Build challenge 2018 - Campbell Blacksmith Shop

[Rollin]

I think the hung door looks pretty convincing

[postalkarl]

Hey Rollin:

Looks like you're off to a good start. Will be following along.

Karl

[Lynnb]

Your coming along nicely , how do you like the Campbell instructions?

[Rollin]

Your coming along nicely , how do you like the Campbell instructions?

The Campbell instructions and accompanying drawings (both plan schematics and 3-d exploded views) have always been very clear. Years ago, when I started building kits, I would say that it was always my techniques that were at fault and not the instructions. I would try to rush and combine steps, or just try to do too much at one sitting. I had the kit for Grandma's House; it was a Christmas present from my wife, as I remember...
Well, that story would be a thread all on its own, but suffice to say that my shortcomings led me to set that kit aside, uncompleted, for a very long time.

[Rollin]

I've go some more photos to show and I need to try and wrap up this build thread.

First, there are some areas where I've diverged from the kit instructions. For example, I just can't get enthused about making all those little tiny rafter tails and gluing them under the eaves where they can hardly be seen anyway. I did put some trim boards under the eave at the back side of the roof.

Also Campbell prints a sign that says Blacksmith which can be put on the front wall of the building. When placed on my layout, this side will NOT face front, so I may build a sign that will hang out from the building. Family lore has it that one of my wife's relatives actually had a blacksmith shop in Southern Ohio, and so some research is needed to see what might be a prototype for this project?

[Rollin]

I did the chimney for the building, and added the smoke jack thru the roof. Then I started to position the building on the layout, with a dirt road coming up to the front, etc. It struck me that one of the biggest supplies a blacksmith would need is a pile of coal for the forge, so I decided that a storage bin would be appropriate. I built some walls with strip wood :



After painting, it assembled like this



That's a small piece of foam painted black in the middle

[Rollin]

Still had extra corrugated sheeting from the kit, and used a piece of acetate for the roof since cardboard would be too thick

[Rollin]

I had some figures which were appropriate and filled the bin with coal

[Jim Donovan]

Rollin I really like the work you have done with this kit. Can you let me know how you cut the corrugated roofing and how easy it was to work with? I am working on a kit where I want to use this type of roof and have ordered the sheeting from Campbell. Yours looks like it came out looking great.