Cornish-model-farm

Many thanks Jack.

Thanks very much John👍

The lean-to building next to the barn was originally the "turnip house" where turnips and other root vegetables were stored and fed to livestock after being sliced or pulped by the stationary barn machinery, driven by the horse gin.

That Sirocco Flexi-cab looks good on the 135 Paul.

You don't actually see a lot of brick buildings in Cornwall. Farmhouses were mainly local stone or cob (a mixture of earth, straw, horse hair) but a few houses were faced with local brick from the Trelonk brickworks on the River Fal. A farmhouse across the valley from me has a brick frontage and was once the residence of a well-to-do yeoman farmer.

Thank you. Yes, the traditional farm buildings are all based on buildings on farms in my parish, apart from the granary, which is based on one in North Cornwall. The farmhouse was bought second-hand on E-bay and had been used on a Gauge 1 (1/32 scale) railway layout, so I can't take credit for that one, although I did do some sympathetic restoration. The brickwork is a form of plaster.

Based in the present day but plenty of classic Masseys still in use as well as modern Masseys

Thank you so much Paul. Still a lot more to do!

This is Pengwarthick parish church, which is adjacent to the farm. It is dedicated to St Morwenna, a Cornish saint.

The barn is a Cornish "bank barn" which, as the name suggests, is built into a bank. Consequently, it is a two storey building at the front but just a single storey at the back. The building directly behind the barn is what we call a "round house" in Cornwall, although they are actually polygon shaped. This one is an octagon, although pentagons and hexagons are also common. The building housed the horse "gin" (short for engine) which powered the barn machinery from the early 1800s. The horse or horses, were hitched to a giant wooden wheel, then led around in circles, powering a drive shaft which in turn powered the machinery in the barn. Stationary, barn-based, threshing machines were adopted in Cornwall quite early on because competition from the mines meant there was a lack of manpower to perform traditional threshing with hand-held flails on the barn floor.

Some more pictures of the old yard and farmhouse - further progress, but still not finished!

Thank you Paul👍

Yes, don't hitch it to a 135!

Thanks very much Joe👍

A new picture of the Teagle Titan with the ladder and drawbar shoe in place. I have also added a couple photos of the Titan next to the Britains NC spreader for comparison. You will see that the Teagle dwarfs the NC! Although I am selling the Titan as a kit, the slurry door will come ready-assembled for your convenience. A full set of assembly instructions will also be included. The wheels will turn as they have metal bearings, which have proved very successful elsewhere. Decals will be supplied with the kit. Please remember, this is a scale model and not a toy, so not suitable for persons under 14 years of age. I can only post to UK addresses, unfortunately. I am taking orders for the Titan now. They are £45 each including postage as this is a big model and I put a lot of work into this one! Payment by bank transfer or cheque. Anyone interested, please message me. Delivery by the end of April.