RMweb Gold Popular Post chuffinghell Posted November 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) Sheeps done, just farmer Hoggett and his collie ‘Fly’ to do now… ….I needed a ‘sheep pig’ name Babe You have to imagine the rest of the flock are ‘off stage’ of course Edited November 7, 2023 by chuffinghell 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Proper job. Are they fixed down and if so, how? I've been wondering where my sheep have flocked off to.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Proper job. Are they fixed down and if so, how? I've been wondering where my sheep have flocked off to.... They are fixed in place using Woodland Scenics scenic glue on their feet and then pressed into the grass. It will at least stop them falling over Edited November 7, 2023 by chuffinghell 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 12, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2023 On 07/11/2023 at 21:45, MrWolf said: Proper job. Are they fixed down and if so, how? I've been wondering where my sheep have flocked off to.... I’m having second thoughts about my sheeps I think I may have gone too heavy with the wash and they are too ‘mucky’ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Not at all. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted November 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2023 Wolfy's right Chris if anything they are still too clean. The only time you see clean sheep is in the showground. Regards Lez. 6 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 6 hours ago, lezz01 said: Wolfy's right Chris if anything they are still too clean. The only time you see clean sheep is in the showground. Regards Lez. Totally agree Lez - at the very least the bums need to be dirty, and a real modelling challenge would be to add the "clankers" to the bum area 😬. Sorry to say this Chris but they also prefer short grass. Longer grass is suitable for cattle so they can wrap their tongues around it when they graze. Sheep graze a bit like a lawn mower, and find long grass a challenge 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Pete Haitch Posted November 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2023 Given the amount of wool they're carrying I assume it springtime; so, perhaps its time to get out the dagging shears and clean-up just the back ends to reduce the risk of fly-strike. If its late in the year you may want to do the same to make life easier for the boys come tupping time. Dagging sheep is an 'orrible way to earn your pocket money as a youngster. Not sure what dagging is? Think 'ovine vejazzle'! 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 12, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Gopher said: Sorry to say this Chris but they also prefer short grass. Longer grass is suitable for cattle so they can wrap their tongues around it when they graze. Sheep graze a bit like a lawn mower, and find long grass a challenge Taking that on board the sheeps have been removed and the grass built back up to how it was (more or less) I might consider removing the grass from that area and redo it shorter in the future but at the moment I CBA Edited November 12, 2023 by chuffinghell 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Long grass? Don't care. Hungry. You've got to start somewhere! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted November 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) Fields with sheep look like they have been mown mainly because sheep are four legged lawn mowers so the more sheep there are the shorter the grass will be. Goats will eat all the other plant life so a hand full of sheep and a couple of goats will give you a field that looks like a cricket pitch. Regards Lez. Edited November 12, 2023 by lezz01 1 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 You could drop in a fence a couple of feet from the water's edge (it's usually a pretty untidy fence!) and just shave down the grass between that and the baseboard edge if it really bothers you. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Or not. Sheep tend to graze where they like and more so in the past when there was very little road traffic. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 12, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) I might redo this area at some point if I CBA but for now the sheeps have gone The ‘black dog’ had a part in their removal Edited November 12, 2023 by chuffinghell 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post chuffinghell Posted November 12, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2023 Area has been returned to its overgrown state, I’ll possibly revisit the sheep idea another time In the meantime I’ve gotten around to tidying up the fascia with a splodge of black paint 17 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 That reminds me to tidy mine up, it's a mixture of satin black and matt black due to general carelessness! My sheep are in a plastic tub somewhere after the levitating sheep problem. They can go back once I have sorted out more pressing bits of the layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 12, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2023 To be honest I’m finding it difficult to get motivated to continue with the layout at the moment, I’ve even considered starting from scratch in O gauge or 7mm Narrow gauge 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted November 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, chuffinghell said: To be honest I’m finding it difficult to get motivated to continue with the layout at the moment, I’ve even considered starting from scratch in O gauge or 7mm Narrow gauge 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkscratching Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 30 minutes ago, chuffinghell said: To be honest I’m finding it difficult to get motivated to continue with the layout at the moment, I’ve even considered starting from scratch in O gauge or 7mm Narrow gauge It easy to get naffed off with something that's close by or you've had a lot to do with, from an outside observers point of view however, your layout looks bloody good👍 I'd just have a bit of a break with something completely different (ie not railway related at all ) , and return when appropriate hopefully refreshed... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted November 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2023 42 minutes ago, chuffinghell said: To be honest I’m finding it difficult to get motivated to continue with the layout at the moment, I’ve even considered starting from scratch in O gauge or 7mm Narrow gauge I'm in the same boat as you mate. Regards Lez. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadLeaves Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 I liked the sheep! They added an extra dimension to the overall scene. So what if the grass is a bit long for them? Lots of people put down 4mm and 6mm static grass as scenery, and blades of grass 12" and 18" long are really quite rare in the real world, but no-one complains about that. Is "grass length measuring" the new "rivet counting"? Maybe they were being herded up the road, escaped and are now being returned to their proper field. They're wonderfully painted (the pink in the ears is some excellent detail) - it seems a terrible shame not to include them in the layout. Of course, you don't need a reason to include them. Surely Rule 1 applies to woolly animals as well as rolling stock? "Return the sheep!" 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 I must admit that I have been struggling with motivation on my layout recently. It's not that I don't like what I've done so far either, but I know that starting again isn't the answer, as I'd get to the same point with another layout. I think that it's a matter of picking one part of it and getting that bit built absolutely as far as possible and moving on. If you don't feel quite so ambitious, tackle one small area. Or as @BroadLeaves suggests, plant sheep and be damned! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) I must say Chris and quite a few others have as well, that the sheep looked excellent. I too have been struggling with the motivation so don't think your alone there. Is there something else you can do perhaps not modelling related. My excuse is that the weather is very yucky at the moment so I'm way behind with quite a few outside things. But I've decided that if it doesn't s get done then it doesn't get done it's as simple as that. Any way just take it easy. Edited November 12, 2023 by Winslow Boy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 14 hours ago, BroadLeaves said: Of course, you don't need a reason to include them. Surely Rule 1 applies to woolly animals as well as rolling stock? "Return the sheep!" Totally agree - my comment was meant to be helpful and not at all critical. I think Chris sets a very high standard with his modelling,, and excellent eye for detail. I think grass length probably should be included in the rivet counter handbook 😁. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I like the “story” that the sheep have escaped and are being herded back to where they should be - it gives a reason for the presence of Farmer Hoggett and his collie (surely they wouldn’t be there otherwise?) 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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