vulcanbomber Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 Well progress has been slow, it's look after the grandchildren season again, and we won't be finished for another week! Decided to have a go at planting the first hedge, after deciding against using scouring pads and rubberized horse hair, because I want very untidy hedges as per Somerset ones. After all in 1930 they didn't use machines attached to tractors to bush wack them. This is just first pass using Woodland Scenic clumps and will probably add some small trees in there as well eventually. I have removed the old gas works point from the mainline and trains are up running again. Some more testing to do before ballasting. Next job is to build the Farm house, so I can work out the siting of everything. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) Well haven't posted for awhile due to 2 weeks looking after grand children and then 2 weeks holiday in the States However I have made progress on the Farm and the Sheep field in virtually finished Work has started on the Farm Buildings with the House, Barn, and Pig sty's partially built. However I have run out of Wills coarse stone sheet and despite ordering some from Hattons it hasn't turned up yet due to their stock problems. Also I need a couple of windows for the ground floor. Edited October 4, 2017 by vulcanbomber 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Got a lot done the last few days , now more coarse stone has arrived You can see the general layout now With house on the right, then barn and pig sty, then the grain store, and the piece of paper represents the cart shed. Partially constructed most building to see how it goes together Windows on top floor fitted and front door, still need to obtain 2 windows View of the partially constructed pig sty 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted October 11, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2017 That is looking very nice.. What's the white paper by the back building marking out? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 It's going to be a cart shed, I like the idea of having somewhere to display different farm carts etc (from Dart casting probably). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) Been away on holiday last week in Norfolk, but managed to get a bit done before going and a bit more since coming back. Have nearly finished all the stone work sections and will post full progress over the next few days Thought you might like to see the following, my method of joining the coarse stone sheets together 2 sections of the Wills coarse stone joined with glue at the back of the barn and the joint is clearly visible After applying a temperate controlled soldering iron the joint is closed up, then given a coat of masonry mid stone paint,and the joint is only just visible Edited October 23, 2017 by vulcanbomber 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 edited my last post totally, but it doesn't show in new posts so this is a pointer to it! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
outcastjack Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I love the farm buildings they look to be progressing well. Are they based on real buildings or freestyle? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Thanks for kind comments The farm house is the Wills Craftmaster kit reworked in stone The pig sty is a copy loosely of the Bachmann one The barn, cart shed and grain store are freelance 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) As promised another fuller update and more pics All of the "Stonework" has now been completed and so I am able to see how it all fits together. I've laid the boundary walling temporarily in place, not sure yet whether to have a boundary wall at the front or to leave it open. The internals of the house look very scruffy, but that because I'm reusing coarse stone sheets from the old tunnel embankment, and all will soon be hidden Another overall view showing where the farm gate will go View of the cart shed, still got to add some more roofing beams and shed supports. I've closed off the far end, butt will leave the other end open so the farm carts can be seen better View of the granary store with the completed steps, which where the hardest bit to do View of the pig sty just need some internal painting before I put the roof on View of the barn, minus roof and doors Edited October 24, 2017 by vulcanbomber 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 Some more progress The pig sty is finished other than painting. I have put a floor into the car shed, I'm experimenting with flexible plaster on top of the plasti-card to try and introduce some texture, Still waiting for it to harden I decided to move the farm house to the right, so a farm gate fits between it and the barn This necessitated re-doing the path etc and I decided it would look better scribed than simply embossed. Also I have used a scrap piece of redutex for the stets Took the following picture at Fort Laramie outside the gents toilet, when we were in the States last month, which I thought you might find amusing Someone is obviously expecting a lot of wind! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 The plaster on plasti-card experiment for the floor of the Cart Shed didn't look right. Then I looked at the redutex I had laid for the farm house and also the redutex I had used for the road outside the pub So I thought I would scribe a piece of plastic and see how it turned out. I cleared all the plaster off and then sprayed it mat black so the scribe lines would show up as white to act as a guide. Once scribed it was given a thin coat of burnt umber and then dry brushed with various colours. I think that works I have been trying to decide how to do the cover the farm yard itself and up until now hadn't come up with anything. I'm now wondering whether to use this method for the whole farm yard providing I can get a large enough sheet of plastic. I think I will buy a sheet anyway and see how it turns out, nothing lost other than my time and a couple of pound if it doesn't. so watch this space. