toyfarmer Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 White house farm was owned by the crown estate and farmed under lease by the Deptford family until the lease expired and the farm was sold at auction in 1978. My dad was farm foreman here from 1966. It consisted of 364 acres of mostly arable land with some summer grazing for the bullocks, although these were moved to one of the other farms for the winter. The farm was split in two by the River Nar and crops were mainly cereals with some peas potatoes and sugar beet. The model farm will be housed in a 8 foot x 6 foot shed and i am hoping to model the yard, farm house and farm road with the bailey bridge crossing the river and then underneath this i plan to build a shelving system with a built in background and interchangable field boards to allow me to model different scenes Quote
Deere-est Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 I'm going to like this. A model farm built on memories is sure to be a super layout Quote
toyfarmer Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) shot of the farm Edited January 21, 2012 by toyfarmer Quote
toyfarmer Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 sorry can't post the images will have a practice in the testing area and then try again Quote
Andy Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Nice to see a farm in the local area! If you continue to have image problems, don't hesitate to ask for help Quote
Lady Ferguson Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Ambitious project - especially with a river running through the centre. Can't wait to see the pictures Quote
Lord Ferguson Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Me too.. a good old Norfolk farm sounds like just what the doctor ordered... went out with a girl from Narborough once.. only briefly... too far to travel.... thighs that would crack a walnut mind you Quote
toyfarmer Posted January 22, 2012 Author Posted January 22, 2012 here is a aerial view of the farm and yard as it is today. a few dykes have been filled in the house has gone and the gardens been planted with trees. Quote
toyfarmer Posted January 22, 2012 Author Posted January 22, 2012 made a start on the first shed. i used 5mm x 2mm pinewood strips for the cross members Quote
graham Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 liking your first shed look forward to seeing more Quote
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