[Graham Lane]

Great plans and great work so far.

You also have some nice cars there. They qualify for the MMM. Have you considered entering them. If you can't come yourself you know they would be well looked after.

 

[GastheerG]

@Graham: when the track is ready it's only open for nice classics

On my new permanent race track, I planned a vineyard. A big wink to the vineyards of Tuscany.
For the poles between which the vines hang I use skewers:

I've cut them in half and then stained dark. Not a bad start I would say.

You see here the Brunello grapes coming?

So in the future I make my own Brunello di Montalcino. One of the best wines available. Great with red meat or a pasta with ragù.

The skewers will come in neat rows on the hill. I will put lines between them and the lines at the end I will end in the ground with e small pin.
Then I finish the bottom with "land".

That was a small scenery break.

Now just go on with the rough work.

To be continued......

 

[Graham Lane]

Hmmm, interesting. You probably know that there are many ways of supporting vines, and in fact many ways of growing them too.

I'm going to opt for a more modern way with concrete posts made from cook's matches and fine nickel plated wire. The vines will also be grown in the modern way as a sort of upside down L where the shoots grow up from the horizontal bit. Yours will need to be the five branch type I guess. Vertical trunk with two branches off either side, then another two further up and finally one vertical at the top.

Classic cars deserve classic wine!

The vineyards around me have both sorts of support and both types of vine style.

I'm watching with great interest.

 

[GastheerG]

Small update:

 

[Eno Dog]

Been snowing in the vineyard! I knew it was a cold winter..

 

[Graham Lane]

That's not a Lancia Appia I see, is it?

 

[GastheerG]

This afternoon a visit to a colleague on the schedule. A train boyfriend.
I myself have no trains for many years but occasionally like to go somewhere to look.
In my cough last week ignited the colleague who was lying in his bed today and not along the track.
Suddenly a whole afternoon for my new track.

So kick some vineyard......

Wires in the vineyard.
Large part of track borders in the western part of the track.
And I am very happy about the start of my brick work.
The bricks are just gluded.
Finishing as remove glue and fill with small stones has yet to happen.
However wonderful backdrop for photos.
Well enough chatter time for some pictures:

 

[Graham Lane]

No, it's a Fiat 600.

 

[GastheerG]

Small update:

I've made some more old city walls. Real small stones and it;s a lot of work.
But the westside entry of the tunnel in the citadel is now ready.
Also put some "ground"in the vineyard.
I paint half the track but I'm not happy with the result because it's still shinny.

Ok some pics:

 

[Slots-O-Fun]

Great stuff!

Vineyards are a first.

 

[Ember]

Actually, they've been started on Knoath's Woodbrook Valley, just not completed. Still requiring some vine stems.

Love your choice of cars, they set off the track beautifully. And the stone walls....

Looking forward to more.

 

[GastheerG]

@Ember: looks great but need some rain to grow

A artist impression of next step for the citadel:

 

[jmswms]

Very cool stuff. Great imagination and execution. Love following your work.

 

[Ember]

QUOTE (GastheerG @ 1 Feb 2011, 09:54) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>@Ember: looks great but need some rain to grow

No. No.

I think we've had enough rain in Victoria for awhile thanks.

 

[4.3 ZOOK]

Love the rockwork!

Ember,hope Yosi isn't as bad as the forecasters predict.

 

[Graham Lane]

Wow, that looks the dog's biscuits! I love the arched wall.

I have an idea. What about spreading a single layer of gravel on a sheet of glass in a wooden frame and then pouring liquid plaster mixed with a little colouring over it? The gravel would have mostly flat sides outwards and should look really realistic. I might give that a whirl.

Ember
I hope you aren't affected by the floods. My brother lives in Egypt and is currently barracaded into his house with twenty tanks in the street outside. Wife and two small kids with no phone and no internet so we can't contact him. That's scarey!

 

[Ember]

QUOTE (Graham Lane @ 1 Feb 2011, 16:23) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have an idea. What about spreading a single layer of gravel on a sheet of glass in a wooden frame and then pouring liquid plaster mixed with a little colouring over it? The gravel would have mostly flat sides outwards and should look really realistic. I might give that a whirl.
Now there's a good idea. Might have to try that one at a later date myself.

All's well here Graham. Queensland is about to cop another pounding. Hope things quiet down in Egypt. Is it just me, or is the world is going a little more crazy than usual?

All the more reason to enjoy creating your own little world...

Looking forward to seeing 1:32 bunches of grapes on the vines when they're planted.

 

[GastheerG]

QUOTE (Graham Lane @ 1 Feb 2011, 06:23) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I have an idea. What about spreading a single layer of gravel on a sheet of glass in a wooden frame and then pouring liquid plaster mixed with a little colouring over it? The gravel would have mostly flat sides outwards and should look really realistic. I might give that a whirl.

Great idea. I will try that.

Ember: about the rain? It was just a joke and not to harm someone

I live in a country that fight for many years against the water so I can have a lot of sympathy for people in areas with water disasters.

About the vineyard.

I made 150 stems from metal wire. I paint them brown but I'm not realy happy.
And if there is doubt? Wait and invent a new idea.

After 4 real racetracks and 3 rally tracks building this country track give a lot of pleasure!
A CD with old blues a dram of whisky and putting bricks in the wall. What more do you need?

@Graham: keep up for your brother!

 

[Ember]

That's ok, this country is usually pretty dry too. In fact, 10 years of drought. Australia is definitely a land of extremes.

Old blues and whisky. No wonder the tracks are good.

 

[GastheerG]

A weekend snowboarding (indoor) and a weekend skiing (Winterberg) did use a lot of time.
This weekend my daughter and wifes birthday. So my new track project is almost killed.

But don't worry it's not dead. In the next weeks I will make some more scenery and photo's.

The only update this week was in my whisky cabinet

But tips for scale vineyards are still welcome