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 IMG_20171029_123254886-2304x1296.jpg The plaster on plasti-card experiment for the floor of the Cart Shed didn't look right. Then I looked at the redutex I had laid for the farm house and also the redutex I had used for the road outside the pub Backscene09.jpg So I thought I would scribe a piece of plastic and see how it turned out. I cleared all the plaster off and then sprayed it mat black so the scribe lines would show up as white to act as a guide. Once scribed it was given a thin coat of burnt umber and then dry brushed with various colours. I think that works I have been trying to decide how to do the cover the farm yard itself and up until now hadn't come up with anything. I'm now wondering whether to use this method for the whole farm yard providing I can get a large enough sheet of plastic. I think I will buy a sheet anyway and see how it turns out, nothing lost other than my time and a couple of pound if it doesn't. so watch this space. How did you do the paving slabs in that last picture? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) I take it you mean the paving slabs in the market place I used at tool similar to this and a metal ruler https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/scale-model-shop-plastic-cutter-scriber-sms-044.html and brought a large sheet of 80 thou plastic sheet and stated scribing each slab out so it fitted the odd shape of the market place Edited October 29, 2017 by vulcanbomber 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Thank you - I’m definitely going to try that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 Having seen pictures of it on Little Muddle, I've ordered my Christmas present A Dapol Railcar No.8 I doubt I'll be allowed to open it before Christmas so watch this space as they say 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 Major Progress Other than for weathering and touching up paint work the Farm house, grain store and pig sty are finished The pictures aren't the best but the light, with all the rain, is appalling to day. Still it enabled me to get some work done today. Not sure the beams for the Cart Shed aren't too big. I had some odd bis of balsa which was 4mm so I used them. Do you think it looks right, before I go and get some more. Just need some pigs The Finished Grain Store Barn just needs a roof and some hinges for the main door, (although I can see from this pic the beam above the door needs a bit of work) The garden is still work in progress and I'm missing a window 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Simplest Pigs.... The old Merit Pigs & Trough. Now made by PECO Modelscene. MERIT also made Farmworkers... Sheep & Lambs. Cows. Cows Laying Down Horses & Ponies. Corn Stooks. Milk Churns. Some, if not all are probably still made by PECO? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Time for an update The Barn is now finished and I'm using thinner wood for the roof of the cart shed Busy scribing the farm yard Obviously final painting and weathering still to do Off to Warley on Sunday to buy more bis for the farm and Gas works 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) Time for an update. I've given up trying to scribe the farm yard floor. The first attempt failed because the plasticard was too thin and the whole thing warped! Whilst doing the second sheet I made visit to Warley and saw the Will sets sheets and I realise I could use those instead Still got the cart shed to finish off, but my model shop has run out the wood strips I was using The farm house gets it's window! I realised if I brought a pack at Warley I could use the other windows in the Gas Works and also I saved postage The garden is planted up with Lupins now I have brought people, horse and odds and sods to start populating the yard, but they are awaiting painting Edited November 29, 2017 by vulcanbomber 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Thought I would have a change from farming so I've made a start on fitting the Gasworks into it's new home I covered the track with a layer of light weight ready mixed plaster last night and having cleaned it all up I'm testing a loco running on it After alot of elbow grease, eventually it did, Will have to do the same tomorrow now it's been coated in yard filth Having given the baseboards a coat of Green Scene's Textured "Yard Filth" paint , which was one of the may things purchased at warley. I'm seeing how everything fits in it's new location How it will look with the wall constructed A loco drivers view The area on the right, is where the old bridge support used to be , It's been filled and given a coat Of green Scene's textured "Devon Soil", before having static grass applied. As you know the shuttle used to run on this line and there is a point connecting it too the rest of the layout, to save money I never fitted a point motor to this, although fortunately I did drill the hole under the track. I'm not looking forward to crawling under the boards to fit a tortoise motor! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted December 2, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2017 That's looking really smart. The textured paint really lifts it. I normally but down a layer of filler, then paint that, but that's a lot more effort than textured paint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Thanks, yes I've used these textured paints before. I use textured masonry paint on the buildings Yes I think the building fit the corner very well At Warley they had Rev Peter Denny old layout which had the Gas Works in the corner 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Built my second Dart Castings wagon (The first is in the Wheelwrights having it's axle fixed) However when I went to place it in the cart shed to see how it looked, I discovered that the shed wasn't tall enough! So I spent yesterday adding some more height to the bottom half of the building The farmyard wall has now been finished, with the end section made using modelling clay and the gate has been fitted 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandc_au Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Built my second Dart Castings wagon (The first is in the Wheelwrights having it's axle fixed) However when I went to place it in the cart shed to see how it looked, I discovered that the shed wasn't tall enough! So I spent yesterday adding some more height to the bottom half of the building Me thinks time to have words with your architect! Khris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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