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(09-30-2022, 10:27 AM)doctorwayne Wrote: That looks pretty good to me, Don.
I have a garage, in my backyard, that according to the people from whom we bought our building lot, is now over 180 years old.
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Thanks, the apartments in New Jersey that I first remember living in now has a plaque that says it's an Historical Preservation Building. Gotta be well over 150 years old. I remember it had running water and a toilet, but no bathtub or shower. I still remember taking baths in the kitchen sink. I often wonder if they ever brought it up to code...
(09-30-2022, 10:38 AM)TMo Wrote: Some simulated cedar shakes for the roof?
I printed some out, but they look too new, so yeah, I'll do something along those lines. Most cabins I see on, "Barnwood Builders" have been upgraded with sheet metal roofing, but I think shake shingles are more appropriate.
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Your cabin has come out really nice, Don. Great job.
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Don, that really looks great. I just can't even imagine doing this in HO, let alone in N. My hat is off to you sir.
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Looking really good!
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Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments. Been busy cleaning and touching up. Starting to look a bit neater now, got most of the stray chinking cleaned up. Scraping with an Xacto knife then washing it with a wet brush seemed to get it off and the syringe fills in a few gaps. This is where I am now, the photos pick out a few more spots that I missed cleaning off the chinking, and of course, I need a roof. I'll look into those shake roofs, I was hoping to just be able to print them, but that may not look authentic, we'll see. I'm OK with how the weathering turned out, looks a lot what I see on Barnwood Builders...
I used joint compound for the chinking, that gave me a few hours of working time before it set. Here's also a shot of the tools I used for the chinking.
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Don, I gotta tell ya, I am SUPER IMPRESSED! EVERYTHING looks great, it is very nicely done! AND, to beat it all, its in N scale , I couldnt even imagine doing that, well done Don, well done
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Deano said it well....I am very impressed. Some day maybe I will build a model of one they just moved to our local state park Pioneer Village.
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The weathering is spot on! Nice work Don.
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I agree...very nicely-done, Don, and I especially like the work that you did on that stone chimney.
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Thanks guys, it was a fun project and I could get a bit sloppy and it didn't matter. I have plans now to do another cabin using the logs that Jim sent me. A park with this cabin and a more recent ranger station.
There is an episode of Barnwood Builders where they take down a cabin just like this with a stone chimney like this one and I think that was my inspiration.... I cannot believe the precision that those pioneers obtained with nothing but had tools. If you haven't seen that show, you should.
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Hello Don,
it is great
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Gunna stick my neck out. I have room on my layout for a park, so I'm going to use those sticks Jim sent me and build a ranger station/museum, call in "Pioneer Park" and feature the log cabin filled with lots of period things like furniture, kitchen items and toys. You'll, of course, need to buy a ticket to go in and see those items, but they'll be there. The museum will also feature many antiques, again, tickets required for admission. Here's what I plan, notice, no notches or lap joints, all corners will be butt joints saving me a ton of work and frustration:
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