Leakeyvale Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Been building walls around the Childrens Area and orchard. Also put the sails back on the windmill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Been building walls around the Childrens Area and orchard. Also put the sails back on the windmill Looking excellent Susan - I love those Britains walls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Looking excellent Susan - I love those Britains walls Please note the two kids on ponies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 very nice , what do you use for trees then?? especially the big one in the corner of that last pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Please note the two kids on ponies! Yes... of course.... I'd forgotten about those two!! They look really at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 very nice , what do you use for trees then?? especially the big one in the corner of that last pic On the right? It was the trunk and some branches from a Britains Floral Garden oak. I bought it from a scrap box and used modellers moss for foliage. The other trees are Woodland Scenics range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 On the right? It was the trunk and some branches from a Britains Floral Garden oak. I bought it from a scrap box and used modellers moss for foliage. The other trees are Woodland Scenics range magic idea, i have a trunck ,infact 2 that i could use up like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted August 29, 2007 Author Share Posted August 29, 2007 Yes... of course.... I'd forgotten about those two!! They look really at home Of course they are residents and the "Private No Entry" on the gate is not for them. They are off for a ride in the woods and perhaps up to the Mill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Still tweaking. View down from the museum and we now have 2 display fields. The heavy horses and their handlers are leaving the main arena to the tractors but one has been stopped by the TV crew for an interview. Shepherds and their dogs are taking the sheep (aka grass mowers) away although the ram is causing one of the dogs a bit of bother and a cart with passengers is trying to get through on the sightseeing tour. In the background the main camera crew have finished at the forge and are filming the two-horse plough at work instead. There have been a couple of changes since this picture was taken but that is how it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Wonderful stuff - especially like the way that the lead and plastic work together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share Posted August 30, 2007 Wonderful stuff - especially like the way that the lead and plastic work together In the first instance Stu got cross because I used plastic bits (walls etc) but he has now come round. The Bayko buildings are from my 1950's set (which I never gave away thank goodness). The only plastic animals (apart from the two kids on their ponies) are the cows up on the mill hill which are approx 1:64 scale half as big as the Bruder Mini series tractor nearer the top. Oh I think I have one horse which I intend to replace at some stage. Essentially all that is "old" is lead while most of the "modern" is plastic including the visitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 took this one down the length - it is over 11 feet long and 2 feet wide so is difficult to photograph. More changes since this was taken though. It is getting crowded so I have started to remove a few models and they are in a cabinet. Ringing the changes is everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 That looks great Susan.... I reckon I could spend all day looking at that and still find something new tomorrow... well done you... I hope you are proud of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 That looks great Susan.... I reckon I could spend all day looking at that and still find something new tomorrow... well done you... I hope you are proud of it Well....errr.....yes. I also get great fun out of it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 your display look very nice susan :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Looking fanstastic Susan... must come over and visit Leakey Vale again soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 19, 2007 Author Share Posted September 19, 2007 Looking fanstastic Susan... must come over and visit Leakey Vale again soon Always welcome as you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Mandy pick me up on the way past!! It's a joy to look over the pics of Leakey Vale, really really nice. It's like time stopped one day and everything stayed the same form there on in. Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 .... It's like time stopped one day and everything stayed the same form there on in. Brilliant. Thanks Tris, that is exactly what I was (am) trying to acheive. A time-capsule based on childhood memories of a non-mechanical small-holding that was on the edge of the New Forest on Burley Plain and old farms that I have visited. That is why there is only one modern tractor and trailer in the layout and that is up the mill hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Grassy bank now around pond and I have a worn trackway between module bases. Great stuff the railway rough grass but needs long fingernails or a pair of forceps to press it on the glue (I have both) otherwise in fine strips you get stuck too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 now thats looking great Susan. :P that grass looks real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 now thats looking great Susan. :P that grass looks real It is really very good. I bought two packs at Shepton last week. You don't cut it but rear/tease it apart. You can also spread it by gently teasing it out. It goes a bit flat with a lot of handling but seems to stand up again as the glue dries - in other words it has memory. Makes a bit of a mess with filaments everywhere but I brudhed them into my mixed scatter pot for later use as it all adds to the effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 All looking great Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 Whats this grass stuff then? Looks dappa!! Very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted September 22, 2007 Author Share Posted September 22, 2007 Whats this grass stuff then? Looks dappa!! Very nice indeed. Trackside Scenics Rough Grass. Just started to experiment with it. Think it is Trackside but the pack is in the hobby house and I am not going out in the dark to find for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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