smallclaas Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Trip to toytrac again this year I think :) fantastic pictures Peter, alot of work has gone into it your one talented man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I have just been sent some excellent photographs taken by Neil Ripley at Northampton show in early March. This one shows the Fordson E1A and the MF 35 being checked over before they set out for the fields. The little white hen is probably looking for worms under the water tower, it’s always a bit damp in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Peter, that picture is great, the guy checking the rear tyre on the Fordson looks very life like, fantastic picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 lovley, really is, cant wait till toytrac to see it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 The second shot shows the Davenport diesel setting off for the fields with a train of empty wagons. The figures are Tamiya military personnel that have been modified. The hats for instance are made by gluing a small circle of 10 thou plasticard with a hole cut in the centre over the figure’s head to form the brim of a hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Excellent as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 The foreman checks his paperwork in the morning having just cycled to work. It’s an easy ride, the farm is in Lincolnshire so the roads are pretty flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Speechless excellent layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 The driver of the Jeep railcar checks over his shoulder before leaving for the fields with some extra fuel for the tractors working there. The little Davenport has just pushed in a short train of side tippers from the piggery. It must be mid morning as the man cutting logs has left his axe and popped off for a cup of tea in the foreman‘s hut. I’m showing the layout at St Giles Church Hall Desborough, Northamptonshire on Saturday 17th May. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Peter, where did you get the bicycle? Was it a kit or what... Layout looks great anyway but it is the small details that make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 The bicycle is a Tamiya kit and comes with two German soldiers and two bikes. They were used during the second World War as a means of transport. They make up into a nice little bike but are rather delicate. They have a container hanging down from the cross bar which you can just see in the photos, for holding documents I assume. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I have seen that kit and never eveb gave it a thought. The figures really make this diorama a living minature. These latest pics are just wondeful, brilliant, fantastic, amazing, gobsmacking. .. erm. . . terrific. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I have been testing a new switcher for the layout, seen here coupled to a wooden side tipper out side the greenhouse. Note the driver’s head it is made from Milliput modelling putty, he was originally an American soldier. I’ve also weathered the UH Fordson a little to make it look as if it has been working in the heavy Lincolnshire soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Peter you must bring your hints and tips bible to Toytrac, this is realism and charm in 32nd entirety. Everything is stunning, your work on the UH Major is what I have been meaning to do myself to a tractor, it's sat at home waiting for me to start. . . . one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich.new holland Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 whats happend to the stabliser on the major \ i like the look on the major Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallclaas Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Peter once, or twice again the detail is fantastic I can smell the diesel and clay, great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 wow, look's so reallistic even mrs bluefan was astounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 :o Some fabulous work done to this since I looked last - well done Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 The rail motor trucks always seem to be popular at exhibitions as they are a little different from the normal small diesel and steam locos seen on narrow gauge layouts. The latest addition to the Two sister’s growing fleet is a gas producer based on a kfz 305 3 ton chassis. They were used by the German army near the end of the second world war when supplies of fuel were difficult to obtain. Wood chips or coal is heated in a container behind the cab and the gas given off is routed through a radiator then into a storage tank fitted to the front of the truck. This is then fed into the engine by a modified carburettor. Pictures to follow. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 The chassis is a Con-Cor model that was formerly in an MP15 switcher. It has always run very well but I have never liked the over scale handrails. It has not been used very much so it was an obvious choice of power for the latest truck. The can motor is slightly smaller than the open one Athearn used in the Opel truck and seems to run slightly warmer when used at very slow speeds over a long period. A few shots showing the latest truck at work in the yard. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Everytime you post Peter, the wind picks up and I get blown away time and time again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 We had open gardens today in our village today in aid of church funds. My wife opened our garden and by way of a change I set up Two sister’s farm layout in the conservatory. The layout was very well received by the visitors and I hope it has inspired a couple of armchair modellers to have a go for themselves. A couple of pictures showing a yard full of rail trucks and diesel shunters about to start work. The next shot looks like a staggered start for trucks in a first out to the fields race. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke DeWitt Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 That is a very cool set up you have. I really like it when people incrperate a railroad with their farm displays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 It's nice to sit and watch the admiring gazes isn't it Peter, really warming I find. Had I knowna bout it out local steam fair had a craft tent this year - a missed oppurtunity for Leverets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 You are right Tris it is a nice feeling having your work admired, and hopefully inspiring someone else to have a go. My next show is 28th September at Banbury. A picture taken early one Monday morning in late Summer before the rail trucks set off for a day’s work in the fields. That same morning another shot taken from under the bridge next to the farm work shops. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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