Some exquisite wood (Patreon)

My friends, we already saw on the Sherman that making wood from styrene is fun and effective. But subjects like this barn allow you to truly go to town with textures and various states of decay.

And it's always satisfying to know that most of it is made from a single sheet of styrene! The process is straightforward: cut out the shape, mark and scribe the individual planks, add damage with a hobby knife, add the wood grain texture with a metal brush, enhance the splintered wood at the ends with the opposite end of a hobby blade, remove most of the fuzz with sandpaper, clean everything with Mr Cement S (applied with a large flat brush), add more details and additional planks, drill out the nail holes, add the hinges, handles, etc, and finally (optional), add the nails made from copper wire.

It was the last step that made the difference for me! Having bent nails sticking out of the planks is just something I didn't consider in the past :)

Also, I'm trying a new method for the windows. On the previous facade, I glued plastic strips directly onto a sheet of acetate foil. This time I'm assembling the basic frame out of L profiles, which are sturdy and allow for very easy placement into the facade.

And lastly, it was my original plan to have a rebar mesh blocking the bottom window, based on a reference photo. There's nothing better than spending 2 hours fabricating such detail just to realize it looks like crap and having to rip it off, bringing you back to square one.