Mark Birkett Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum so have not had much chance to read others posts. I have been building a farmyard for my 2 boys to play on, for about a year in my spare time ( i dont get much of it ). I'm building it on a sheet of 12mm 4ftx8ft plywood base, which i cut in half to make moving it easier. So far i have nearly done the first half, comprising cubicle shed, milking parlour, barn and calf pens. The farmyard layout is as close to my own farm as i can. Here are some pictures from my build so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0025 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 good work, would Finnish of the Yorkshire boarding, by drawing some black lines on it. keep the good work up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Looks fantastic so far, how have you done the stone effect on the parlour, the colours you've used to paint it are the closest to sand stone I've seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Welcome to Ftf mark, have to say I would have loved something like that when I was little, very impressive . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 You keep telling yourself it's for your kids and we will all nod in agreement, you are not enjoying making one little bit are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 That looks great, you have two very lucky boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Birkett Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 Stabliofarmer; Thanks. For the stone effect on the barns i used a stencil from a dolls house making website. Once you painted the bare walls your chosen mortar colour, you stick one of these stencils on, paste over some stone effect compound about 2mm thick then peel the stencil off. Once dry, i painted random stones different colours like you would find in a stone wall. Then i went over with some Moss green spray from Model Mates. How durable it is to destructive kids, i dont know yet 0025, tractorman, robbo; Thanks for the encouraging replys, its no secret i'm really enjoying building this. More photos soon. Does anyone know how to make slidingdoors for my barns? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 lucky kids,a very good start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 29 minutes ago, Mark Birkett said: Stabliofarmer; Thanks. For the stone effect on the barns i used a stencil from a dolls house making website. Once you painted the bare walls your chosen mortar colour, you stick one of these stencils on, paste over some stone effect compound about 2mm thick then peel the stencil off. Once dry, i painted random stones different colours like you would find in a stone wall. Then i went over with some Moss green spray from Model Mates. How durable it is to destructive kids, i dont know yet 0025, tractorman, robbo; Thanks for the encouraging replys, its no secret i'm really enjoying building this. More photos soon. Does anyone know how to make slidingdoors for my barns? I bought some of that about 3 months ago, haven't had time to try it out yet but looking at that I need to get going as it looks great, did you use the 1/32 scale template and if so did you have any trouble with using the stone compound with the stencil as on the dolls house website it says the compunds only really good for 1:24 and above? Thanks for the reply by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0025 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 30 minutes ago, Mark Birkett said: Stabliofarmer; Thanks. For the stone effect on the barns i used a stencil from a dolls house making website. Once you painted the bare walls your chosen mortar colour, you stick one of these stencils on, paste over some stone effect compound about 2mm thick then peel the stencil off. Once dry, i painted random stones different colours like you would find in a stone wall. Then i went over with some Moss green spray from Model Mates. How durable it is to destructive kids, i dont know yet 0025, tractorman, robbo; Thanks for the encouraging replys, its no secret i'm really enjoying building this. More photos soon. Does anyone know how to make slidingdoors for my barns? for sliding doors simply make your doors out of your chosen material then at the top make a little thin bit the length of your chosen thickness of the doors then get another piece to fit over it and that is wider to hang down after this put a pics of wood at the side to stop falling off one opened. Here is a pic below of my sliding doors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 For sliding doors i used a piece of Square Plastruct rod for the bar the door slides on, held it out against the wall with some more plastruct and then hung the doors on it using little strips of paper stuck to one side of the door, wrapped round the bar and then stuck to the other side forming a loop. The paper would be far from child proof though but it could be replaced with something like a bit of tin from a can of pop and the plastruct with a metal bar. These photos probably explain it better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Birkett Posted March 12, 2016 Author Share Posted March 12, 2016 1 hour ago, Stabliofarmer said: I bought some of that about 3 months ago, haven't had time to try it out yet but looking at that I need to get going as it looks great, did you use the 1/32 scale template and if so did you have any trouble with using the stone compound with the stencil as on the dolls house website it says the compunds only really good for 1:24 and above? Thanks for the reply by the way I actually used 1:24 scale stencils. You cant really tell what scale it it as it looks near enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Great yard some nice detail in the stone buildings. Nice cubicle house and parlour. Always nice to build something in scale based on the real world version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Birkett Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 21 hours ago, smallclaas said: Great yard some nice detail in the stone buildings. Nice cubicle house and parlour. Always nice to build something in scale based on the real world version. Thanks smallclaas. I'm trying to find a balance between being detailed and being robust enough for young lads to play on. I'm not sure if i dare let them loose on it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Well Mark when you've the lads farm finished you can set out making one for yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Birkett Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Just a quick update showing my gate design. The gates are welded together from steel bar i bought from wickes. On one end is a piece of tube which acts as a hinge for the gate to swing. Through the plywood base, i bolted a 4mm bolt which is countersunk on the underside so it sits flush. This bolt acts as a post over which the gate slides on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 You have some very clever ideas Mark it's looking very good and I'm sure you kids will love it too or is it really for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Birkett Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 I got the roof on the cow shed finnished today. I was in 2 minds wether to have a removable roof so the boys have full access to whats inside or go for a hinged roof. In the end i opted for a hinged roof. That way it stays fixed to the farmyard and not getting mislayed somewhere or getting broken. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Looking super Mark, very envious of your kids! I had to make do with sheds made of cardboard boxes when I was little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 the farm is coming on a treat mark hours of fun for all concerned great to see keep the pics coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Birkett Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Just a picture of my sliding door design. I welded some small bolts onto 6mm tube. These bolt through the walls to fix it solid. The doors simply have 2 ring screws fixed on the top. I'll post more when i get them on the sheds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0025 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 very good, sure your kids will appreciate the hard work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Birkett Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 I got the sliding doors bolted onto the walls last night. Here are some pictures showing both open and shut. While i was at it, i started putting longer bolts through the gates. The old ones were a bit short. This means i can get a nut on top to stop kids taking the gates off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Hello Dad ❤️ Great effort well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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