1:35 Barn doors - small

1:35 Barn doors - small - barn doors, the small size

1:35 Barn doors - small from RT-Diorama is a diorama building element in 1:35 scale. It is not a model of equipment but the doors of a farm building, which are seated into the gable or the long wall of a barn, a shed or a lean-to. The designation small in the name tells the smallest of the size versions of these doors apart.

Why barn doors in particular

A country farm building is one of the commonest set pieces of diorama scenes, because it suits the western as well as the eastern front and at the same time offers a large area where the texture of wood can be worked with. The doors are its main subject at that: wide planked leaves with visible bracing and simple hinges come across believably even without further detail. The smaller size suits places where the structure is only an accessory of a scene, where only the corner of a yard is taken in, or when you do not want the building to drown out the main subject of the scene.

Tips for placing it in the scene

Doors have their logic in the area of a wall - they belong in the middle of the gable or at the drive, not just anywhere. Measure the opening from the actual part and seat the leaves so that they are flush with the outer surface of the wall or stand slightly forward, as happens with wooden structures. The texture of wood stands out best when you support it with a darker tone in the joints and by lightening the edges of the planks. Make the lower part of the doors more scuffed and dustier than the upper; it is just there that it shows that they are handled daily.

Who the element is for

• Builders of country and farm dioramas in 1:35
• Modelers who build a barn or a shed themselves
• Anyone interested in smaller accessory structures in the corner of a scene
• Those who want to work with the texture of wood over a large area