B.T.S. Prichard's Barn Build

[EricQuebec]

Very nice little barn,  all that's missing is a big add painted directly on the wall, something like Mail pouch tobacco or so. (I know, it'S very «cliché» but it's still an archetype that adds a lot of cachet to the building.
Eric

[ACL1504]

Great update looking forward to the shingles before it snows!!    Wait a minute it doesn't snow where you are!!!

Jerry

Jerry,

Thank you for the kid compliment. The las time it snowed here was December 24, 1990. It was 27 with flurries. You could see the snow but it never made it to ground.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Very nice little barn,  all that's missing is a big add painted directly on the wall, something like Mail pouch tobacco or so. (I know, it'S very «cliché» but it's still an archetype that adds a lot of cachet to the building.
Eric

Eric,

Thank you for the comment, much appreciated. I did think about a wall sign on the barn but the way it is located, there isn't a road for anyone to view the tobacco or See Rock City sign.

Tom

[ACL1504]

When the time came to add rolled roofing to the barn, I didn't have enough of the same color paper.

I used two different colors of black. The one in the kit wasn't enough to cover the roof. Since this is a barn, I didn't want to use fancy roofing material, which I have plenty of.

Also, since this isn't a straight gabled roof, I made a fold where the roofing material folds over the lower portion.



I used Pan Pastels to weather the barn roof. The first application was with Paynes Gray. I used a sponge to add the pastel

[ACL1504]

This next photo shows you the two different shades of black, on the left, and the Paynes Gray Pan Pastel covering on the right.



I then added some Paynes Gray, Dark and blended it in random areas.

[ACL1504]

I upturned the barn and applied AK slime green to the bottom of the barn walls.

I then pipped the brush into thinner and applied it to the slime. This caused the green slime color and stain to blend into the barn. SADLY, I forgot to photograph this step. However, you can see the slime stain around the barn bottom wall portions in following photos.



Back in a few.

[ACL1504]

After adding the barn doors, I then used a dark gray to highlight the barn roof.



Here is how the barn looks in place.





The scenery portion of the barn will be finished on the A&S RR layout thread.

[PRR Modeler]

Outstanding modeling as always Tom. It looks great.

[Pennman]

Tom,

Your latest updates on the barn look great.
If you ever need more tarpaper, and you don't want to use the good stuff, you can always make your own.
I use any cardstock, usually 65 LB, at least, then lightly mist it with a flat black spray paint, then another misting of a light gray spray paint, then cut it into strips. I then glue them on randomly, and go over them with the pan pastels to blend them in. They basically turn out the same as what you show here. Nice work.

Rich

[Larry C]

Tom very nice job on the barn all away around. The roof looks excellent and you'd never know 2 different black papers were used.

[friscomike]

Howdy Tom,

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

Have fun,
mike

[Jerry]

Tom the barn is perfect.  The green slime really adds a nice look to the wood.

Jerry

[Rick]

The roof looks great.
Nice job blending the two colors together.
Slime is a nice touch.

[ACL1504]

Outstanding modeling as always Tom. It looks great.

Thanks Butty, appreciate the comment!

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom,

Your latest updates on the barn look great.
If you ever need more tarpaper, and you don't want to use the good stuff, you can always make your own.
I use any cardstock, usually 65 LB, at least, then lightly mist it with a flat black spray paint, then another misting of a light gray spray paint, then cut it into strips. I then glue them on randomly, and go over them with the pan pastels to blend them in. They basically turn out the same as what you show here. Nice work.

Rich

Rich,

Thanks very much. I've made my own roofing papers in the past but didn't want to take the time for this small build.

I've also just sprayed typing paper with a light or dark gray and get the same results.

Tom