Moderator Froggy the Great Posted March 2, 2006 Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2006 I made these over three lunchbreaks, including painting. Each dock section uses 13 craft sticks, such as you might find at Michael's. Paint was DecoArt oak Gell Stain. Total time invested - about two hours for them all. Assuming Burpanomicon administration is flexible, I might be using these, the Dark Maiden, and a village for a "Grab the treasure, race for the one ship in port, and commandeer it" scenario this Saturday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Tam Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 cool...and that sounds darn fun...grab the treasure and run.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stern Kestrelmann Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Cool. Ya know Frosch, you're like the McGyver of the TT gaming world.... SK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwyksilver Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 If you've got some twine, wrap some around the posts. Rope was used as a bumper so the hull of boats wouldn't make direct contact with the hard wood of the docks when they would moor due to changes in tides and shifting currents. Wonderful job as usual Lanse, particularly given the time to make them. Can't wait to see what your version of Stevedores will look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted March 2, 2006 Author Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2006 Rope...Right. Aargh. Need to first find then add rope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakhak Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 That's awesome. I may just steal this idea, I mean that's what pirates do right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted March 2, 2006 Author Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2006 Heck, I'll even try to give you ASCII plans. You need 13 craft sticks: ||||||||||||| Glue three of them together side to side: ||| Wrap it well. These are your posts. Cut your post into quarters. Lay eight sticks flat, side by side: |||||||| Take two sticks (||) and cut them each into two peices equal to the width of the eight sticks plus two of the posts. Glue these two sticks to either side of the posts as such: ________ []_____[] Glue the top eight sticks to the crossbeams. Paint. Arrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithian Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 That's really cool man! Did you wittle (sp?) on the sticks any? They look like they have a little warping, and that's cool. Was it intentinoal or did the sticks come that way? You could make a river for your sectional caverns and have a bridge fight! Aaahhhhrrrrrgggg! Later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Froggy the Great Posted March 2, 2006 Author Moderator Share Posted March 2, 2006 I already have a river, and I already have bridges. These are for somewhat larger bodies of water. Some of the sticks were warped, and I did no sanding at all, just clipped them with a pair of edge-nippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Kutz Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 For the rope, what I find works well is a bit of string soaked in PVA glue and than wrapped around a crayon with the paper peeled off. The glue won't stick to the crayon and you can get some good looping action over the tip part of the crayon. Once it is dry you can slide it off and plop it in place on the posts of the docks or elsewhere that you want it. The heavier thread used for sewing on canvas and what not works quite well for thick rope to scale. Finer thread makes realistic looking reigns and lassos. For longer rope stuff (if you want to make rope handrails and what not), the stranded picture wire works great. #2 is one of my go too gauges for picture wire and it looks pretty good next to 28 mm minis. You can wrap it, twist it, solder it and than hit it with primer and paint to finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawgiver Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 You never cease to impress Frosch. This is an excellent idea. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourningcloud Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I wanna play at Frosche's house..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Wizard Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Our colleagues in the model train hobby have something to add here. A company called Floquil makes a line of wood stains that are ideal for your dock. I have used the weathered/driftwood stain and have been very pleased. Just my $0.02. Mr. Willard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Snack Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I wanna play at Frosche's house..... Kellyn makes pizza too!!! Just watch that new black cat, she scratches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrush65 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Those look very good and not too time consuming. I need some more docks so I'll have to give it a try. The ones I have are made from Fimo sheets that I cut wood detail into. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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