Finally....
Alan McNeilly (AlanL) describes in a simple, but effective way, the techniques he used to weather the boats for his Pier 51 Diorama.
Enjoy

Skipper

How to weather your boats

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

Very nice Alan. Outstanding job.

Kenny

Outstanding!

I wish I had seen this article before I started weathering U-625... but at least I'll be able to use it for my NEXT project.

EXxcellent, congratulations Al! Your boats are looking real good
there is a real nice collection of tricks there

Aye, Mr. McNeilly, there ye be!

I really like Al's methods of weathering. . .all very practical, and with great results!! Thanks for your patience, mate, and kudo's to a job well done!
Keep Modeling!
~Gunny

Hi Guys,

Glad you enjoyed the article and hope it is of some help. Mostly trial and error, but fun to experiment :-) :-)

Skipper thanks for pulling it all together.

Cheers

Al

Nice feature Alan.
Thanks for taking the time to write it.

Hi Dave,

Thanks for taking the time to reply and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Al

Hi Al,

As you know things that float on water are not my real interest however through our discussions, I do appreciate the work that you have put in to get this project to this stage, particularly as you still work with the good old fashioned brush.

The vessels are tremendous and each stage has tied the work together and brought them to life. I have to admit that the rather simple method that you use to create the different looks to the wooden products leads to impressive results.

I look forward to seeing Pier 51 evolve into what I feel will be a very special diorama.

John

Hi John,

Welcome to the watery side of life. Many thanks for your kind remarks that are much appreciated.

Cheers

AL