noel Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Hi Everyone I started to make a model farm during the July holidays for a show i was doing. Luckily enough i took some photos at each stage and though id post them up. Enjoy Stage 1, trying to plan out where i was gonna put sheds etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Stage 2 - Laying a bit of concrete and deciding where to put the walls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmitemania Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Looks good Noel, I like your machinery shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Thanks for posting noel, you said you would ;) Green looks great mate!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Stage 3 - Adding a bit more detail. I've now sprayed the road with BMW black paint over the concrete which gives it a great texture, added a new field with some Guagemaster grass mat. I used hanging basket liner out of B & Q for the hedge (was on offer at the time) and finally my lovely girlfriend made the stone walls from the silo to the hedge along the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Nice work noel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 WOW mate you are lucky to have the space.... mine is confined to the garage.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxy Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 nice lay out that you made there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Stage 4 - Extending the yard. Due to the purchase of a new cattle shed, i though it best to extend the yard area, hence a new 2ft X 4ft sheet of chipboard from b&q (£3.98) again with the concrete effect, a bit rougher than the last boards, a bit of hedging and bobs your uncle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 looking good coming along well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Who made the sheds Noel??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painter Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Great layout Noel very impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Stage 5 - Yard Entrance Back again I was undecided what to do for the yard entrance, wanted to make a bit of a statement, but wasn't too sure how to go about it, shame i can't take the credit for this idea (was my girlfriends) make a Granite stone wall, as granite is very popular here in Co. Down. So luckily enough i live on the side of the Mourne Mountains and there is a huge granite quary there, so i walked up managed to get a bag of small granite stones and came home. Hardest part was trying to find something that would actually stick the granite, Oraldite seemed to work the best. A week later and hey presto, my lovely girlfriend came up with this entrance into the yard! Im quite impressed, but never tell her that Sorry i don't seem to have any close up pics of the wall, if i find them i will post some up, painted the gates silver too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Thanks for posting noel, you said you would ;) Green looks great mate!!! sorry for the delay Jez, will post up more pics and info over the weekend, not sure where i put the rest of the photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 sorry for the delay Jez, will post up more pics and info over the weekend, not sure where i put the rest of the photos. No worries mate, who made the buildings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 very nice mate, one thing, how do you get it out of the room :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERRY Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 very nice mate, one thing, how do you get it out of the room :D its on about 5 different sheets of chipboard ;) love it noel just like something you would see around the end of august in co down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 WOW mate you are lucky to have the space.... mine is confined to the garage.... dont have the space, managed to get "planning permission" for the use of that room up until the show, which was last saturday Its all broken down and stored in my model room, unfortunately its not big enough to put the layout up, but i still plan to do a LOT more to it for the next show which we are trying to plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 very nice mate, one thing, how do you get it out of the room :D good question, i though about that before making the layout, (not like me to think about things ) Its built on 2ft X 4ft boards which slide together, easier to transport to shows etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noel Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 No worries mate, who made the buildings? A guy called Paul Savage makes the sheds and silo's I met him at one of the shows and was well impressed with his attention to detail and effort he puts in each shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabh7840 Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 tidy looking job noel looks excellent ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8340NHadie Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 looking good noel keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 nice layput the whole thing is coming on well love the enterance to the place looks almost real nice selction of models aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 looks very nice noel you have made a great job look forward to seeing your future plans for the farm ,some nice models two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysmassey135 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 thats a smart looking layout mate stone wall looks good as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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