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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 11:05:26 GMT -5
Hello everybody ... Time has come again for me to show another of my "kitbashed" buildings (I am not only asking questions ! ). I found a barn and a silo (readymade) on eBay ; now I needed a farmhouse in the same "style" . I let You guess the origin of the kit I used, and how I made the modifications ! And before somebody notices that a "very important", typical accessory is missing : I ordered the windmill (Nansen) through Marsilius trains in Krefeld, Germany (where I bought all my MTL and FT cars).   |
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Post by zscalehobo on Aug 18, 2017 12:59:30 GMT -5
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Post by neverland on Aug 18, 2017 13:25:11 GMT -5
Nice red barn typical to the US NE & Mid Atlantic. Aside from these regions, barns tend to be white or gray metal. Most farm houses have front porches at the very least, and they often wrap around one or both sides. There may also be a screened porch off the back.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2017 14:49:15 GMT -5
To Zscalehobo : bingo !
To Neverland : this should be the farm house, not the barn ... the barn and the silo are here. I used things that were available as a base model. To all people : the grooves (about 0.25mm in depth) were milled using a Proxxon MF 70 at 5000 Rpm (the slowest speed available) with a countersink, for that purpose the walls were glued to a 3 mm Evergreen plate with plastic cement, and after milling the parts were "cleaned" with a thin screwdriver "scraping" through the grooves, then the walls were sanded, and so on, until a satisfying surface appeared. Some grooves were made with a triangular file (the "lateral" walls right and left from the 4 windows of the first floor, under the roof). These operations took about ... 4 hours ! The red colour is Tamiya TS33. And I think everybody understood that the white "decos" are profiles by Evergreen.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2017 12:17:20 GMT -5
Not really the same size ...  |
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Post by neverland on Aug 19, 2017 13:02:51 GMT -5
Oops, sorry. I thought it was your barn. ☺️
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 14:31:28 GMT -5
Somebody said, the "double slope" (gambrel) roof would not be used for farm houses, only for barns ... On another side, I saw such a roof on the "Amityville Horror" House in NY state, and here ... ; so, where is the truth ? Is a gambrel roof REALLY IMPOSSIBLE on a FARM house ? In this case I would convert ( = mill and paint ) a house with a "simple" roof and put the previous one to another place in my village. |
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Post by markm on Aug 25, 2017 15:46:19 GMT -5
I wouldn't say that the gambrel roof is impossible only unusual. It would be an indicator of a successful farmer and perhaps a multigenerational farm. It would have been built as the second house on the farm, the first original house being very basic.
Conversely, I can show you many barns that don't use such a roof.
I thought of an interesting example of farms representative of the 1950s: the opening credits for the TV show "Green Acres"
Mark
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 16:01:57 GMT -5
So we could say that the new house replaced the old one, which was no more in good condition, and a repair was no more worth to be considered and the best solution was "demolition" ? A little bit imagination can sometimes help to solve such problems ... About the barn : it was the first thing I bought, together with the silo, happy to find an item with a "50's like look", and I wanted to adapt the house to fit the barn ! PS : I saw some episodes of "Green Acres", it was shown in France around 1970. |
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Post by markm on Aug 25, 2017 16:22:01 GMT -5
Alberich,
I don't have to imagine too much. My ancestors' first farm house was a 5 x 10 meter one room with outside plumbing because a good barn was more important to the success of the farm. Only later when the farm was producing well did they build a proper house. The original 1906 house still stands on the property in fair condition.
I mentioned "Green Acres" because I know the opening credits were filmed around the small farming town of Pixley CA.
BTW: you should consider adding an outhouse to your farm.
Mark
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2017 16:41:58 GMT -5
I think that an outhouse could be added without any difficulties : a piece of "corrugated plastic" from Evergreen, and some simulated "poles" to support it, the only problem is that there are already windows around the whole house, and I believe the inhabitants won't like to see a windows "masked" by some kind of storage ; but it would be more important to build a detached shed for the tractors (I have two of them, already painted, from Shapeways).
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Post by markm on Aug 25, 2017 19:53:04 GMT -5
Generally the outhouse would be close to the house, for those cold winter nights. But it would be down wind and don stream from the house. But you are correct that it would be hidden from the house: generally by trees or bushes.
Mark
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Post by neverland on Aug 26, 2017 12:50:08 GMT -5
Of course if you are modeling a 1950-era farm house, it's safe to assume the house interior has been remodeled to include indoor plumbing. 😊
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