B.T.S. Prichard's Barn Build

ACL1504 · November 30, 2025, 01:58:33 PM

Quote from: Larry C on November 29, 2025, 05:25:15 PMTom very nice job on the barn all away around. The roof looks excellent and you'd never know 2 different black papers were used.

Larry,

Thanks for the nice compliment, much appreciated.

Tom

ACL1504 · November 30, 2025, 02:00:12 PM

Quote from: friscomike on November 30, 2025, 08:13:57 AMHowdy Tom,

The barn looks terrific. The roofing came off perfectly. The subtle weathering sets this model off. Nice work all around.

Have fun,
mike

Mike, Howdy,

I appreciate the kind words on the barn build. It was a fun little build and now its time to move on.

Tom

ACL1504 · November 30, 2025, 02:01:59 PM

Quote from: Jerry on November 30, 2025, 10:07:26 AMTom the barn is perfect. The green slime really adds a nice look to the wood.

Jerry

Jerry,

Thanks very much for the kind compliment on the barn. The slime just seemed right to me as I've seen this feature on my great-uncle's barn in Illinois.

Tom

ACL1504 · November 30, 2025, 02:03:27 PM

Quote from: Rick on November 30, 2025, 10:35:42 AMThe roof looks great.
Nice job blending the two colors together.
Slime is a nice touch.

Rick,

Thank you as well for the compliment. It was a fun build and is a nice addition to Perkins' Farm.

Tom

Zephyrus52246 · November 30, 2025, 07:50:35 PM

Living in Iowa, I get to see many barns. Yours is spot on! Nice work.

Jeff

Pennman · November 30, 2025, 08:15:53 PM

Tom,

The barn looks great all around.
No matter how well my mt Father kept it clean around our barns, there was always
either a pile of old, discarded wood or a rusting piece of machinery parked next to ours.
Yours looks too well kept, but it's not a bad thing.

Rich

Dave Buchholz · November 30, 2025, 11:34:39 PM

After seeing your final images this morning, I happened to be out in farm country today. I couldn't help but notice the barns along the way. All I can say is there must not be any birds that populate your model railroad, Or they had really good potty training when they were still in the nest! The barns I saw had plenty of reminders on the roofs that the birds had indeed stopped by for many years and left their "mark" from one end to the other.

Just kidding!

Great build. I learned a few things along the way.

ACL1504 · December 01, 2025, 07:21:47 AM

Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on November 30, 2025, 07:50:35 PMLiving in Iowa, I get to see many barns. Yours is spot on! Nice work.

Jeff

Dr. Jeff,

Thank you for the compliment and for looking in.

Tom

ACL1504 · December 01, 2025, 07:22:58 AM

Quote from: Pennman on November 30, 2025, 08:15:53 PMTom,

The barn looks great all around.
No matter how well my mt Father kept it clean around our barns, there was always
either a pile of old, discarded wood or a rusting piece of machinery parked next to ours.
Yours looks too well kept, but it's not a bad thing.

Rich

Rich,

Thank you. The details around the barn are yet to be added. That will come when the scenery phase is completed.

Tom

ACL1504 · December 01, 2025, 07:26:35 AM

Quote from: Dave Buchholz on November 30, 2025, 11:34:39 PMAfter seeing your final images this morning, I happened to be out in farm country today. I couldn't help but notice the barns along the way. All I can say is there must not be any birds that populate your model railroad, Or they had really good potty training when they were still in the nest! The barns I saw had plenty of reminders on the roofs that the birds had indeed stopped by for many years and left their "mark" from one end to the other.

Just kidding!

Great build. I learned a few things along the way.

Dave,

Thank you for the kind comment on the barn. Yes, there should be bird poop on the barn roof. The kit came with two bird but the castings were terrible and I wasn't able to clean them. I'll need to get more birds but that will wait for now.

Tom