How to Model Dock Bollards and Edges

Commercial docks or wharves often have barriers at the edges to prevent people accidentally falling off the edge. They also have bollards for boats to tie up to. It’s got to that point in my layout where I need to add those to my dock area and this video shows how I did it.

The “Real” World

Materials

1/8″sq balsa wood strip
Northeastern Scale Lumber 0.02″ by 1/8″ wood strip
North West Shortline Chopper (optional)
Weathering Mix – 2 teaspoons black india ink in 1 pint of isopropyl alcohol (I use 99% but it’s not important what the strength is)
0.01″ sheet styrene
Black/Brown primer suitable for styrene – I used a brown Kobra spray paint and black Halfords
Black and Burnt Umber artists’ acrylic paints
Mig (or any other brand) Rail Rust P238
White Metal Bar Bollards from Anglia Model Centre
Silver Sharpie
Dark Steel Pigment – AK-086 – by AK Interactive
Super glue – Roket by Deluxe Materials
Tacky Glue (thick white glue) by Hobbycraft