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Home   Forums   Events Calendar   Sponsors   Support the RRLine   Guestbook   FAQ     Register Active Topics | Active Polls | Resources | Members | Online Users | Live Chat | Avatar Legend | Search | Statistics Photo Album | File Lister | File Library [ Active Members: 2 | Anonymous Members: 0 | Guests: 182 ]  [ Total: 184 ]  [ Newest Member: PRRJim ]  All Forums  Model Railroad Forums  Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner  Mountaineer Precision Products Barn Next Page  New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Author Topic Page: 1 2 3 4 of 4 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/01/2021 :  09:48:54 AM     I chose this simple kit as the first project for the 2021 Challenge here on the Forum. I picked this kit up at a swap meet some time in the past. The company is now long gone. I saw one of these kits sold on e-Bay last month by a modeler from Holland, MI. He got $18 plus shipping for the kit. It looks like I got a bargain. Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33265 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/01/2021 :  12:20:55 PM     They used to sell a "Mail Pouch" decal for that kit, I think. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 8831 k9wrangler Engineer Posted - 01/01/2021 :  12:27:43 PM     Mountaineer made great kits. Owner was a good guy, too , on RR-L at one time. I have one with Mail Pouch on the side and “See Rock City” on the roof. Mega Dittos Karl Scribner Manistique, Michigan Country: USA | Posts: 11893 robert goslin Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/02/2021 :  02:50:32 AM     Bruce, should be a nice structure. Karl, here's the one you did. http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19370 Regards Rob My current build. http://railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53468 Country: Australia | Posts: 2795 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/02/2021 :  10:18:17 AM     quote: Originally posted by deemery They used to sell a "Mail Pouch" decal for that kit, I think. dave Dave, when the original owner decided that he didn't want to build the kit, he must have decided that he did want to save the decal. At any rate, for the purpose that I want to use the barn, I would have saved the decal for a later build. Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33265 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/02/2021 :  10:19:45 AM     Thanks for that link, Rob. Karl, here is your build. I remember seeing on your layout. I can't believe that you did the build 13 years ago. Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33265 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/02/2021 :  10:30:10 AM     Yesterday I spread the part out. Got to make some decisions. Okay, the wall pieces I will use 'as is'. I notice that there in no window opening in the rear wall like on Karl's. So, either he cut in a new window, or they had more than one version of the barn. The roof material is metal roofing. Nice, but I'll save it for another build and probably use tar paper like Karl did. The sub-roof and floor card stock is a bit thick. May use the floor, probably replace the sub-roof with something thinner. The trim pieces are cut on fairly thin paper. Still up in the air about using any/all of them. I see that Karl did a credible job with them. Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33265 TRAINS1941 Engineer Premium Member Posted - 01/02/2021 :  10:43:28 PM     Looking forward to this little barn build. Jerry "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln Country: USA | Posts: 13194 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/06/2021 :  10:34:40 AM     Thanks, Jerry. Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33265 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/06/2021 :  10:58:11 AM     The wall pieces are now ready for a basic A&I stain. If I was sure that I was going to paint the barn, I would use the paper windows, doors, and trim. However, I'm leaning towards leaving it as weathered wood. So, off to the stash and some searching. I found this sheet or laser cut wood windows and doors that I got from Walt. I actually have three of these sheets and there appears to be a winner for the windows. D7 & D8 should work for the door, too. Here is Walt's window frame laying in place. Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33265 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/06/2021 :  11:07:38 AM     Bruce, why the complaint about a thick sub-roof? That always seemed to me to be reasonable, particularly for a plywood subroof. But I'm always interested in what the Real World does :-) dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 8831 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/06/2021 :  6:42:04 PM     Dave, the supplied sub-roof measures a scale 9" thick. Just doesn't look right to me. Bruce Country: USA | Posts: 33265 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 01/06/2021 :  7:02:15 PM     Ah, thanks. DIdn't realize it was -that thick-. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 8831 k9wrangler Engineer Posted - 01/06/2021 :  7:45:40 PM     quote: Bruce said: " I see that Karl did a credible job with them." Left "In" out in front of credible? 13 years, so I can't remember if I free lanced the roof materials or not. Just looked at the original thread, yep I fell out of the box. quote: I replaced the cardstock roof with a "v" groove Evergreen Styrene roof, the Roof sign is a home made decal, Testors clear decal sheet, applied over the white styrene roof. It was initially given an A-I wash and then dry brushed with "bright red" Apple Barrel acrylic. Weathering with Bragdon powder. I also made the Mail Pouch sign on the inkjet with clear decal paper. Mega Dittos Karl Scribner Manistique, Michigan Edited by - k9wrangler on 01/06/2021 7:52:26 PM Country: USA | Posts: 11893 Larryc Crew Chief Posted - 01/07/2021 :  11:06:30 AM     Bruce this looks to be a nice little project. Have fun! My current build:http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=53479 Country: USA | Posts: 747 Dutchman Administrator Premium Member Posted - 01/07/2021 :  12:02:13 PM     Dave, if I used that sub-roof, at least I wouldn't have to worry about warpage. Thank you, Larry. quote: Originally posted by k9wrangler Left "In" out in front of credible? 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