The Dock at Guam 1/350

[themongoose]

So, I am building the 1/350 Trumpeter USS Kittyhawk and decided to do a sea base for it. Now this has turned into a larger build then i thought and the dock seems in itself to be a little diorama! My biq question here for you guys that have experience at this kind of thing is, how would you go about adding tire tracks across the dock to show the movement of the tow motors, cranes and trucks?
Here’s the basic layout so far, nothing glued down yet. Feel free to comment on anything at all 🤔










and here’s the chain link fence I’m working on. This is my 1st shot at it. Using wire i cut from a 60mesh sieve screen attached to 0.8mm plastrut rod.




here’s a skybox view of the whole base, it’s 2’x4’

[tcoat]

For tire marks you are going to want to just be very subtle. I would just give some swooping curved sections in the high traffic areas a light wash. Stay right away from actual lines as in that scale you just wouldn't see distinct tracks.

Just picture what this would look like from about 300 feet above.




Notice how the traffic areas are sort of a blotchy darker pattern and not individual track marks.

[themongoose]

Ok great pic and example! I decided from that perspective that just a dark grey pastel chalk would be effective and dusted it over the travel areas. What do you guys think, pretty good?

[tcoat]

[themongoose]

A very productive holiday weekend was had here! The dock is all set now. I pulled individual strands off the sieve and coiled them around a nail to make the razor wire for the back fence, made a couple electrical boxes, created the potable and fire water supplies, and maybe a natural gas supply (not sure what the yellow one is on the dock as it wasn’t marked in the 1 close up pic i have). Then lastly i made up the gangplanks for the mooring pilings. I just sat those on for effect since they will be one of the last things added after i glue the dock in place, which won’t be till the ship is complete so it’s out of the way.

[M1Carbine]

This looks fantastic so far. Dock is spot on.

-Bob

[Green KreationZ]

Great idea and execution so far!