powerrabbit Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 The Jersey's, Ayrshires and Belted Galloways are terrific, mind you, the rest are damn good as well, all you need now is a bit of copper wire to make nose rings for the bulls. Ever thought of doing a market diorama creating a pen and auctioneer? I reckon that would look smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 Oh yes need nose rings cheers powerrabbit. I was thinking along those lines, I was going to do a county fair type display...need more animals though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 them cows look fantastic Scott , very nicely painted :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 them cows look fantastic Scott , very nicely painted :P Cheers Mark If I do say so myself I am very pleased with the way they turned out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 They're amazing, Scott - I had no idea what you were going to do with them, but I am so impressed. Will send you some more just as soon as I get the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 They're amazing, Scott - I had no idea what you were going to do with them, but I am so impressed. Will send you some more just as soon as I get the chance Thanks Mandy I enjoy painting them I find it quite therapeutic. The Jersey's turned out quite well and also the Ayrshires . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS135A DRIVER Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Hi there. You have made a fantastic job of repainting the cattle in the pictures. That amazing to see all the different breeds so well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 Hi there. You have made a fantastic job of repainting the cattle in the pictures. That amazing to see all the different breeds so well done. Thanks, I don't know where I would be without Google :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Hey, Britfarmer, just had a thought, you'd better put tags in those cattle ears and send off for the passports otherwise you'll have DEFRA on your back. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS135A DRIVER Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Yeah you don't want an unexpected visit from the guys at the B.C.M.S. and D.E.F.R.A. turning up and wanting to read all the cattle ear tags Not a pleasant experience All livestock need to be double tagged these days. D.E.F.R.A. translates into Department Erradicating Farming (and) Rural Activity :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Yeah you don't want an unexpected visit from the guys at the B.C.M.S. and D.E.F.R.A. turning up and wanting to read all the cattle ear tags Not a pleasant experience All livestock need to be double tagged these days. D.E.F.R.A. translates into Department Erradicating Farming (and) Rural Activity :'( Tell me about it. We're currently in the process of trying to get the herd sorted for these new durable tags that can't tear or come out....do you use them? Nice paint jobs aswell Scott, well done-Belted Galloways would be my favourite, but they are all great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 Hey, Britfarmer, just had a thought, you'd better put tags in those cattle ears and send off for the passports otherwise you'll have DEFRA on your back. ;) Any ideas for eartags Thanks for the comments FW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 What sort of paint do you use Scott I've been using acrylic on my plastic items, but whatever you use gives an excellent finish. Don't know about ear tags - had to buy a new box for our sheep this year because the Defra keep changing the goal posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Any ideas for eartags Thanks for the comments FW not sure but what about a small piece of wire and a small strip of plastic???....might be fiddly though \ \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Any ideas for eartags Thanks for the comments FW Depending on what sort of tags you were to do. If you give them metal tags, which would be in keeping with their era of production, all you would need to do would be to just have a very thin brush and just paint a very small 'stripe of brassy gold or silver paint on their ears to 'represent' a tag. Or if you were to go for the plastic type of tag for the later plastic cows lets say, just paint a small triangle in yellow? on the inside of the ear to represent the tag and a small round dot on the outside of the ear to represent the other part of the tag. Obviously the size would be too small to actually put letters and numbers on but I recon this would look ok, if it looked crap you could always paint it out or wipe it before the paint's dry. Worth experimenting I would say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 sounds easier and better than my idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 What sort of paint do you use Scott I've been using acrylic on my plastic items, but whatever you use gives an excellent finish. Don't know about ear tags - had to buy a new box for our sheep this year because the Defra keep changing the goal posts Ought to tag those DEFRA buggers, wonder if they would like being tagged several times. Me thinks they would cry 'human rights', what about the poor sodding animals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 What sort of paint do you use Scott I've been using acrylic on my plastic items, but whatever you use gives an excellent finish. Don't know about ear tags - had to buy a new box for our sheep this year because the Defra keep changing the goal posts I know what you mean, we now ergently need a now cattle crush after our last expection. What sheep have you got btw?...Guessing they're pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 What sort of paint do you use Scott I've been using acrylic on my plastic items, but whatever you use gives an excellent finish. Don't know about ear tags - had to buy a new box for our sheep this year because the Defra keep changing the goal posts Well here is my secret :D I first paint with an acrylic white primer (the one I use I got from a craft store and is designed for painting on most surfaces) Then I just use regular acrylic paints, and when finished I seal them with good old regular white PVA (I have diluted it down with a titch of water to make it easier to paint on. Then I just use clear nail varnish for the hooves, eyes and muzzle I have tried this method on the NEW britains but the surface is very slick and it doesn't seem to work as well \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Forgot to mention that with the Jersey before I sealed them I used the drybrushing method for the lighter cream shade. This is achieved using a short course bristle brush, dipped in the paint then rubbed off onto scrap of paper, then rubbed onto the animal in the desired areas. Let the paint dry then if needed add another coat and gradually build up the layers until the right effect is achieved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I know what you mean, we now ergently need a now cattle crush after our last expection. What sheep have you got btw?...Guessing they're pets. I hate sheep! Always have, always will. I say that the best place to keep sheep is in the deep-freeze, sods can't get out of there! We call them grass-maggots down here. When I was at Agricultural College years ago we were told to read a certain book from their library on sheep husbandry. The text started with this question. "How long should you keep a breeding ewe? The answer was, "At least 2 days after it dies". Summed it up really, the rest of the book was a waste of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I quite like sheep - although I agree that they are difficult to keep. But they're a lot smaller for me to handle than cattle and having had my flock for about 12 years now, we know them quite well and have weeded out the problem ones. And they do taste nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TS135A DRIVER Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 An angry over protective cow was always good fun to deal with when tagging new born calves. I recall a cow who was known as psychcow because for 10 or 14 day after she calved she went mental and chased anything that moved near her calf. That would have been a good one to get all these pencil pushing jobsworths to come and tag, just to see how dangerous it can be Hand them the taggers and tell them this one in left ear and the other in the right ear, and say " I hope your BUPA health care plan is all paid up to date " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 An angry over protective cow was always good fun to deal with when tagging new born calves. I recall a cow who was known as psychcow because for 10 or 14 day after she calved she went mental and chased anything that moved near her calf. That would have been a good one to get all these pencil pushing jobsworths to come and tag, just to see how dangerous it can be Hand them the taggers and tell them this one in left ear and the other in the right ear, and say " I hope your BUPA health care plan is all paid up to date " You say about kicking cows, years ago when I was just a lad we had an old very cranky cow that would try and kick your head off when you went to put the cluster on to milk her so what my father would do was to put a heavy tow chain around her kicking leg ankle and tighten the other end around a post so that she could not kick. Over a period of time, she got so used to having the chain put around her leg that when she came in to be milked she used to lift her leg for you to put the chain on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 I rest my case Sheep may be constantly trying to die on you - but you don't hear too many cases of them causing broken legs - and you can rugby-tackle them to catch them if you need to! Try that with a fractious heifer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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