The LIRR Industrial Service, Inc. shelf layout

[Lemosteam]

Really digging the water application. Save from my hand going numb, I could enjoy this all day.



Added some additional thickness in the channel. Wish it were faster to thicken the depth, but I guess I have the rest of my life!

[Ed Kapuscinski]

That looks really good!

[wm3798]

I know model railroad space is always at a premium, but with the canal being so narrow, would it make sense to scale down the barges a bit?  The aerial shows the canal being 5 or 6 barges wide, and you can't get two side by side. 
Regardless of the proto navigation needs, it should look a little wider than it is.  Obviously now is not the time to change the canal itself, but perhaps tweaking the boats will improve the effect.

Lee

[Lemosteam]

@wm3798 , I thought about this many times and the risk to the model, especially the one with the bow, would take a magnitude of work to do, and for the visual interest and some of the images shared in my other thread asking the question about this, I am comfortable with it. I think the stark white of the models makes them stand out unrealistically here as well. Also keep in mind that the waterfront has no true depth and is really the true "channel".  The small channel could simply be for water use, which happens to have one barge in it.

@Ed Kapuscinski thanks, I really like how the waves are coming out so far. Not sure if I want to add whitecap effects or not.  I almost wish the product didn't dry fully clear when its thick like the waves.  These waves are about 2 footers high, so some small rollers.  Maybe, and some algae helps make the foam as opposed to whitecaps.  hmmm.

[Slim Rail Mike]

Your harbor scene is looking good. To my minds eye, you can't have too many vessels in the scene. I've seen images of piers so packed with shipping, you would wonder how they could even move in and out.

[wm3798]

As the new owner of the Newport and Rock Falls, I have no room to talk...  I certainly don't have room for an actual barge!


 

Lee

[Lemosteam]

As the new owner of the Newport and Rock Falls, I have no room to talk...  I certainly don't have room for an actual barge!


 

Lee

Me: @wm3798 , Sure you do- right here! And a crane to load it, just to its right.

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[Lemosteam]

Today I ballasted the interchange track down to the LIRR IS. The length along the berm wall is basically a gutter where I will place some cattails and have some standing water after the ballast dries.



Due to the gutters, I have added some spouts to empty into the channel.  The gloss medium is still drying.





The waterfront at the far sea wall is now complete and drying:



A wooden fence is built now for behind and under the truss system. Just behind that will be apartments stretching from the channel toward the left end of the layout. I still have to make much more fence.



I could not find any decals locally, but found some plain Roman dry transfer decals for the railroads own bridge. It needs some rust stains and such. The the bridges will be installed soon now that the channel is complete, except for some figures that will go in later.

[chicken45]

This is really coming together!