OGR Loading Dock

That looks FABULOUS.........could you share the colors and technique?

I would really appreciate that.......I am stuck on how to make mine look better.....you have mastered. It!

Peter

Hi Peter - thanks.

The dock was painted with Krylon Colormaxx (paint & primer). I believe the color was Satin Brown Boots, but I'll check this weekend and let you know on Monday. The stairs were left in the color they were molded in, which is like a battleship grey to mimic the look of concrete/cement stairs.  Of course, any molding flashing was cut off the parts beforehand.

I hand painted the stair risers with a small brush using Testors flat red bottle paint. Some minor paint tends to get on the treads and sides and, after drying, I went back with a little laquer thinner on a Q-tip to remove the over-paint. The Q-tip brushes up on and removes a little of the dried red riser paint and gives it a roughed-up look.

After the brown dock paint dried, I carefully filled-in the planking grooves on the top and sides with an ultra-fine point black Sharpie which gives the impression of individual planks. I then went over the top and sides with a soft, fine sanding block to remove any excess black marker and scuff up the surface a little.

Then applied two coats of Krylon matte clear on both the dock and the stairs. I then weathered the entire dock and stairs with charcoal and dark grey pastel chalks using a soft bristle brush until I was satisfied with how it looked. I then CA glued the stairs to the dock.   

Sounds like a lot, but it went pretty fast - hope this helps.

Nicely done, and the shipping cartons themselves are first rate. You could market those.

Jerry

Richie C.,

Great work! You show proof that it's all in the details. Can you tell us about how you created those boxes?

Dave

Nice work Richie. I haven't used the one I got with the small factory building. I scratch built one because I needed a longer dock for the building.

But you've given me an idea where I can put it to use......

Bob

@Richie C. posted:

Hi Peter - thanks.

The dock was painted with Krylon Colormaxx (paint & primer). I believe the color was Satin Brown Boots, but I'll check this weekend and let you know on Monday. The stairs were left in the color they were molded in, which is like a battleship grey to mimic the look of concrete/cement stairs.  Of course, any molding flashing was cut off the parts beforehand.

I hand painted the stair risers with a small brush using Testors flat red bottle paint. Some minor paint tends to get on the treads and sides and, after drying, I went back with a little laquer thinner on a Q-tip to remove the over-paint. The Q-tip brushes up on and removes a little of the dried red riser paint and gives it a roughed-up look.

After the brown dock paint dried, I carefully filled-in the planking grooves on the top and sides with an ultra-fine point black Sharpie which gives the impression of individual planks. I then went over the top and sides with a soft, fine sanding block to remove any excess black marker and scuff up the surface a little.

Then applied two coats of Krylon matte clear on both the dock and the stairs. I then weathered the entire dock and stairs with charcoal and dark grey pastel chalks using a soft bristle brush until I was satisfied with how it looked. I then CA glued the stairs to the dock.   

Sounds like a lot, but it went pretty fast - hope this helps.

Thank you so much!

Peter

those boxes are amazing!  how did you do that? it would be a great article for OGR Magazine!

I agree with all the comments above.  And I am interested in how you made the boxes, great job on it all.

Art

WOW! I love the level of detail. It just draws you in. Well done!

Very nice job and scene.

Thanks, guys - wish I could take credit for the boxes, but they are made by a guy on E-Crater and are very cool.

Check this thread at page 350 - from about 6-15 posts down, which has all the information about how to obtain them if you're interested.

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Peter - the dock color is indeed Krylon Satin Brown Boots !