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You got it Phil.
Appreciate that Steve, from one old dusty barn builder to another...
Thanks much for the note and support there Bill...
Barn doors made from stripwood and strap hinges from styrene strip and solder wire bolt heads. Hinge pins to follow once installed.
Geezerbill
Great job on the doors.
Carl
Ken, I decided to give you some more credentials to go along with the Dr. part. MOW stands for master of the wood and AES stands for and everything that is exceptionally small. I think there is no limitations in your creativity for sure. You certainly have earned those credentials after the excellent thread on detailing wood. You know I think your would detailing is exceptional after seeing your first build. THANKS for doing the wood detailing thread!
The wall looks great: weathered, old, some dry rot, and sooty. The stencilling is just right not too bright and looks weathered.
The door is really cool. I love the bolts. I agree commercial ones would be too large. They can overwelm everything. This is going to be a great build. I think that this another just outstanding design that Brett did right out of the gate.
Keep up the fantastic work as always. Keep those out of the box ideas coming!
Jim
Glad you like em G-Bill...you know how boring it would be to build doors all day long!
Appreciate that Bill. The barn front wall is such a focal point of this build I am spending an appreciable amount of time on the detailing here.
Thanks Carl, close up they have a medieval look to them, which was beginning to annoy me, but not so much at scale and in the door opening, thank goodness...
Hey Jim...wondered where you've been keeping yourself! I'll answer to anything...well, almost anything and the honorary credentials you gave me cracked me up. I thank you for your thoughts on the details. You nailed the issue with the commercial rivet heads, they were all you noticed and were just too big, the rest of the door was lost in the bolt heads! Brett definitely hit a home run here with his first kit that's for sure. Always makes my day to hear from you and get your take on things...thanks Jim.
Front wall of the converted Shelby's Barn now the BlueSky Warehouse. Much detailing to come with the doors and loft hoist/pulley system.
In working up the walls of the barn, which is stripwood over card stock templates, I made a few additions to allow for some extra detailing. The inside of the barn is designed to not be visible. However, I wanted the illusion that the inside was a real working warehouse. One way I decided to accomplish this was provide the impression to the observer that the floor of both the main warehouse and loft extend into the interior. The manual recommends bracing the walls with 1/4 square wood which was provided in the kit and further illustrates just where and how to lay out the bracing, typical of Brett's comprehensive manual instructions. I proceeded to layout the two horizontal braces in such a way that when stripwood was added on top of the brace wood it was just level with the opening which can bee seen through any open doors. I extended the wood "floor" a little more than 1/4". This will allow the doors to be set in various open positions and it will appear that the floor is complete throughout.
False floor designed to give the appearance of a fully floored interior when viewed through partially open doors.
Solder wire for bolt heads, floors in place where viewers would not know it if they were missing. If an instructor were giving a test you would score over 100% because you go above and beyond in your work. Keep it up. Its always great to see your creativity.
Mitch
Appreciate that Phil, should look nifty with the doors open just a bit.
Thanks Mitch, I can wait to see what grade Brett gives me, he's got a good reputation as a tough but fair professor and I have attended all his Craftsman University courses so hopefully he won't be too hard on me!
Here is the prototype that I referred to to build my version.
The pulley is from my junk box, brackets are painted and rusted paper with NBWs. Once installed I'll run a rope or chain through the pulley and tie off at the loft. The beam will run through the wall above the loft doors.
The hole cut in the siding above the loft doors is the access for the pulley/hoist assembly.
detailed a simple bracket on the inside for those who may take a peek!
Corner with wood damage and rot.
Finished wall with corner rotted area with horizontal boards installed on the "inside".
I must admit, I do love it so..wasn't General Patton quoted as saying something similar about war?
Hey Bryan..appreciate the thumbs up...
Gosh Joel..."beautiful rot"...that's got to be one of the nicest things anyone has said to me...sniff, sniff... Thanks for your thoughts and I highly value your opinion and have always admired your modeling skills so I'm tickled to have you checking in.