"Ease up Old Timer, we need your help!" Foucarville, 7th June 1944

[spanner570]

Thanks Jim. I'm glad you approve of the job and thanks for sticking with my build. I appreciate your support.

Unfortunately it's not in my nature to be slow and methodical. I just have to get stuck in and do the best I can, as swiftly as I can.

The missus reckons it's a legacy from my working days when I never knew a steady weekly wage, and being self employed, everything was done on a price. So for better or for worse, the easiest and quickest options have always stayed with me.

Cheers.
Ron

[stillp]

The Ron method for painting bricks works very well.
Jim

Agreed!
Pete

[minitnkr]

Mos def on the bricks. Didn't mean to frighten, summer cut & beard trim. PaulE

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Very effective mate.

[spanner570]

Thanks boys, and I'm chuffed Ron's 'Quicky Brick Painting' passes muster.

Outside, it's heaving down, so some more progress this morning.

Whilst in bed last night I had an idea - she wouldn't wake up though......

So I turned my thoughts to this 'ere barn and decided it needed some natural light and a bit of ventilation.
After a pleasant morning's extremely careful carving and more painting I've come up with this:-










It's now stopped raining-ish. We have a family BBQ tonight, so I need to make a pile of beef burgers and possibly put up the gazebo.....:thinking: Perhaps not!

I've just spotted the Grebe again. It's trying to drag a pike out of the stream.

Cheers.
Ron

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
I know you used to use pizza boxes but now use foam sheets. What exactly do you use and where do you buy them?
Nocturnal idea looks good.
Jim

[spanner570]

Thanks for commenting Jim.

I can't find those pizza bases anymore. It seems they are just cardboard now.

I use 5mm foam boards. I get them wherever I can. Art shops, on line, eBay. There's plenty of places to choose from.
The lads on here get them from various places too. Some use a different type of board than me. Let's hope they come along with some comments about what they use.

Update...
I've glued the barn together. Also I've added a back and a 1st. floor storage area, both made from foam board.









Although it won't really be seen, the floor helps stiffen up the building ready for the roof.


Cheers.
Ron

[scottie3158]

Ron,
I use the blue foam not sure of its correct name as I was given a load of sheets of various thicknesses a few years back but I do need to stock up again.

[Jim R]

Thanks Ron and Scottie.
I have seen sheets of foam board but it has thin card on each side which means you can't emboss brick or stone etc.
I have used the blue board. Can't remember what it is called or where I got it.
Jim

[Gern]

This is the stuff I use:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6mm-10mm-UNDERFLOOR-UNDER-FLOOR-HEATING-INSULATION-XPS-BOARDS/221898935820?hash=item33aa350e0c:m:mnFWOYbhJ3_upzAxbYEqOeQ

I can't remember where I bought mine, but there are several suppliers on ebay - this is just the first one I found.

[spanner570]

No comments about my titchy barn. good, bad or indifferent?

Ah well,
Here's the finished barn.






After fixing it in position, I made a walkway around it and some steps.



I've finished the road and stream banks. I also added a couple of 'Islands' to break up the stream bed a bit.




















The buildings finally joined together.














Still bits to do.

Cheers.
Ron

[Jim R]

Hi Dave
Thanks for the link. Ordered :thumb2:
Hi Ron
That looks brilliant. Photographed as well as you do it looks real. The sky and the trees coupled with that mill - stunning stuff.
Jim

[stillp]

Jim has written what I was going to!
Pete

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Stunning work. I really need to learn to take decent pictures as yours always without fail make your builds come to life.

[minitnkr]

Boy, that got complex in a hurry. Beautifully executed. Gardening is awesome. PaulE