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Paint Color for Horse Corral Fence

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Posted by snjroy on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 9:52 AM

wjstix

A large ranch might have barbed wire on it's border, as a cheap effective fencing. I don't think it would be used in a corral where the animals would be scraping up against it. As is mentioned in the Charles Smiley video I linked to, corrals generally had smooth wood planking on the inside so the cows or horses wouldn't hurt themselves if/when they rubbed up against it.

 

My nephew uses an electric fence to prevent his horses from rubbing against the fence. Not sure when they started use these devices for horses. I remember seeing them in the 1970s for cows.

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Posted by wjstix on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 9:12 AM

A large ranch might have barbed wire on it's border, as a cheap effective fencing. I don't think it would be used in a corral where the animals would be scraping up against it. As is mentioned in the Charles Smiley video I linked to, corrals generally had smooth wood planking on the inside so the cows or horses wouldn't hurt themselves if/when they rubbed up against it.

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Posted by snjroy on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 8:48 AM

A quick search on Google (using the following keywords: picture horse corral wood fence -video) shows many possibiities. I would go with washes of light brown and greys. I would also match with the buildings (old building, old fence).

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Posted by rrebell on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 8:25 AM

Depends on the type of corral, places that rent out horses and those very close to a house tend to be painted white at least the front ones but working places, I have never seen painted.

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Posted by Pruitt on Monday, August 14, 2023 7:53 PM

Most of the corrals out west where I live are unpainted. For one that's several years ols a greyish color would work.

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Posted by cowman on Monday, August 14, 2023 7:14 PM

I'll go long with Henry on the white.  Not a fan of barbed wire around horses.  Helped untangle one from a barbed wire fence when I was about 10.  Good thing it was an old work horse, not a high strung purebred.  None of the three of us had ever worked with that horse before, but he knew he was tangled and didn't struggle.

Have fun,

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Posted by BigDaddy on Monday, August 14, 2023 6:50 PM

Welcome to the forum, your posts are delayed in moderation for a while.

If you are modeling upscale horse country they should be white.  If you are modeling my granddaddy's farm, 60 years ago in rural PA, barbed wire.

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Posted by azrail on Monday, August 14, 2023 3:09 PM

Don't forget the spots where the horses "nosh" on.

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Posted by kasskaboose on Monday, August 14, 2023 3:06 PM

Nice car Peter!

I'd also go with brown for the fence.  You also could put some wood at an angle to show more weathering.

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Posted by HO-Velo on Monday, August 14, 2023 3:00 PM

Seems that any of the color choices U mentioned would work.  For a rustic weathered wood appearance (assuming the fence is plastic), the late Harold Minkwitz's aka hminky method gives good results.

Followed Harold's path for this plastic flatcar deck; starting with a coat or two of Kilz white primer (suspect that any white acrylic craft paint would do).  For staining after paint was dry I deviated from his recommendation of Dye-Na-Flow fabric paint by using an alcohol/India Ink wash.  In retrospect I think the fabric paint gives a more interesting look.  Some pigment powders were judiciously applied after staining.

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Posted by wjstix on Monday, August 14, 2023 1:37 PM

I would go with maybe a mix of browns and grays to simulate weathered wood. Most likely, the fence would have been painted when new but maybe never again, so eventually it would just be unpainted wood. You could include one or two tan pieces to simulate a recent repair with fresh lumber.

"Charles Smiley Presents" on YouTube posted a video on making a RR corral that might give you some ideas:

(40) 1000 Model Railroad Ideas--Cows and Cattle Trains - YouTube

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Paint Color for Horse Corral Fence
Posted by KidAtHeart23 on Friday, August 11, 2023 3:57 PM

Hi, I have a Barn scene with a small Horse Corral. I'm trying to decide what color to paint the simulated wood fence. Brown, weathered gray, white, or? Looking for thoughts or what you have done that looks good. Thanks!

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