Bar Mills Gibley's Furniture Co.

[coors2u]

I'm throwing my hat into the ring. This is a new kit that is offered by Bar Mills. I really like the layout of the kit. Here is what all is in the box. It has a smoke stack and several other great details.

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The siding in this kit is very unique. It's a fiber type material. Think soft wood cardstock. The instruction tell you to paint this first. The strange part is you don't add the bracing yet. Also there is a warning to not over saturate. For this reason I decided to use an airbrush to paint them.

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I used very light coats to build up the color. I used a mix of Vallejo panzer gray and golden carbon black. You want it to have a tarpaper look once complete. I think it turned out good. Next up is the shake shingles. These will have to be painted with a mix of washes.

[Dave K.]

How do you like the Vallejo airbrush paint, Dustin?

[coors2u]

Dave, I like it so far. It is a little thick to spray straight from the bottle. I spray at about 20psi. It thins out real well with a drop or two of windex. The coverage is great for what I've used it for.

[DEFugere]

Dustin, where do you get the time, and work bench space? This along with the sawmill, holy cow!

David

[Jerry]

I'll be watching Dustin.

Jerry

[ak-milw]

Nice looking building.

[coors2u]

David, I set the sawmill aside for a bit. It is something a really don't want to rush. I actually have a smallish work area. It's a drafting table.

Jerry, I'm glad your following along.

Thanks Andy, I'll have an update soon.

[coors2u]

Time for a much needed update. The building is covered by a great deal of shingle siding. I decided to shoot from the hip with these. First was a thin coat of rustolem camo khaki. Next was a mix of Rembrandt chalks. I don't remember which ones. Mostly browns and a little gray. TaaDaa.

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Here is the process of putting them on. They are on every side.

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The shingles still need a light dry brushing and a thin wash but that will come later. Next was the bracing. Lots of it. With the walls being mainly fiber board I can see why. I used glue sparingly as the kit calls for it.

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Next was to install the corner bracing. I just used a quick wash I had. It is Hunterline driftwood. The wood for the corner bracing is used for other parts also so I stained all of it at once. Just seemed easier.

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Once all the bracing had dried I squared everything up and it was time to glue all the sides together.

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The building has a great laser cut section of rafter tails. I honestly wouldn't like to have to cut all these out.