Fence
The property is to be protected by a fence. A simple chainlink fence is sufficient to keep anyone away from the precious collection of expensive woods in the lumber storage shed.

As shown in this photo, I decided to use the Gold Medal Models' "Chain Link Fence with Barbed Wire" stainless steel kit. It is very accurate. Although it appears delicate, it is actually quite tough.

The instructions tell you to use a pair of scissors to remove the fence from the sprue, but I found that it was much easier to just wiggle the fence and eventually it will break off from the sprue. A small file is all that is necessary to remove the remnants of the sprue.

Installing the fence is very easy. The sprue comes with a series of holes that are to be used as a template for drilling holes into the surface wherein the fence will be installed. I used a no. 74 drill bit and hand-drilled all the necessary holes in the plywood base of the diorama. Using a ruler I made sure that the holes lined up with each other so as to make a straight fence line.

The company only sells the fence with three rows of barbed wire on top. This is great for high-security facilities, but I thought it was overkill for the lowly furniture factory. I removed the rows of barbed wire from the fence by solidly grabbing the fence and just wiggling the barbed wire portion back and forth until it came loose. Between 10 and 15 "wiggles" seemed to be required.

No need to throw away the barbed wire, because that makes a great fence for keeping small animals confined to an area.

The fence around the perimeter of the Woods Furniture factory has been erected.

I used 5-minute epoxy on the poles of the fence to secure them in the plywood base. I placed squares against the fence while the glue was drying to ensure that the fence remained up straight. I then used superglue to connect the sections of fence together. Both poles of neighboring sections fit in the hole drilled with the no. 74 drill bit. The poles are so thin that lining two up against each other is not noticable.

It is very easy to bend the fence to fit the perimeter of the property, as shown here.

A total of 436 scale feet of fencing was installed.

The last step is to model the gate. I decided to make it easy on myself and just cut two 7-1/2' of fencing material, glued in at an angle, to cover the 15-foot gap between the fences. The factory is open for business, delivery, and pick-ups.