An Index Of Creativity

[Stabliofarmer]

I know there's a topic for website links but I think this is a better area for this topic.

I'm attempting to create a place for people to share useful sites and blogs that feature some good scenic tips for bringing our farms to life. Wether from farming, warhammer, railway or anywhere else stick them here for everyone to see.

Starting with my own blog, where I'm compiling together everything I know on making a model farm, its slow going but it'll get there. http://modelfarming132.blogspot.com/p/contents.html

I'll kick tings of with Iain Robinsons super blog. Packed full of tips, tricks and techniques in particularly for buildings

http://iainrobinsonmodels.blogspot.co.uk/

[Edit Aug 2017- It is notable that Iain Robinson has removed his blog, which is quiet disappointing

I have however got a new favorite site

https://davidneat.wordpress.com/ 

A superb index of using a huge variety of materials and techniques, all applicable to model farming, buildings, sculpting, casting there's all sorts of goodies there, I shall let you know if the books any good when I get it too.]

Some really good inspiration for scenery in this blog

http://wargamingwithsilverwhistle.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/grounds-for-chateau.html

It can take some digging but if you're trying to build something scenic the chances are someones already done it here, all be it in a smaller scale

http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Forums/viewforum.php?f=5

A staple diet for scenery, some stuff is abit model railway specific but other things like hills, grass, lighting and water are universal

http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Scenery/Grass.htm

A great YouTube channel from the warhammer community, particularly good as its a similar scale so techniques are easily transferable. 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Eaq7e8PGCtWTAS4EHCWVA

This is a particularly useful video for model farmers looking to fill those big silage pits and trailers. The sawdust method explained brilliantly

Another really good YouTuber from the Warhammer world who seems to have covered anything you could possibly want to do

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx_aro8CTHw7ZD5H661hC6Q

Please feel free to add to it and I'll stick anything I find up as well, hope its of interest to some of you

James

[Barry]

This is of interest to me, brilliant James :)

[Stabliofarmer]

Glad to hear it Barry. Model Farming really has a lot to learn from the likes of model railways when it comes to detail

[Stabliofarmer]

Dig around in the general railway anoarakiness and theres some great articles in this blog. Particularly on some unusual methods of resin casting and some brilliant building construction

http://bronhebog.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

 

 

[Jdeere6910]

Just seen this, good topic for the links. Cheers James

[Stabliofarmer]

As helped along by @JEP a guide on how to cut down car aerials for hydraulic rams. I've written this up on my blog so rather than copy and paste everything over to the forum I'll just link it http://modelfarming132.blogspot.com/2018/08/132-telescopic-rams-how-to-guide.html hope its of help to some

[Stabliofarmer]

I'll also add this here, a book I bought recently that I've found quite useful, some ideas and guides I'd not seen anywhere on the internet, well worth a purchase. http://www.crowood.com/details.asp?isbn=9781847974600

[catkom3]

15 minutes ago, Stabliofarmer said:

As helped along by @JEP a guide on how to cut down car aerials for hydraulic rams. I've written this up on my blog so rather than copy and paste everything over to the forum I'll just link it http://modelfarming132.blogspot.com/2018/08/132-telescopic-rams-how-to-guide.html hope its of help to some

An excellent tutorial James,but I reckon you'd make your life easier if you got yourself an Xacto razor saw,far more accurate than either the tube cutter or the craft knife,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Expo-razor-saw-blade-depth-3-4-1-1-1-4-Handle-NO-5-Set-hobby-model-craft/261216931078?epid=1323181268&hash=item3cd1be0d06:m:mtuq2w1nhQXf8kV3d8oO1qw

Regards

Joe.

[Stabliofarmer]

The issue really with any saw is the tubes so thin it rips and pulls at it, certainly need to invest in one for some resin chopping I have planned

[catkom3]

22 hours ago, Stabliofarmer said:

The issue really with any saw is the tubes so thin it rips and pulls at it, certainly need to invest in one for some resin chopping I have planned

Ah,that's why I said RAZOR saw,some of these have 42 teeth per inch,or 42 teeth per 25 mm,you can easily saw 1mm aluminium tube with them,no problem,.

https://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/Engineering_Menu_Zona_Razor_Saws_224.html

Regards

Joe.

[Tractorman810]

i found a simple way to cut them, i put a fresh blade on my hobby knife or stanley knife , then roll them back and forth with the blade held in position with a gental constant preassure , if you roll them a good 8 times  or more, has to be full full rotations so the scores a fully linked ,  the excess either just drops off, or snaps off without deforming the part thats left . not failed me yet 

[JEP]

Comprehensive and excellent guide James, thanks for posting. 

May seem a bit of overkill, but when cutting, l use a proxon dremel type cutter on high speed, gives a nice clean cut, but have to be careful in order to get a straight cut, to help with this I wrap the tube with a little strip of masking tape, to use as a guide. 

[Stabliofarmer]

Yes, the rolling method is included in the guide, more accurate than the pipe cutters.

I think a Dremel is another one of those tools I need to get, keep coming across task after task that they'd come in handy for, will have to bite the bullet and get one soon.

[Tractorman810]

yeah would be lost without my dremmel in the shed, although when i first started, i put the metal items in a vice and used an angle grinder  amazing i have all my fingers  still attached really .