Warren Mumpower said:I'd agree if it would be a NA barn, but you have to see the steel roofs on some of those small Swiss farm structures and lean-tos. Picturesque and "rustic" come to mind. ;)
If you are going to put a metal roof on, I'd think that they could be spaced apart as it's done on most barn roofs.
Ah, that roof “slabbing” went fairly quickly. I like that! Installed part of the door frame, too.
BTW as I locked the door at the shop, I took a deep breath of fresh air - sanding those tree trunks get’s to you after a while - ahhhhhhhhhh … the glorious smell of wood chips in the air! Right behind our shop is a small RR yard right at the junction of two branches, they usually store the day’s “catch” there and since there’s a few lumber mills along the lines there are always wood chip cars. Can’t beat that smell!
Ok and here’s the start of the “hefty” door.
The door bracing is again fastened with the tooth pick method, hinges and such will be next.
The delight of building hinges!
Some shim stock, some small tubing, a yet smaller, telescoping rod and steady hands.
This would have been a typical restistance soldering job, but I wasn’t going to wait (that stuff is at the shop).
And yes, I will get some jeweler’s tinsnips if there are more of these projects - that is a certainty! The standard issue for ductwork is a bit large. 
Looks like those old doors settle never mind how many times they are patched up with extra braces
OK so that leaves the metal roofing. And a bit of rust on those hinges, that will happen when the roof gets “rusted”. And eventually the stone supports, but they won’t happen until the exact location for the barn is determined. 
Nice looking cabin HJ , [ quote HJ , but they won’t happen until the exact location for the barn is determined .]…I have the perfect spot for it to weather naturally here …Thanks for the beautiful addition to the layout .
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Dennis Paulson said:
Nice looking cabin HJ , [ quote HJ , but they won’t happen until the exact location for the barn is determined .]…I have the perfect spot for it to weather naturally here …Thanks for the beautiful addition to the layout . [url]
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Sorry Dennis, That location is too flat!
And then I was just ready to call my printshop buddy and bum some litho plate off him, when Friedhelm Weidelich suggested I use food cans. Hmmmm … yes, but they usually have those ridges rolled in for reinforcement. Ahhhhhhhhh, “Machiavelli” the cat get’s his food out of a can without the ridges.
Correct width when trimmed, get rid of the coating with some emery cloth, fasten with the tiny ME spikes and voilà that’s what it takes. Getting there … come on “Machie”, I need a few more cans!
HJ , I know its too flat here , but all the creatures legs are the same length around here , not like the hilly area creatures that have different length legs for standing up on a hill / mt side … .
I have seen places in W. Virginia that were so steep that if the creature jumped straight up , when they came down , they would be out of their pen !
Dennis Paulson said:True, true.
HJ , I know its too flat here , but all the creatures legs are the same length around here , not like the hilly area creatures that have different length legs for standing up on a hill / mt side ..... .;-) I have seen places in W. Virginia that were so steep that if the creature jumped straight up , when they came down , they would be out of their pen !
I’ve been up and down those hollers in W.Va., perfect for mountain goats, but we never saw any. And yes, the hillsides were so steep, the cattle was tied to ropes when out in the pasture; limits the “slippage”.
But by far the trickiest part was tuning one’s ears to the local language. Where was this? Right around Princeton!
Oh yeah, we went on a Sunday drive over to Bluefield, too, and then back through the hollersCan’t work all the time, need to relax. Got sh** from the customer, “way to dangerous in the back country!” Well perhaps for him with his FL license plates, was OK for us Canucks! The mountain people know that the Canucks are OK.
Well, our “Kater” has been eating at his standard rate and as a result there was enough sheet metal to cover the rest of the roof.
Now I just need to select a few choice, flat stones of appropriate sizes and the hay barn is finished. Blooming amazing for someone who never finishes anything! Of course that was just an “ugly rumour” to start with, because anyone who knows me, knows that “things” get finished. :lol: :lol:
It’s a nice little project, HJ. I think it would look nice on your layout.
That does look nice, HJ.
Thank you, Thank you very much, Gentlemen!
Warren,
It will look nice on my layout. I still have to finish the drawings so that the other RhB LSers can build one when the urge hits.
The next structure will be a goat barn - shades of Heidi and Geissenpeter. BTW I also have a set of Kibri GR structures kicking around, should come in handy for some basic, typical measurements if my books don’t cough up the info.
And here … the drawing for all those who would like to build their own
If you prefer CADrail or DXF format send me an email. Sorry about the metric measurements. 
PS Is it suitable for “G”? Only if you mess up while building!
I had to get a chuckle the other day. I was in Michaels and they had a little cabin (bird house) very similar to your barn. It was built up but came with shingles and stones for the fireplace that the purchaser added. They wanted 5.95 for it. Later that same day I was browsing some of the on-line Large Scale stores. Found the same “bird house” in kit form “suitable for G Scale” for only $35.95…
I may go back to Michaels.
Warren Mumpower said:One thing's for sure building from scratch is not because of the money one "saves". ;) :lol:
I had to get a chuckle the other day. I was in Michaels and they had a little cabin (bird house) very similar to your barn. It was built up but came with shingles and stones for the fireplace that the purchaser added. They wanted 5.95 for it. Later that same day I was browsing some of the on-line Large Scale stores. Found the same "bird house" in kit form "suitable for G Scale" for only $35.95....:/ I may go back to Michaels. :)
OTOH if generic is good enough, fine. If you want it authentic, better build it yourself. You should see the prices on the commercial 1:22.5 RhB structures. Whoa! Hold it!
Nice Swiss hay barn. Good practical construction of logs, tin roof, stone on top. I like it. I built one of them a while back. But I built in 12in. to the foot scale. And I didn’t use it for hay. I live in it for a while. Take a look of you care to at :
www.DrBurkholter.com/cf6.html and more views at www.DrBurkholter.com/cf15.html Thanks for all the nice views of your construction and the plan. Good railroadin’, . . .
Narrow Gauge Lover said:Hi Eric,
Nice Swiss hay barn. Good practical construction of logs, tin roof, stone on top. I like it. I built one of them a while back. But I built in 12in. to the foot scale. And I didn't use it for hay. I live in it for a while. Take a look of you care to at : www.DrBurkholter.com/cf6.html and more views at www.DrBurkholter.com/cf15.html Thanks for all the nice views of your construction and the plan. Good railroadin', . . .
I’m glad you like the project. Thanks for the links! On the telephone poles you used, where they originally treated with some preservative?
I looked at your train page. Very interesting stuff!
Sheesh I guess “they” re-enact train robberies everywhere, Here in the valley they do that on the KVR http://www.kettlevalleyrail.org/ and also on some of the Armstrong Explorer trips http://www.kamrail.com/armstrong.html the KHR runs.