Lady Ferguson Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Great stuff! The stonework is particularly effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Cheers Mandy, effective but time consuming and very monotonous however worth it in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 the inclines up to the outbuildngs and house are great, and I'm liking the the building work going on with the underfelt and tile battening being pinned on very reaslistic James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Thanks very much Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 With Torrax being somewhat finished I think a proper introduction is needed. Torrax Hill farm is situated on the A937 'Buailagan Road' about 2 miles north west of the imaginary village of Quaich, which has a population of approximately 1,400. It is a 400 (408 to be precise) acre mixed livestock farm, we have 700 ewes that lamb from the beginning of March to the end of April. We also have an 80 strong herd of Pedigree Aberdeen Angus and Simmental Beef cattle. The farm spreads through the foot hills of Torrax Hill and Sgor an Klibreck. Longden End Brook runs next to the farm and is currently its water supply although we hope to get a more reliable connection this coming year. The River Quaich also flows through the lower grazing pastures of the farm. The farm is one of many on the Buailagan Pass, one of the UK's highest road, and is sandwiched between Glencalan and Glenbreck. Our closest neighbors are Samagl Fold and Corrie Farm with whom we part own alot of our machinery. We fall under the Perth and Kinross Council area but are very close to the Aberdeenshire border. We share grazing rights to the Buailagan and Sgor Moors where our sheep are hefted to. Our main Agri dealer is Bramere Agri Services who are around three miles away on Quaich Road. They are mainly Deutz dealers but are also well known for stocking Valtra machines, due to the common levels of forestry activity around, and Staines trailers. Torrax Hill has been purchased recently by Bert Rose of B.Rose contractors and B.Rose & Co. Hauliers after the sale of Higher Drawtop farm. It was in a derelict state when brought and is currently under restoration. Tom Malag and Fiance Meg are the permanent residents of Torrax. Tom works for B.Rose & Co. usually hauling stone from Cnoc Dubh Quarry in Glencnoc three valleys east of Torrax and Meg drives for local timber hauliers McGrays from the Spittal of Glenshee. The majority of building work is being undertaken by Alan Entwhistle from Perth with machinery hired from a number of plant hire companies. We are currently working on making Torrax habitable before our focus will turn to over the road and getting the dilapidated and abandoned sheds in order. Some photos of the farm recently- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jordan_coe2012 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Wow great update James, the scaffolding looks brilliant and the roofing looks very realistic and not forgetting the chop saw set up below, looks a treat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Smart,really like the scaffolding and the guy shovelling at the mixer.top work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Thanks for the kind words Its been a while since the last update. The layout was severely damaged due to condensation in my shed. A lot of the plaster sheet and sand used in the layout got damp and peeled off. I have now sorted all this out and have started work on a second house for the other side of the road. This will be the main farm house done in the same style as the other buildings and feature a full interior. All the blue areas will be clad in clay and stone work scribed in. Thanks for looking, hopefully it won't be so long till the next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Great work That's one substantial farm house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Thanks Mark, it always seems the part that's glossed over on layouts which is a shame really as they provide a nice blank canvas to add lots of detail to a diorama. Not quite as big as I'd like to go for a main farmhouse but any bigger and it'd dwarf the rest of the layout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 The house was the last bit i built,but that was down to lack of materials , i had to wait for someone to sell the stuff they bought, looking good so far, intresting materials,haven't thought of card and clay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Cheers Sean, the clays a really good material to work with, Phil (philswarterrain) was the first to alert me to it but a lot of the very good model railway guys use it to great effect as well http://iainrobinsonmodels.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Scribing%20Stonework?m=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Looks good James, something different you don't often see on layouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Thanks Pat Got the clay on today and now the fun begins, carving all the stone work into it, painting that and adding an interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Stone work scribed, painted and pointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Got the farm house roughly stuck together (the sellotape isn't structural or permanent) and I have the next piece of sheet for my baseboard. The house does have a rough interior in the rooms that aren't hidden by curtains or privacy glass. Still lots to do, roofs, guttering, window frames etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Will be full light able once done Aerial shot showing the plan for this board. A will be a sheep handling area adjoined to a lambing shed on the next board along, B is a field that sheep are moved into off the moors, C will be a tractor shed in a very rough state, D will be a pebbledash garage and E a garden area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Just fab - love the little details in the farmhouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 Thanks Mandy I've now moved into my new shed so its full steam ahead with Torrax to get it ready for Penrith Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 The rest of the plaster cloth now laid and a layer of brown paint applied. The second shed has also been clad, I've used paper sheet rather than clay just to speed things up, eventually it'll be redone in clay. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakley Farms Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Bloody fantastic James, the detail is brilliant, credit to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Thanks very much Alex, plenty still to do detail wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Looking good James, the different levels are a nice detail that a lot of dioramas don't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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