B.T.S. Prichard's Barn Build

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The wall shown now sanded. This wall is on the back side of the barn and can't/won't be seen by the visitor.



Here are the two barn wall ends. The one on the left is obviously sanded. This end will face the visitor and will also catch the late afternoon sun from the layout. Okay, not the real sun but the sun on the layout. 

You can also see how BTS laser cut the walls to resemble individual barn boards
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Nice effect, Tom.  Will you then do an A&I wash or similar weathering over the red?

dave

Dave,

Great question, I haven't decided yet. I will test some Light Gray on the backside to see how it looks.

I also plan on using some AK Interacive Slimy Green Grime on the bottom boards.

Tom

[PRR Modeler]

Very nice Tom.

[Rick]

Tom, I agree, those walls do look like individual boards.
Nice red color.

[Pennman]

Nice coloring on the exterior sheeting of the barn wall siding.
I'm surprised that the Hunterline Stain colored them to look like you may have used Floquil
Box Car red. I bought this color of the Hunterline Stain, just haven't used mine yet.

Better get this done before it rains again, you can't let the hay get wet!

Rich

[Jerry]

Tom I like the coloring you used.  And like others said they do look like individual boards!

Jerry

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Very nice Tom.

Thanks Butty!

Tom

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Tom, I agree, those walls do look like individual boards.
Nice red color.

Rick,

Thank you and yes, they do. BTS did a fantastic job on that look.

Tom 

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Nice coloring on the exterior sheeting of the barn wall siding.
I'm surprised that the Hunterline Stain colored them to look like you may have used Floquil
Box Car red. I bought this color of the Hunterline Stain, just haven't used mine yet.

Better get this done before it rains again, you can't let the hay get wet!

Rich

Rich,

Honestly, I forgot to mention in previous posts, in this thread, how I applied the stain. I'll do it this afternoon.

Floquil Boxcar Red would have been a great substitute for the A&I Barn Red. I still have a few bottles of it.

Doesn't look like the roof will get done prior to next Monday!   In the mean time, the hay is stored elsewhere. 

Tom

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Tom I like the coloring you used.  And like others said they do look like individual boards!

Jerry

Jerry,

Thank you, the Hunterline Barn Red is the first time I'm used it. I like the color.

BTS did a great job on the laser cutting of the individual board look.

Tom

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I forgot to mention how I got the desired color from the Barn Rd A&I stain.

The red straight from the bottle is very dark. For a less dark red stain, I dipped a soft bristle brush in the stain and then dipped the brush in a small cup of clean alcohol. It was then applied to the walls. If I felt is was to red, I brush over the wall with clean alcohol.

For the lighter red stain, I reversed the process. I dipped the brush in the clean alcohol and then in the stain.

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, when the alcohol satin was dry, I used the fine side of a sanding board to further lighten the barn red stain.

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While waiting on some stain to dry, I stained the barn floor with Floquil Teak. I was going to use Floquil Oak stain but it appeared to green for my liking.

The floor will be further weathered once the stain dries.


I stained the clerestory vent slats with the barn red A&I. When I attempted to fit them in the notches of the clerestory framework, they were very tight and some didn't want to fit properly.

I didn't want to chance forcing them or the clerestory. I stained some new HO scale 1X6s and glued them in place prior to staining them. These fit nicely into the notches.

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Once the glue dried, I stained the vent slats with the red stain.

This worked out perfectly.

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I'm not a big fan of the "peel and stick" method but the door cross braces are "peel and stick".



Once the paper was peeled off, I used a toothpick to add a little glue to the four corners and the middle of the braces.

I then glued them to the door panels.

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Cross braces are also glued to the inside of the doors. I'll leave these as they are shown. A little weathering will be added.



These are the clerestory end pieces. I'll glue these on when the roof is added.



Done for today.