Old Barn and Corn Field

Very nice work, is that a kit or did you free hand the scratch build? I really like the pickup, brings back many memories of Grandfathers place.

That guy seems awfully focused on that barn.

Is he thinking about building his layout in there?

 

Lets see, what's wrong here.......gotta be something......oop...yep, I found it .

 

I don't see Doberman poop.

 

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Great work!  Can you provide any constructions details?

 

Actually, you can tell the 'story' from the two pics...  

 

First pic...he's contemplating repairs to the building....or a fresh coat of paint...or how to get on that roof to install the weathervane that his neighbor, Jeb, just gave him...maybe?  (The ol' lady ain't home yet from the weekly trip to the town's hair salon...Sunday's comin', ya know!?)

 

Second pic...she's home!!...backing the family 'limo' into the 'garage'.  He's checking to be sure Bessie (the limo) and the barn survive the maneuver......which 'the boss' has done hundreds of times before, of course....without a scratch to either.  And, like 'Bessie' and the barn....we're all showin' our age a bit. 

 

Gotta grab some early corn for lunch before heading into the house.

 

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Vignettes....love 'em.

 

 

Lots of love went into the making of that building...easy to tell.

 

 

I think he's trying to figure out where to paint the "See Rock City" sign...on the roof or on the side. Anyway that's a good looking barn.  Corn looks good also.
Ray.

WOW, just beautiful work. Very realistic.

Thank you to all the comments posted thus far.

 

A little background on the 11"x14" diorama...

 

It started off as a laser cut "craftsman" kit called the "Texas Barn". I forgot the name of the company that made it. I did make quite a few changes to the barn itself, such as taking out a scale 5' from the width, adding three windows (2 on the side and 1 on the backside), adding the "stone" foundation on the one side (1:35 military casting), and completely "re-sheathing" the outside with 1x8 scale wood, which was of course distressed. I also added the door track and related supports.

 

The roofing is basically black craft paper which was given a light brushing of dirt-colored paint and then weathered with chalks. The land "contours" are created using Sculptamold and I used Woodland Scenics for most of the scenery, including the gravel/dirt driveway. The farmer and dog are from Arttista. The truck is a 1:43 scale pickup I repainted and weathered with a sponge and rust-colored paints.

 

As noted in my original posting, I plan to re-take the photos as I think I screwed up with the white balance...

Leon, a really nice job. Thanks for posting. For a moment, I thought that you had captured Jack, the Menard's dog.

Leon,

   Great stuff, absolutely fantastic!

PCRR/Dave

Leon,

It looks great!  

Excellent!

Corn Maze 10¢?

Or, is that Corn Maize?   ............ 

 

 

 

I think its great

 

Clem k

I think the kit is from Built-Rite Models (or something like that), but their kit made up into a really dilapidated structure, while your version is in much better shape. I think I like yours better, beautiful job!

 

Bill in FtL

Very nicely done!

Very nice. 

Thanks again for all the comments! As promised, I have added a few more pictures of the diorama. I also added a couple of trees.