ash tree farm, tms farm work in progress

[Ferret90]

Looks exellent Sean, fits in really well  

[Tractorman810]

cheers ,it looks way better than the old one did,more placed,and in keeping with the stuff round it 

managed to start the first greenery area now, will fit into the area marked by the red arrows ,basicly behind this  new one

[Tractorman810]

nothing exciting, just had time to get the soil coat, followed by a base coat of 6mm ,will add different levels to it once this has dried out, and bushes, probably one big tree?? few scrap tyres, drums stuff like that

[fendtenator]

New shed looks great on the layout, really like the view into the workshop.

[Tractorman810]

cheers neil, i am much happier with it than the last one, greenery infill sorted for now, more to do later once i sort the loft for better access to the rear on the layout

[Tractorman810]

have started phase b now, the old workshops out for the mo, with a  building shift into its old position, it may yet get reused later on, either as a store or rehashed into a piggery , not quite sure just yet , its mostly greenry on this with yard surface, and detail up the building,adding lights ect, will post some pics ina few days,as i want to leave it for a while then go back up and see how i feel about it,does it look right, mostly as this bit includes a level change, so needs to be done right ,it does however open up te view nicely, amd allows other bits that were hidden to be seen

[Tractorman810]

as promised the next stage, the old workshops out for now, and have moved the 2 bay piggery into its spot,you rarely saw it from the front,so i can detail/light it up, and allow better views of it, have then moved the old rail carriage into view,again it was hidden behind the old workshop, this move has also allowed me to widen out the link road between the 2 parts,the water tower will remain, with a revamped pond still in the similar place  indicated by the blue watter sheet ,white sheets have been concrete pannel marked out and are in the shed drying after the base colour was put on,hopefully materials here tomorrow so i can start adding the greenery onto it all 

[Tractorman810]

rare unexpected quiet day today,so cracking on,doing the greenery bit first this time,mainly as the buildings a simple upgrade/ detailing job, concrete pads all done bar weeds,and hopefully a base coat of grass on by the end of the day,then onto the other smaller bit for the level changes 

[Tractorman810]

 not  got as far as hoped, mainly due to the pond part, deciding to come away from the base, so now reglued and sat with a weight on it ,hope to get to that tomorrow now 

[Stabliofarmer]

The barns come together nicely Sean, and sits well in the environment. Liking the way the vegetation meets and wraps around all the buildings.

[Tractorman810]

Cheers james,  the vegetation is exactly what i wanted to get, there were patches if grass all over on the real ash tree, and plenty of room between stuff , even when new stuff went up , i find it a bit odd on modern farms now everything squeezed in together and concrete everywhere  but i guess thats a sign of progress 

[Tractorman810]

had a couple of hours after taking the kids swimming, so on with the pond area, and finished the infill which sits in front of the piggery, so just the last bit to sort,hopefully tomorrow after a few jobs ,with luck the piggery down tuesday for detailing and lights etc

[Tractorman810]

grennery boards in, quick test and buildings now out for work

[Tractorman810]

pig uint all done and back in place,thats it now for a few days as i am away thursday, only london, lights all in, new roof from the same stuff as the recent new barn,from juwlee  via mandy at hlt. need to fill/ sort a join or two, but easy to do, 

 

[Tractorman810]

first proper pic of the workshop in the dark finished i think 

[Ferret90]

Exellent job Sean, like the lights  

[Tractorman810]

cheers ted, nice find really ,1.99 for a string of 20, and run of a pair of aa battries, wish i got more than the 2 sets,  never wanted a evening footie match flood light effect, more a 100 watt  buld dotted arround ,  like most old farms were 

[Dusty Dan]

Very impressive, never saw anything like that over here. 

[Tractorman810]

Cheers dan , a very old look  farm really  there is a modern bit on it which is in the next phase of the update out towards the roadway entrance

[Tractorman810]

got bored while the other half was out, so have started the area in-front of the newest piggery by the main entrance ,,back to the doors on the new workshop building, only concrete pannels and a small amount of vegitation to do here, plus after leveling the buildings up properly,i need to raise up and re-grass a small area of the mud track i to the two fields on that side , and form 2 small grass banks 

[Tractorman810]

got the yard part dome today, just need to bring the track and grass up to match this side now, have the clay ready,and have groved out the foam board so i can drG it in and sort that, 

[Tractorman810]

and this is the next building to be reworked, new lower walls, internals re done, staying timber tops,  but  weathered down this time, probably new doors  on runners ,lights and to match the silo beside the auto feed pipes and drop points in each pen ,bought it down and all sat reasy to go when i get some time on the eves 

[Ferret90]

Really like that barn Sean, weathering will look good, however I'm a little worried about your pigs 

[Tractorman810]

na they will be fine as bacon or sausages honest  its been moved a few times in the revamp, so not much is stood up still bar this building and some scenery this sides pretty much done after this , then its onto the opp side,with  4 piggeries, 2 buildings in  blocks and the 2 anderson units, the 2 grain silos plus a new pole barn to make as the origonals showing its age and coming apart 

[smithy]

2 hours ago, Ferret90 said:

Really like that barn Sean, weathering will look good, however I'm a little worried about your pigs 

He has been feeding them on Somerset Cider