Back yard fun!
04-18-2016, 10:55 AM
#26
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04-20-2016, 10:28 PM
#30
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrA3-w2p24M
did a short drive on mine today . Thanks for planting the idea Marco :-)
04-21-2016, 04:58 AM
#32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrA3-w2p24M
did a short drive on mine today . Thanks for planting the idea Marco :-)
I use my backyard track/bashing area in this same way.
04-21-2016, 11:16 AM
#34
Nice bridge Markocaster.
04-26-2016, 05:23 PM
#40
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The gravel road was removed and it's just dirt now. And I used the gravel to make a dry riverbed under the bridge. Pretty happy w the bridge. A few more pics 
Cheers Mark
Cheers Mark
05-06-2016, 02:23 PM
#43
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05-07-2016, 05:22 PM
#45
It is gratifying to see new folks coming into the hobby with enthusiasm! Perhaps you guys will be the spearhead of a new club in the Concord/ East Bay area.
Like most of you I have what passes for a "normal" lot here in Concord which is pretty tiny compared to most of those I've seen here in other parts of the country and world. I had a much larger place up in Sonoma county but decided against keeping it as it was much larger and a lot more work. With the rain we've had this year I can't imagine what the weeds would have been like up there as the 1/3+ acre lot was largely undeveloped but would have offered a great place to build a running ground. As a reality check I'm having a tough time keeping the weeds down, down here where I normally run.and this is tiny by comparison. My yard as many is "U" shaped with dirt on either side with a deck and screen room taking up a fair amount of space on the left. I probably could( and will ) make a small - village like diorama that extends up onto the incline on my right side, once I have a plan and time. If I have a subsection that can double for my 1/10 scale stuff so much the better; not a lot, just a bridge and a short roadway for the 1/10- imagination to fill in the rest.
I haven't completely given up the idea of moving to a slightly larger home here if the deal was right....but not because of the hobby... :-)
One just has to make do with what you have...
My hat is off to you guys.
Jerry
Like most of you I have what passes for a "normal" lot here in Concord which is pretty tiny compared to most of those I've seen here in other parts of the country and world. I had a much larger place up in Sonoma county but decided against keeping it as it was much larger and a lot more work. With the rain we've had this year I can't imagine what the weeds would have been like up there as the 1/3+ acre lot was largely undeveloped but would have offered a great place to build a running ground. As a reality check I'm having a tough time keeping the weeds down, down here where I normally run.and this is tiny by comparison. My yard as many is "U" shaped with dirt on either side with a deck and screen room taking up a fair amount of space on the left. I probably could( and will ) make a small - village like diorama that extends up onto the incline on my right side, once I have a plan and time. If I have a subsection that can double for my 1/10 scale stuff so much the better; not a lot, just a bridge and a short roadway for the 1/10- imagination to fill in the rest.
I haven't completely given up the idea of moving to a slightly larger home here if the deal was right....but not because of the hobby... :-)
One just has to make do with what you have...
My hat is off to you guys.
Jerry
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05-09-2016, 07:31 AM
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05-09-2016, 04:18 PM
#48
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It is gratifying to see new folks coming into the hobby with enthusiasm! Perhaps you guys will be the spearhead of a new club in the Concord/ East Bay area.
Like most of you I have what passes for a "normal" lot here in Concord which is pretty tiny compared to most of those I've seen here in other parts of the country and world. I had a much larger place up in Sonoma county but decided against keeping it as it was much larger and a lot more work. With the rain we've had this year I can't imagine what the weeds would have been like up there as the 1/3+ acre lot was largely undeveloped but would have offered a great place to build a running ground. As a reality check I'm having a tough time keeping the weeds down, down here where I normally run.and this is tiny by comparison. My yard as many is "U" shaped with dirt on either side with a deck and screen room taking up a fair amount of space on the left. I probably could( and will ) make a small - village like diorama that extends up onto the incline on my right side, once I have a plan and time. If I have a subsection that can double for my 1/10 scale stuff so much the better; not a lot, just a bridge and a short roadway for the 1/10- imagination to fill in the rest.
I haven't completely given up the idea of moving to a slightly larger home here if the deal was right....but not because of the hobby... :-)
One just has to make do with what you have...
My hat is off to you guys.
Jerry
Like most of you I have what passes for a "normal" lot here in Concord which is pretty tiny compared to most of those I've seen here in other parts of the country and world. I had a much larger place up in Sonoma county but decided against keeping it as it was much larger and a lot more work. With the rain we've had this year I can't imagine what the weeds would have been like up there as the 1/3+ acre lot was largely undeveloped but would have offered a great place to build a running ground. As a reality check I'm having a tough time keeping the weeds down, down here where I normally run.and this is tiny by comparison. My yard as many is "U" shaped with dirt on either side with a deck and screen room taking up a fair amount of space on the left. I probably could( and will ) make a small - village like diorama that extends up onto the incline on my right side, once I have a plan and time. If I have a subsection that can double for my 1/10 scale stuff so much the better; not a lot, just a bridge and a short roadway for the 1/10- imagination to fill in the rest.
I haven't completely given up the idea of moving to a slightly larger home here if the deal was right....but not because of the hobby... :-)
One just has to make do with what you have...
My hat is off to you guys.
Jerry
I am getting the itch for a large tank. Any tips on finding a used 1/6 or 1/10 tank. Cheers Mark
Last edited by Markocaster; 05-09-2016 at 10:33 PM. Reason: edit , spelling
05-10-2016, 07:57 AM
#49
The first TANKLAND video is fantastic (haven't seen the later ones)--you say primitive but it looks fine and most of it looks scale. Well-defined roadbeds with fine powdered dirt which leaves the much desired tank tracks.
Cinder block buildings (with gabled roofs--nice touch!) are fine at this point and are certainly very stable. When people start building dedicated 1/16 buildings and features, they invariably end up looking like Candyland. No attempt at a scale effect or decent realism like with their tanks and when tanks are moving among the architecture, the effect is not good.
Cinder block buildings (with gabled roofs--nice touch!) are fine at this point and are certainly very stable. When people start building dedicated 1/16 buildings and features, they invariably end up looking like Candyland. No attempt at a scale effect or decent realism like with their tanks and when tanks are moving among the architecture, the effect is not good.
05-11-2016, 02:06 PM
#50
Tankland is not in my backyard. It's on some land I own, but not where I live. There is a small cabin up there, so it's kind of in my yard. I picked cinder blocks cause they were free, and durable.
I moved the cinder block village last weekend to a better spot. It's more open, has two streams, and a nice mountain view. The old village location was boxed in, and could only be attacked from one direction, this new location has five directions to be attacked from. I still have lots of work to do expanding and improving on it, but I took these pictures just after I set the cinder blocks.
It's cool to see the backyard layouts you guys have come up with.
I moved the cinder block village last weekend to a better spot. It's more open, has two streams, and a nice mountain view. The old village location was boxed in, and could only be attacked from one direction, this new location has five directions to be attacked from. I still have lots of work to do expanding and improving on it, but I took these pictures just after I set the cinder blocks.
It's cool to see the backyard layouts you guys have come up with.