If you want a loading dock for a DPM building why concrete? Those buildings are typically brick. Take a look at Tera Surplus and Fedups. They just use low brick sections with a styrene top for concrete to make the loading docks. If you do want all concrete styrene in place of the brick would be really easy.
Rick
I scratchbuild it from styrene, same as suggested. It's only 3 pieces, 4 if you have a slanted down ramp on one end.
For building interiors, I'll make a store counter, diner counter or a bar the same way. It's literally a ten minute job, if you count time to paint it, or 30 minutes if you add time for the paint to dry. Easy.
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Beautiful work, as always, Peter.
Rich
Alton Junction
Modeled my cannery loading dock after one at a now defunct old warehouse in Richmond, Ca. Frame constructed with basswood and Monster Modelworks poured concrete sheeting, strip wood for planking.
Regards, Peter
When I get to the point of making a loading dock I plan to use extruded foam. I will try several different methods of cutting to see which I like the best. (Hot wire, hot knife, razor saw or something else.)
Good luck,
Richard
I do what you don't want to do. I scratch build them from styrene sheet.
I built a number of freight houses from Walthers Modular Kits and then added the scratchbuilt loading docks.
I'm trying to find a supplier for a concrete loading dock to be used for a background building (Design Preservation Models, etc) but I'm having trouble locating something suitable. Ideally I'd like to find something made of plastic that I could cut to length to fit various buldings.
I suppose I could scratch build them from styrene but I wanted to find out if there's a good product out there that modelers have used for this? What has been your solution to building a loading dock for a building?Thanks and Regards