Must be Spring...

[PHPaul]

The Birch trees are leafing out.

 

[mcfarmall]

Bonsai??

 

[chim]

Model railroader?

 

[rc51stierhoff]

Movie set for next installment of ‘Honey I shrunk the kids’?

 

[NCL4701]

Your tiny farm has seasons? Cool…

 

[chim]

Your tiny farm has seasons? Cool…

Need a tractor?

 

[PHPaul]

Started out as a model railroader, decided I preferred building structures and scenery to running trains. Had a bunch of 1:64 tractors and equipment and decided to do a farm.

 

[PHPaul]

Need a tractor?

Thanks, but it's too new for my diorama. I'm trying to stay no newer than 1970, with most of it being from the 50's. I was born in 1950 and left for the Navy in 1969, so that's the era I remember.

 

[WFM]

Spring is here
I put my electric fence back up on my deck today. Local news say bars (pronounced with a tenn accent) are out !!!!

 

[chim]

Paul, that's really neat. Are you g to do some close-up shots? A while back I saw a display that was a whole town with vintage cars.

PS: If the diorama gets too bad, Kaopectate works wonders.

 

[fatjay]

My tractors from that era are a 1953 oliver 77 and a 1950 ferguson to30. Both would make an excellent addition to your model I think.

 

[BAP]

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Started out as a model railroader, decided I preferred building structures and scenery to running trains. Had a bunch of 1:64 tractors and equipment and decided to do a farm.

Nice model! Lots of detail

 

[PHPaul]

Paul, that's really neat. Are you g to do some close-up shots? A while back I saw a display that was a whole town with vintage cars.

PS: If the diorama gets too bad, Kaopectate works wonders.

 

[WFM]

That's an amazing project Paul.
Something I would never ever have a patience to do.

 

[GeoHorn]

Thanks, but it's too new for my diorama. I'm trying to stay no newer than 1970, with most of it being from the 50's. I was born in 1950 and left for the Navy in 1969, so that's the era I remember.

Well, Sailor….. switching from a nautical theme to a Farm…. was a sea-change,….

 

[PHPaul]

Well, Sailor….. switching from a nautical theme to a Farm…. was a sea-change,….

My "nautical" career consisted of nearly 22 years of shore duty, interrupted by only 12 days at sea. Much of that shore duty was overseas.

 

[ken erickson]

Very convincing birch trees! Well done.

Did you model your railroad in S scale (1:64th) ? Did you carry 1:64th over to your scratch built farm buildings etc being you had the vehicles in that scale?

 

[PHPaul]

Very convincing birch trees! Well done.

Did you model your railroad in S scale (1:64th) ? Did you carry 1:64th over to your scratch built farm buildings etc being you had the vehicles in that scale?

No, railroad was HO. I am modeling the diorama in 1:64 and have used S scale model railroad figures and structures in places. The barn and the house are actually HO, but they're big enough that they don't look out of place.

S scale stuff is somewhat unusual and therefore expensive.

 

[chim]

That narrated tour amounted to some of t6he best time I've spent on the 'net. It was great. I liked everything, but the Binford tool sign caught my eye. Everything looks so real, and the weathered steel roof was a nice touch. Thanks!

 

[PHPaul]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

I try to hide little jokes in scenes here and there just to see if people notice.