changed, today’s hill-farm could be modelled ‘as-is’ and could be quickly made to look suitably shabby for a post-war layout. In fact there are still modern working farms that have retained many of their original buildings; so never travel without your camera or phone as you never know what you’ll find or what use you may be able to put it to on your model.
This group was photographed ‘somewhere in Dorset’ many (many!) moons ago
THE ‘TYPICAL’ FIFTIES MIXED FARM Being a country boy growing up in a village during the post-war years has certainly helped my own ‘farmyard modelling’. As a child the farms were my playground and, as a teenager, they were a welcome source of extra pocket-money. I suppose I could claim to have first-hand experience of at least half-dozen yards large and small, and with it not just the memory of how they looked (and smelled!) but also how they worked day-by-day and season-by-season. While these notes may not, probably could not, cover every aspect of your chosen farm I hope they will show what can be achieved and may inspire you to go a bit further with your own ventures.
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