Hi guys,
I've spent the past month building a set of stockyards for my railroad. They're mostly done now and I'm ready to start shipping beef! Trouble is, I haven't been able to find suitable 1:29 scale Hereford cattle. I have some of the cows from Schleich but they're rather large. Does anyone know of a good source for cows? I'm happy to repaint them if necessary to represent the Hereford cattle so prevalent here in western Colorado.
Not to change the subject, but that's truly amazing modelling! At first glance, I'd have thought I was looking at the real thing, which I rarely think when looking at models of any scale, and particularly large scale. I'm impressed!
Ok, not to change the subject, but where did you get that great Bobcat! Looks like a large pooper scooper, must work great, those stock yards are cleaner than my livingroom.
Posted By Paul Burch on 04/14/2008 6:24 AM
Matt,
Still can't paste a link in here but you should be able to find it. They are the ones I have been using although 1/32. http://www.actionfarmtoys.com/32farm.htm
Paul....LIKE you did with the image links...just type URL in there instead of the letters IMG.
Attwoods Farm Supply often has sets of farm toys that include different breeds of cows. They are very reasonably priced. The best selection comes near Christmas season.
Matt,
I tend to go with 1/32 for vehicles and buildings for my 1/29 layout. There are some 1/30 and 1/27 vehicles that are ok too. I think going a little smaller with buildings and details gives a much better visual perspective to the layout,especially in photographs. Figures are a different matter. 1/32 figures are too small. There is very little selection of figures that work well with 1/29. If I buy a structure that is 1/24 I will usually take a little off the bottom and reframe the doors. I just wish some outfit would start producing some 1/29 modular building kits. Just flat wall pieces that could be assembled into whatever is desired. I would love something like that for warehouse trackside structures. Just generic buildings. Most all buildings seem to be made in 1/24,I guess to try and catch both ends of the market. Does anyone actually model in 1/24 anymore? Guess all this has drifted a long way froms Matt's initial question about cattle.
Thats a great price at Bomgaars,but I gues unless you are near one in Iowa or Nebraska you are out of luck. $4.75 is the best I have been able to do on the net.
Leon (et al),
Here's how they looked yesterday. I still need to make some more gates and finish the watering and feeding stuff, and I need to build a scale for the scale house.
Robert,
It's going outside. I built it on concrete board (the stuff used behind bathroom tile) and all of the wood has been treated. How it'll survive - well, we shall see. To me one of the great challenges of outdoor railroading is to see what'll survive the elements.
Cheers,
Matt
GREAT JOB Matt. Filler up with beef and your in business. Will you also build a packing plant to go with it? Don't forget to post some pictures when you get it on your Railroad.
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