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Barn StormingOver the summer I had the opportunity of taking a trip out to Chicago,then down to Atlanta. This was a trip done the old-fashionedway, by hitting the road. Before returning home, the trip had featuredover 3000 miles of remarkable geography. This was a real road trip(although not on a railroad, which would have been my preference).Flying this distance is great for saving time, but flying does not affordone the opportunity to get modeling ideas first hand, except forperhaps the modeling of clouds and blue sky. Driving along, I wasalways on the look out for items to model, and soon noticed severalmonuments of Americana.The rolling hills of Pennsylvania and the flat farmlands of Ohioand Indiana offered several examples of the American barn. Of particularnotice were some real relics of the past, those that carried theMail Pouch sign. The Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company of Wheeling,West Virginia, initiated a successful marketing plan back in thelate 1890s. Under their plan, barn owners would be paid between$1 and $2 a year for having the company painters paint a side or twoof their barn with the advertisement, “Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco.Treat Yourself to the Best.” Sometimes the farmers were awardedadditional compensation, like free tobacco or the option of havingthe rest of the barn painted with their choice of color. The companywanted their signs to look good, create attention, and represent theirline of products. Consequently most barns were on a continuingcontract, with a fresh coat of paint every couple of years. It certainlywas a win-win situation for the farmers and the company. Thefarmer got his barn painted and the company had a large permanentbillboard sign.It is no wonder that this marketing plan became the most successfuland oldest continuous form of outdoor advertising in Americanhistory. Many other companies soon copied the idea and tookadvantage of the rural ad space. Even though Mail Pouch had aprofessional painting team of painters, competition for the barnpainting caused lots of painters (including some hobos) to paintfor other tobacco companies, local feed and grain stores, miraclemedical remedies, soda pop, and even oil and gasoline companies.Everybody wanted in on the advertising. Lots of signs showed upon the sides of barns between 1900 and 1960, but the vast majoritybelonged to the original company, Mail Pouch. As my summer journeycontinued southward towards Atlanta, the barns along the waysoon took on new advertising schemes. Southern Indiana, Kentucky,and Tennessee had the famous advertising for Rock City, Ruby Falls,Jack Daniels, and Lookout Mountain. These signs sometimes covereda barn’s side, but many times they were painted on the roof ofthe barn to capture the eyes of passing motorists.Every model railroader’s dream is to take what they see in reallife and attempt to apply it to the model railroad. This hobo’s dreamis no different. Not to be philosophical here, but even the famouspoet, Alfred Lord Tennyson, said that he was a part of everything hehad met. So it is with my modeling. In the tradition of this columnof offering tips and techniques, this hobo offers some thoughts onpainting a model barn on your layout. Some people simply make alarge sign and glue it to the side of the barn and that works fine forthem, but for a much more realistic look (which is one of the goals ofscale modeling and a lot more artistic), I suggest the followingStart with a good model of the barn structure that you either buildor have someone build. Paint the sides and ends of the barn flatblack. Choose the advertising you want to model. Mask off a sectionof the wall corresponding with the lettering of the sign and paint itthe color of the sign lettering. Purchase some adhesive lettering froman office supply store that corresponds to the size and type-faceof the signs. Note that different size type and styles may be used.Allow the paint to dry thoroughly on the masked section. Apply theadhesive lettering on top of the new color. Press them on, makingsure that the letters are firmly attached. Then paint the specific area,including the tops of your lettering, with the same flat black. Whenthe paint is dry, carefully remove the adhesive lettering and exposethe sign! This technique really works and adds to the realistic look asif the sign were actually painted on the barn, which it was.Other types of advertising can be applied in the same manner toold factories, gas stations, and other buildings. Just remember to usethe background color as the base. Determine the color of the signlettering and mask off and paint that section. Apply the lettering,paint the entire area with the same background color, peel off thelettering, and you have a custom painted sign.Don’t mean to give you the brush off, but this hobo’s got a barnto paint! “No work, no eat” is the rule. Hope to see you next time ifyou “Chews!”u34 • O Scale Trains - Nov/Dec ’07
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