jordantaylor Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Here is the start of a model farm i am starting from scratch, i am basing it on a mix of various farms i have worked at. it will be based on an arable & contracting fleet. they farm 900 acres themselves inc 360 acres of potatoes for general ware/frying. 140 acres of OSR, 300 acres of wheat, 30 acres of fodder beet ground for a neibour to graze his sheep on, 60 acres of hay making grassland. the contracting side covers around 5000 acres of farmland potato harvesting & carting hay/silage mowing, raking, round baling & wrapping muck spreading slurry spreading/injecting bale, grain & muck carting using 12, 14 & 16 tonne trailers ploughing using 4&5 furrow ploughs min till cultivations using 3m lemken, 3m agrisem, 5m vaderstadt. power harrowing using 4m kuhn tractors on the farm & contracting jd 6930 x 2 jd 6930 + loader jd 7430 + front linkage pto fendt 724 valtra n142 mf 6290 + loader and the fleet will keep growing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painter Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Nice start,looking forward to updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Looks great, it can add so much when you weather models, it's just knowing where to stop that I find tricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 thnks for the comments, i have just purchased the materials needed to build 1 x 1000tonne potato store in 1/32. needless to say its not going to be small and is going to take a long time to build. i will post more photos of my custom models that will feature on the layout. this new building alone will be almost 1m in length and 45cm wide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertw1 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 pretty big then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick henton Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looks good Jordan Keep the pictures coming Regards Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 just a few more models for the farm. i may invest in a front mounted kuhn mower for the 7430. and depending on how the new potato stor goes i may be investing in a second 16 tonne root crop trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Some very nice gear there look forward to seeing it progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke (DeWitt) Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Great looking models, I love the weathering detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgan hughes Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 they look great with you mate,just noticed you aint that far from me either.telford? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickheff89 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 That Richard Western trailer is very tasty! Weathering is very tidy aswell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordantaylor Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 well i today started my potato store, i am basing it on one of the latest stores to be built at JRO Griffiths & Sons. i am leaving one side of the store open so i can develop it in the future by joining another store onto it here is how im getting on so far. in the picture is my 1/32 john deere 6930 with loader to give an idea of the size. IT IS TO SCALE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke (DeWitt) Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Fantastic job, have you picked out what color you will paint it? Good idea leaving one side open, its much less of a hassle that way then trying to cut out the old and match it to the new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 all looking good jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Big shed, Jordan. Will you bring it to shows etc, thinking about transporting something so big..... It looks great though and by the time you have wiped out all your local supermarkets to fill it with mustard seeds the household will be sneezing forever! Look forward to seeing it progress. Make sure the I beam is to scale too else you'll get a saggy roof, it is a big span to cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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