First and foremost, apologies abound if these images are obscenely large; my PC seems to be having issue today with the tasks I require of it. I am currently working on a project (only my second ever in 20 years) of a scene from the Russian Front. Has anyone ever seen the movie "A time to Love, a time to die" ? It the end scene from that movie. Anyway, there is a small barn in the scene, and I've been working on one made out of foamcore, balsa wood, and sheet rock finishing mud.Tell me what you think (brutal answers will be taken with good nature, so dont be too polite). Actually, it looks a whole lot better in person; my camera isnt the greatest, and in retrospect, it looks like this is made out of playdough and posicle sticks.

Hi Paul,

I'm no expert on buildings but to me it looks pretty good for a small barn in Russia, can't tell about the scale unless you put a figure beside it, but good luck with the project.

What sort of roof will you be putting on it? Reeds or wood? These building were built locally with local materials and local skill so I don't think it has to be perfect. Poles, planks, sticks, mud and whatever was available would have been used.

I think it will look pretty good once you have it completed. It looks the part as far as I can tell, I like the uneven and rough walls, the uneven planking, should be really good when finished.

Cheers

Al

Gday Steve
Nothing wrong with a good ol' scratch! Nice barn...
The first thing that struck me about your barn was the relative size of the timber and door... What I mean, is that the timber on the front could be half the diameter, and the door maybe the same size but built with twice the planks? Without a figure for scale in the pic, it kind of looks like oversized components on a conventional barn... Does this make any sense?
Also, the walls are maybe a little thick if you are showing the door open...
What is the idea with the wall finish? Is it going to be a daubed covering or stucco or similar? If so, then I think you are on the money here! You could even sand it back a little leaving a finish where there are recessed pockmarks... Good for the wash and weathering to come later!
Good stuff
Cheers
Brad

Looks like a great start. The door also should not have the braceing timbers on the exterior...(the "z" shape ). that should be only on the inside. Unless it's a gate for a fence, which of course it is not, it's the front door of a building. Unless also it's what the movie had in it and your trying to copy the film version....anyways, it's very nice. Color looks real good on my screen.

cheers.

glack

No problem! Heres what I've got finished onit so far. the jeep and American soldier are Tamiya, 1:35. I just put them there for scale.






I made the roof out of a whisk broom I bought at Michaels arts and crafts for a $1.95