Marky's new tractor shed and barn - some ideas please !

[Lord Ferguson]

Good morning chaps... Have been busy in the workshop making a new barn and tractor shed for my upcoming loft farm.  Will start on the tractor shed first.... Would like suggestions on how to age the thing - what colour to paint the cladding as I'm not happy with the green - What colour to do the yard (and what to do with the yard really)... any other suggestions on how to NOT make it look like some prat's made it out of plastic parts (which it currently does) - Criticism I can take in any dose so I won't be offended in any way - this is only my second attempt at barn building and I'm keen to learn from you masters on here...

Have routed the sides to fit into the base about 2mm to help with construction..

[FB]

yep, with grey cladding for the rest 

[Lord Ferguson]

Red it is then lads - with grey mortar - and yes it will be your fault Ben - Isn't it always ? :

[Lord Ferguson]

yep, with grey cladding for the rest?

Was planning on Black cladding... oh no problem now - can't make me mind up - TM what do you reckon mate 

[Tractorman810]

depends really,i have seen both up that way,black stained timber,but that was on older buildings and grey and greeney steel cladding on some revamped ones,

[FB]

Black? mmmm, might look ok, have you got any off cuts you could paint and put next to each other and post up to review? ?

yeah always my fault ? :D ....you eaten those hard gums yet? ?

[Tractorman810]

black does look nice,with red roof tiles,but not sure if you can get sheets of that in the right scale ,just lookin in ema for ya

[Lord Ferguson]

Had one or two ? - Smoked all the Cigars though by 9am... Kidding of course.... 11.30 really.

Will post some paint jobs later then - I'll do black, gery and Green ?

[Lord Ferguson]

black does look nice,with red roof tiles,but not sure if you can get sheets of that in the right scale ,just lookin in ema for ya

Thanks TM - I've got some cladding from 4D that looks OK (I think)

[Tractorman810]

no worries mark,just been looking and they do a 1/24 red tile effect sheet,and a 1/50 but onthing closer

[Lord Ferguson]

Thanks for looking anyway - 1/24 seems to be the size nearest I suppose - they are 1/24 bricks actually.  Does nobody make 1/32 plastic pressings 

[Tractorman810]

no,but don't look to far out do they,

[Lord Ferguson]

Not really - I'll be happy if it all goes together OK - The final assembly is what I always have trouble with - I think I get too excited and rush into it too much 

I'll have to put some Beethoven on instead of my Speed Garage Album 

[Tractorman810]

yeah and don't drink before hand either

[Lord Ferguson]

Not even a cup of Decaf TM810 

[Tractorman810]

stella mate,or similar,thats why i am on here and not in the shed at present,to much shopping drowing

[MJB1]

looks good marky , never seen red blockwork before except the britains sheds  as for the doors i dont envy you i thought about it but shied away from anything awkward , that & i like to see whats going on in the shed 

[Lord Ferguson]

Thanks Marcus... I have to say I am reconsidering my door idea - would be nice to see what's going on inside and I don't want lift off roofs.  What colour would you paint the bricks Marcus 

[MJB1]

if it was breeze blocks then there is only one colour, grey the tinwork would be either a dark blue or green unless you're going for the older fibre cement look of which again is grey. i scanned the britains walling from the sheds but the red /brown doesn't look right

[Lord Ferguson]

Thanks Marcus - Mine definately brick though - too small for breeze blocks I think... probably as they are then - red Oxide colour 

[MJB1]

see what you mean about the size for the walls  bit bigger than brick but not big enough for block ,unless of course they were layed on their flats \ but looking again they don't look too bad at all 

i like the pallets especialy the chep ones  your new jcb looks at home in there as well

[Lord Ferguson]

Thanks Marcus - I'm chuffed with how the pallets came out - JCB is a little small really up against other 1/32nd - I think it's a 1/35th

[FB]

Thanks Marcus - I'm chuffed with how the pallets came out - JCB is a little small really up against other 1/32nd - I think it's a 1/35th

the JCB is 1:35. The boxes Mark are perfect on the 1:32 loadall, do you want a pic to see??

i can get a pic using the rough terrain one as well you have on order 

[Lord Ferguson]

Yes please Ben - I need to decide what 1/32nd JCB to get 

[new holland driver]

her markeynever said thanks for that game keep dad happy for hours

[Lord Ferguson]

her markeynever said thanks for that game keep dad happy for hours

No probs MCM - that's one of my favourite bits of email junk that one  - If anyone wants it mail me - It's clean as well