How to Model Dock Details

How to Model Dock Details

Docks are full of interesting details from cargo to birds and people to patches.  This video looks at a few interesting and easy to model details you can add to a dock scene.

Materials

The Amazon links are all items I have either bought or bought something similar for myself. Clicking on any links to Amazon will give me a small affiliate income which I use to produce more videos. Every little helps!

• First Additions HO Seagulls – 530-221
• Preiser Birds – 10169
  https://amzn.to/2wFRPPD
• Preiser Industrial Workers and Dockers – 10350
  https://amzn.to/2LYR9dO
• Life-Like crates, engines, etc – now out of production although multiple manufacturers make similar products
• Bachmann Branchline 44-504 Cable Drums
• Wood Veneer (I bought a selection pack off Amazon but there are many suppliers) 0.5-0.7mm thick.
  I used these: https://amzn.to/2wG3b70 but these are much cheaper! https://amzn.to/2NlxkT2
• North West Short Line Chopper
• Dark India Ink (https://amzn.to/2wt9fii) in Isopropyl Alcohol wash – 3 teaspoons of ink to 1 pint of alcohol (https://amzn.to/2BJh6OR)
• Mig Productions Neutral or Dark Wash – or any other suitable coloured wash by Ammo by Mig or AK Interactive will do
  https://amzn.to/2LXR3mO or https://amzn.to/2NhTNAi
• Mig Productions Pigments – Industrial City Dirt – P039 – again Mig and AK do similar products
• Fishing Line – clear
  https://amzn.to/2CfX1Qg
• Cyanoacrylate or Super Glue
  https://amzn.to/2Q51KHn
• CA accelerator
  https://amzn.to/2MKit4M
• White Tacky Glue or any PVA glue
  https://amzn.to/2wFVs8d
• White cotton thread – fairly thick
• Woodland Scenics Road Striping Pen
  https://amzn.to/2Cjlg03

The “Real” World

Index

• 00:15 Real World
• 00:45 Method
• 19:22 Final Result
• 22:50 Mini Kathys

Sound effects obtained from www.zapsplat.com

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