Currently I'm mostly working on the quay. Not exactly my strong point, but I'm exploring a few new things again. The side wall itself was given some washes of brown and green since in reality they look like that as well (not visible in the pics yet). The result looks ok so far.
For the water I'm exploring mixing acrylic paints with the acrylic gel and then I'll see if I have to apply it in several layers with different colors to get what I need. The water is very muddy in the inner port (as well as outside along the entire Belgian coast, due to strong currents).
For the quay, the dark edge is the start of the asphaltum, the lighter part is a stronger type of stones for heavy vehicles. They're always stored closest to the vessels.
The yellow pieces are stretched styrene, in reality of course they are a warning so that the cars don't end up in the water.
The bollards are made up of bent brass rod of 0.8mm dia. I then filed them straight at the end and flat at the top to resemble the real ones. I used a small jig again to make sure they'd have the same dimensions.
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I drilled holes in the quay at the required interval and used a piece of 0.8mm rod underneath to make sure they'd all have the same height.
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The fenders have been produced, but I'm waiting to install them untill I have the right method for the water effect with the acrylic gel.