Build a barn, part one

Every year I buy myself a present at the end of NaMoPaiMo. Usually it's an unpainted resin. This year, I bought a barn.

More specifically, I bought one of Tomás Varela's Tabletop Stable kits.

The kit arrived promptly.

Nice branding!

I did a little bit of work on the "feet."

Then I snapped the frame into the base. So satisfying!

The next step was paint. I chose a cheerful weathered olive green and brown color scheme.

Then it was time to start gluing the boards to the frame.

This is where I ran into problems. Despite my best efforts, I just couldn't make the spacing work.

Oh, that gap was killing me!

I contacted Tomás, and after a lot of troubleshooting, we decided that I needed a couple extra boards. The project got put on hold while I waited for them to arrive.

The wait ended last week. I painted the new boards and then glued them onto the frames. Then I did another quick assembly 

It was even more satisfying this time.

Although marketed as a 1:12 scale stable, the size is just right for a traditional scale pony.

Here's the view from above. Even a good sized pony like Cookie has plenty of room.

There's still a lot of work to do, which is fine, because I'm enjoying every minute of this. Thank you so much, Tomás. I can not think of a better way to reward myself for surviving another February!