Lady Ferguson Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Lovely work, Sean - I've uploaded some of these pics for the website (I hope that's okay?). How easy were the water sheets to work with? As I said, I've stopped stocking them because I thought they were expensive, but they do look good \ Did you make the grain store? And how is the stone barn clad? Sorry for all the questions, but Ash Tree is such an inspiration * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Oh now there's an idea. ... of you fitted sky backing paper to some thin ply and grip filled it onto the rafters ...... They would come forward of the 'horizon' (rear most part of your display) as per real sky. Would give a great perspective and make the sky seem 3D. . . :of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 mmm see what you mean, i can do the back of the farm as such ok, its just the gable end wall, its the rafters that show, its a pretty shallow roof, so it would need to be a hell of a angled picture printed out if that makes sence mandy pictures are fine, can send you the origonals if you wanted as for the grain silos are george pooles creations, only one i have made wasnt to good, and wasnt actually round, more oval and the stone buildings were a product called scaleox, sadly now no longer made, must have been a good 4 years ago at least since i last got some, tris used it, as did ben, well he bought some just never made anything with it :laugh: the water sheets very easy to use, i just made the hole, cut the grass arround it and poped it into the hole, i traced the outline out on the sheet first so it matches, key seems to be getting somethign dark underneath it, that seems to add depth very well, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 MORE GREAT PICTURES SEAN,AN INSPERATION TO US ALL,any info on the telegraph poles sean,they look the dogs dangly bits mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 certainly changed a bit since it started sean ! amazing the amount of work you've put into that whole display . quality mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 the leccy poles are just 6mm dowel, painted brown with a cross arm from a match stick, the insulators are the tiny brass pins i use with a disc of plasti rod cut and painted , cables just a thin black elastic used for neckless making, all pretty simple really, decals are of the net and scaled down to size. got a few more to sort later on for the other side for the telephone lines in, although the leccy side may yet get swaped round to fine copper wire, then use it to provide lighting to the layout , got my eyes on some very fetching yard lights, 12v i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 the leccy poles are just 6mm dowel, painted brown with a cross arm from a match stick, the insulators are the tiny brass pins i use with a disc of plasti rod cut and painted , cables just a thin black elastic used for neckless making, all pretty simple really, decals are of the net and scaled down to size. got a few more to sort later on for the other side for the telephone lines in, although the leccy side may yet get swaped round to fine copper wire, then use it to provide lighting to the layout , got my eyes on some very fetching yard lights, 12v i think thanks sean,they look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Me and Traci made two power line poles. .. . can't remember where they are now or whether I have any photos She made a single one and I made a four pole with a Hornby transformer thing on it. Have to say, they looked a bit smart!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 got the levels sortedout today and have relaid the big yard section , just a couple of fillers to sort between the new surface and the buildings, but i did cheat this time, and didnt use the sticks for the expansion boards, i instead made the effect using the green and brown scatter i have, the other method was just way to time comsuming , camera batterys flat so i will get some later or tommorrow , with luck i will have sealed it all in by then to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 well i had a spare hr this afternoon, so decided to get my first 30 loose bales finished, plan another 30 loose like this for arround the layout and then i will make a stack to fit the dutch barn, with a angled face to make it look like stuffs been taken off, recon 60 is enough to use arround and about, as they take a while to add the twine to also got one side finished off concrete wise, and it all sealed in properlky, just leaves me 2 more bits to do, the small bit infront of the other older barn, and the bit round the back to the muck heap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Great bales, Sean - they're even in different shapes and sizes, just like real bales! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 thanks mandy, they are all slightly different ,but not to much bar one thats lost a corner?, you can see how light they are as they dont tip the britains figure over, only problem is i will have to make a new cooks bale sledge, cooks trailer and sadly a new mf 124 baler so they fit properly as my current ones are all scaled to fit the standard britains bales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 They look realy good Sean mate,some were for the yard cat to sleep on a autums day in the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Brilliant Sean... they look superb mate... a real nice addition to the farm mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 The dutch barn gable end has received a knock Realistically ramshackle is Ash Tree, I love that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Modelcraft@gmail.co Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 I love this layout,Fantastic stuff and those bales are spot on.Only wish i had more time to spend at my own :'( Once again fab work man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 I love this layout,Fantastic stuff and those bales are spot on.Only wish i had more time to spend at my own :'( Once again fab work man. i would say you get a fair bit more time thatn i do mate, this has taken 5 odd years and i am still going ;D The dutch barn gable end has received a knock Realistically ramshackle is Ash Tree, I love that i know mate, time to get the scaffolding out and effect a repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas b Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Nice bales sean Very tidy (In a bale way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 well got a few pics of harvest at ash tree this year, not many sadly but i hope to sort more soon the faithful 625 at work the 690 hauling away with the weeks trailer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 the 3125 emptying from the last field a neighbours new lely victory working away, apparently its a bit prone to blockages with the heavy crop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 another neighbours jd 965 hard at it, serviced by his 3650 and pettit trailer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMarshallModels Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 like that wooden trailer..who made it? and the 675 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 i did dominic, the grain sides come off, and all the sides drop ect like they should, theres a topic somewhere on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 also caught the local councils ford 7810 out bushwacking the road into ash tree, we have agreed to have a public footpath across the side of one field so in return they will sort the main road in ,which we used to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 looking good Sean , very busy down your way. oh and i do love your 7810 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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