Cornish-model-farm

3 hours ago, NIGEL FORD said:

the late "mighty" Mike Cushing (see SNOOPY european 12000lb puller champion around 1980, that was sold to Whittingham Bros later) came mowing for us in the early 70s with one of these behind a 990 Selectamatic and had to leave early when an eye festered from flying debris. I think they had a curtain around originally but seldom replaced when damaged.

 Nice model, never seen one done before.

If I recall correctly, the operating instructions back in the day, said no other person or animal should be in the same field when the machine was in operation because of flying debris! Happy days.

9 hours ago, Anderson Agri said:

True cornishman!! 🤣🤣🤣

 

Looking good Mark, combines in good hands now  ! look forward to seeing what you get up to

😂

51 minutes ago, Idle Git said:

Making things scruffy is my favourite bit!

Bamford Wizzler 4 drum mower, made by Mark Phelan.

Second hand Massey Ferguson quad bike by Siku, bought from E-bay.

19 hours ago, Cornish-model-farm said:

Minitrac IH 445D conventional baler from Udimore Tractor Shop. Not really a fan of side-tow balers in real life, I prefer the Massey in-line, but a nice model to have for the display cabinet.

I would point out that there is no proper hitch on it, so if you wanted to tow it with something you would need to fabricate a hitch for it!

6 hours ago, Paul Palmer said:

Our neighbours silaging, around 1979, 575 heading out to mow a couple more fields and coming back to the yard after rowing up and 590 on the forager and 188 carting

 

Brings back memories

Minitrac IH 445D conventional baler from Udimore Tractor Shop. Not really a fan of side-tow balers in real life, I prefer the Massey in-line, but a nice model to have for the display cabinet.

On the other side of the coin you get UH trying to make every model but not making a particularly good job of it in some cases - their MF 65 is rubbish!

On 4/28/2024 at 11:30 AM, Paul Palmer said:

And finished

Nice weathering on the 66 Paul

On 4/21/2024 at 5:03 PM, Jack390 said:

Really nice sheds and weathering Ian 

Many thanks Jack.

Just now, 844john said:

I love the layout Ian👌

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.

3 minutes ago, Idle Git said:

I'm struggling with brickwork as well and a lot to do , I have found a silicon roller which has a brickwork pattern on it , in time I will experiment onto foam board which I have painted brick colour and then put a cement colour on the roller to put the brickwork pattern on , I  might try and score in the brick pattern  afterwards to give it texture , 

 

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.

8 hours ago, Ferret90 said:

That really is most impressive! I like that it represents the buildings near you not just generic machinery barns. How have you done the brick on the house I’ve never found a good way of doing brickwork myself but that looks spot on

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.  

48 minutes ago, Paul Palmer said:

Will it be older models based Ian?

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

10 minutes ago, Paul Palmer said:

That is fantastic Ian what a set up you have there

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

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!

10 hours ago, Paul Palmer said:

Fantastic Ian

Thank you Paul👍

12 minutes ago, Jack390 said:

Looks really smart Ian. Just wondering what size tractor I’d need in front of it, it’s massive! 
edit: just seen the first post of this thread, 170hp. 

Yes, don't hitch it to a 135!

25 minutes ago, CX820Joe said:

Looks brilliant Ian 

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.