Tanker - Builder

...You keep this up and I'll want to get back to Museum stuff ...

Why don't you.

Here are my pros and cons of the idea:

As you know, I am just a volunteer that has taken on a job nobody dared to do. As a result, I am committed to its completion. I cannot walk away from it, or put it on hold for several months. Also, once completed, it's not mine. I have to go to the museum to look at it. BUT there is a lot of challenges, fun, and satisfaction in seeing it come together. I don't have to spend any money on it, the museum does. Last but not least, the museum visitors will see and operate a working lift-span bridge (I hope). They may get a bit of an educational value and some fun out of it.

Oy Vay ! 

 You keep this up and I'll want to get back to Museum stuff . Stop , Stop , yer killin me ! 

 Peter , Where did you get your skills ? This whole project is nothing but incredible ! T.B. 

With much apprehension I made a start with the landfill. Decided to use condensed insulation foam. Discovered that it is easy to work with. The only tools required was tracing paper and card for templates, a knife for cutting shapes and wittling the surface areas, and a rasp file mainly for taking excess of the edges so the foam slides into its place.

After a while it was easy to get carried away. Almost forgetting to take photographs. The whole process is akin to scuplturing. It was lots of fun.

Used water-based wood putty over the foam. Then applied two coats of 50-50 PVA-water mix.

CapnMac82

...Which is one of the cooler thing about our avocation--it can be very educational.  Sometimes externally, sometimes internally.  It's all part of the enjoyment as far as I'm concerned.

Very true. Thank you CapnMac82

PeterPan

The boat hull was wrong from the start. All the other errors came from two sources, my ignorance about boats and ships,

Which is one of the cooler thing about our avocation--it can be very educational.  Sometimes externally, sometimes internally.  It's all part of the enjoyment as far as I'm concerned.