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Here's a side view of the cabin
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Talked to my sister, (Navy veteran), about knots. Yes, that's a tiny Bowline knot. Tied it using tweezers.
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Here's the rope, coiled and ready for use.
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Start of the dock construction
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Basic layout. Lots of measure, try, cut, try, sand, fit, etc... going on at this point.
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Finally got it how I wanted it.
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Adding planking.
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First layer (1/8 +/- inch) of "water" poured over paint to represent silt.
I had put a cardboard cutout in place of the boat for the initial pour, just to get an idea of the shape. The main purpose of this pour was to find leaks. Thankfully none. The next pours will all be clear, except the last one or two. I've been experimenting with tinting the epoxy resin used as water, and have got the right color to represent muddy, silty Mekong tributary water. The tire pier bumpers were some extra resin tires I had in my parts bin. Sanded the tread down so the look pretty bald. Uncle Sam wouldn't use new tires for dock bumpers. The dock itself was stained with Minwax stain markers, then I applied a light wash of gray to mimic sunbleaching. Added some fuel and oil stains, and except for a few details, it's done.