Schleich 42028: Big Red Barn

For the last 10 years this Schleich Big Red Barn was the stable in the Schleich Farm Life series. Well it appealed to all audiences from Europe to here in the States, the use of plywood mixed with a solid plastic foundation made this barn set a winner from parents to kids alike. Now a retired product, Schleich have moved exclusively to plastic only toys.

Big Red Barn

Your Schleich farm animals or horses have a home with this farm set, with enough activity to be had indoors, with just enough features to play with from the outside.

Once assembled, there are pair of sliding doors for the animal figures to access, with a swing open door on the side for the Schleich farmer figure to walk through.

The whole barn set sit's on top of a strong, durable plastic base which acts as the floor for the pens and a stage to keep the structure together.

Plywood/Plastic

Big and bulky made from both wood and plastic, which is a rarity in toys these days or ever, so Schleich were quite inventive designing this beautiful wood and plastic farm set.

Most of the which is made from birch face plywood (meaning no knots with a natural finish), as its painted in red, it leaves a transparent finish allowing the grain to show through.

The roof panels are left natural with no finish at all, but more importantly the plastic parts exist for one reason, to create a stable and secure structure where the plywood on its own won't cut it.

4 Animal Pens

Farm animals can't be looked after if they are not divided into there only little areas, with this set it comes with fencing panels that lock into four pens - two small, with two a little bigger.

They don't have to use the pens if they don't want to, leave them off altogether and they are left with a big open space inside the barn, where they can use it for vehicles or equipment.

Once setup, there's a passage to exit the side door, with enough room through the middle for a pick-up truck or tractor to pass through, well feeding the animals.

Sliding/Opening Door

The best feature this big red barn has to offer is the large set of sliding doors located on the back and front of the barn. The panels are wood well the frame work for the sliding action is made from plastic.

Both sliding doors are situated opposite each other and function exactly the same way, they are lined up to one another which should come in handy when you drive your Schleich vehicle directly through.

Then there's the traditional swing action opening door situated on the side of the barn. This side entry 'dutch' style door also has a plastic frame with a strong hinge to prevent breakage.

Made for Easy Access

What good is a children's toy barn to play with when access inside the barn is limited, or worst still, completely restricted with objects preventing play.

Made with unrestricted access inside in mind, this Schleich big red barn is open on one side to move animals without removing the roof panels.

If you do remove these four roof panels - which they will - you can gain access to the animal pens, with opening doors for realistic play from ground level.

How to Self-Assemble

Begin by slotting in the door and window frames into the corresponding plastic slots on the wood side panels before doing anything else.

Then with the already assembled plastic base, pop in all four side wooden panels, securing the corners using the clips, then slot in your fence panels on the plastic base to create the pens.

Fit the top level wooden base to create the top storage area and fix the winch. Finally, fix all the wooden roof pieces to the corresponding slots, but this is not needed if you wish to gain access inside.