A 'could have been' interpretation of a historic building
It stands only feet from US-19 in the village of Middle Lancaster, Pa. It's been a house, an antique store, and before that... probably just another hay barn.
It's appearance, and it's location right in the middle of the village is what made it so interesting. This gave rise to my girlfriend Kim speculating aloud, Why was it there, of all places?.... So, needing a turn of the century industry anyway, I decided my model would be done as a wainwright's shop. (A place that built and repaired horsedrawn wagons for those who don't know that particular archaic word) A quite plausible use for such a structure.
Once again, I chose to use coroplast and wood as the modeling medium.
This time I covered the building with birch dollhouse siding material and Lemax stone sheeting
The big open porch simply demanded to be made into a mini scene in it's own right. A blacksmith's shop was logical. I found some pictures of a Forge online to give me the basic layout.
Ever see a wooden anvil?
Or a plastic and wood post vice?
The forge was covered with Lemax brick and stone sheeting. This stuff cuts easily, but likes to curl.
Once everything was installed it looked like it belonged there all along
At this point work stopped for about 5 months. We moved in January, and I just didn't have anyplace to work on it indoors. Once spring came, I was busy with other projects. Finally in early may, with a show looming, I simply made enough time to actually finish it.... Barely, the last paint was still tacky when I loaded it in the car!
At the show...
Thanks for looking!
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