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Thanks.

Thank you. I had to find the right composition to be able to fit two docks to add some interest to the scene. Since 1/24 is a big scale to work with, I had to figure out the best placement as to not ruin the effect.

I decided to redo the wheel guides. I thought they were too small in diameter. So I decided I had to scratch built them from Styrene. There are several design types but the one in the picture I posted below, is the common one. My version: This is the design I am basing my version on: The most difficult in building this guide was getting the angle right. I had to cut three rod sections at an angle to get the curved 90 degree angle that you get in some of these guides. The one in the first prototype picture fortunately has a smooth one flow curve section all the way through. But I am modeling after the above, which has angle sections instead of the smooth curved version in the picture. The finished model. I think it looks better than the one I had earlier: Still continue to add details. Added a fire extinguisher to the docking bay: The mounted extinguisher on the side of the bay door: Decided to add an old two-wheel cart on the dock. Added interest: Most wonder how I weather certain normal areas in my dioramas. Well. Nothing new or fantastic. I use real dust or dirt that I gathered from the ground at my work place. I even used dried much from my neighbors farm yard. They are the best.

Thanks for looking.

Thanks gents.

I got the drain pipe in place. Yes. It is a little tight fit but it works. I have seen such fittings in very tight places. So I am not outside the norm. Starting to add the little details both inside and outside. the concrete bay. Addind signs and graffiti around the bay. Also starting to add small scrape here and there. I added the Bay Dock numbers on both docks. I have now corrected the concrete ground, so it is perpendicular to the buildings. Took some spackling but I got it there.

The Bay door mechanism device is now mounted.

I decided to redo the concrete. I knew the ground did not look right, and this I was told should be perpendicular to the building and not at an angle as it is now. So I am trying to see if I can rectify my mistake by hiding those grooves. We'll see if it works.

I apologies for the bad pics. But when the diorama is completed, I will take better ones. These are just WIP as you can see: The bay door 'open & close' mechanism painted and ready to mount on the inside wall: I scratch built a drainage pipe that will be mount between both, the brick and concrete bay walls: I have added side roof strips to all sides of the front facing building and painted them blue: I scratch built a canopy for the second docking bay. I thought it was necessary and adds interest to the rest of the scene. I used cardboard corrugated roofing which made the job easy and simple. This was later glued onto the styrene piece that was the canopy. I used my trusty nuts and bolts for the areas that were going to be mounted to the wall. As you can also see, I made some bracing as well.: The canopy mounted in place. I think it looks ok.

I Made the docking bay door out some pieces of styrene. The final bay door in place: I then painted some thin white styrene stripes blue, for the trimming at the top edge of the building. The bay door 'open & close' mechanism. I used a small piece I found in my 'box of tricks' and sliced up thin round styrene rod for the buttons. The finished mechanism.

Thank you. Glad you like it.

Thanks fellows.

More details added. Will be adding a bay gate( not sure what they are called) and some minor other details. I took some out door photos(not really good ones, as it was still early in the morning), but the results were enough to let me know it looks good in the outdoors.

Added some interior greebies inside the second docks. --------------------- Painted a yellow guide line in front of the second dock: --------------------------- Added the Caution pillar:

Thank you kindly. Kind words Digby. Much appreciated.

Thanks Ken.

The lights painted and mounted together with the camera. I am pretty pleased how they both turned out:

Details added:

More progress of the second truck docking bay.Added a black wash over the entire concrete platform. Then added a second brown wash accentuate the concrete. The results looked pretty good to me. Then I added the details to the bay itself:

Thanks.

Yeah. I might just do that after afterwards. Although, I am not very good with working out how to light things up the right way. But I like your suggestion. Thanks.

The dock platform:

I built the U-beam from an old piece of plastic I found. I painted it blue and added a piece of poster-board painted a concrete color. This is what I used to paint the building. It was custom mixed by my local paint store. It is a concrete color.

I made a drainage in the ground in front of the second docking platform:

I decided to scratch built my own security camera. Here are the parts and what I used to put my own together: The components all laid out- I made the glass out of plastic. I had to mount the see-through plastic piece separately. Then cut a second piece to provide a protective cover for the lens. Then a third inner body piece as the internal housing: The components mounted together: I think the effort was worth it: ----------------------------------------- I used resin nuts and bolts. Glad I had bought many of these sometime ago. I knew they would have come in handy: