Welcome to Smiggin's Folly

[pardonmyn00b]

So excited by this, always good to see more of the Folly!

Thanks for following along!

Glad to see your making room for the 5th scale short-course trucks.

Going to annoy the neighbors real good!

Not only is this one of the finest scale areas, the landscaping is pleasing to the eye to those not into scale building. That is a tough balancing act I found especially when I did not get the OK to use common funding for a scale site of my own. Using scrap materials only goes so far but you seemed to have found the common ground with the other team member. Bravo and good luck sourcing stuff as it seems to be a common theme at the moment with everyone doing home remodels and using stimulus money.

My main goal was to not have it look like a toy truck place. I wanted it to be pleasing to the eye. Luckily dirt and rocks are readily available from work. Sometimes I even find plants growing in the wild on the properties I maintain.

Some great progress n00b.
Fully understanding the labor of love happening.
And I'm super jealous of all the trees that I'm needing too for my little area.
Honey do's and 1:1 project have me over a barrel for progress on Mine.
So keep at it and and I'll peek in at the progress.....
RedBull gives ya wings ya know, hahahahaaa It's a lot of work no doubts.

been busy working on my old Chevy truck and poking away at this when it isn’t 95 degrees or raining. What a summer.

(BUMP) To the top we go.
progress ?

You'll probably have a whole city built by now and installed.

thanks for the bump! A little progress to show.
I have planted two trees and some elfin thyme! My favorite ground cover.

 

[Small Factory]

baby trees!

 

[Dragonsland7]

I am in love, the miniature trees are bringing back memories. My father and I love Japanese gardens. All the miniatures and moss bring it all together, this is truly amazing work.

 

[AUB]

Wow! Been watching videos of Smiggin's Folly for many years always hoping to one day have a property to build my own.
That day has arrived and a bought a house with yard that is ripe for a proper build like yours.
I even moved with the pile of rocks i have been collecting for the last few years....took three loads in my Landy 110 and a trailer to move them from my small townhouse to my new house..... my wife said I'm mad until her showed her Smiggin's

 

[LoamRanger]

Man watching this come together is so cool, the level of detail is awesome and the layout is spot on. Nice work!

 

[2Beers]

Fully understanding Busy life.
Good progress though Rich.
I'm looking forward to more and the inspiration u always bring.

Mines been a bit neglected too at the moment, But it's cooling off now for fall and hope to be back at it shortly.

 

[pardonmyn00b]

I am in love, the miniature trees are bringing back memories. My father and I love Japanese gardens. All the miniatures and moss bring it all together, this is truly amazing work.

Thank you! Glad to help bring back some memories.

Wow! Been watching videos of Smiggin's Folly for many years always hoping to one day have a property to build my own.
That day has arrived and a bought a house with yard that is ripe for a proper build like yours.
I even moved with the pile of rocks i have been collecting for the last few years....took three loads in my Landy 110 and a trailer to move them from my small townhouse to my new house..... my wife said I'm mad until her showed her Smiggin's

That’s great! So if she thinks you’re mad that must make me equally or even more so. Best of luck with your garden

Man watching this come together is so cool, the level of detail is awesome and the layout is spot on. Nice work!

Thanks!

Fully understanding Busy life.
Good progress though Rich.
I'm looking forward to more and the inspiration u always bring.

Mines been a bit neglected too at the moment, But it's cooling off now for fall and hope to be back at it shortly.

Better hurry before winter shows it’s ugly head!

 

[pardonmyn00b]

Where did I leave off? Still piling dirt and stacking rocks. I hope trees go on sale soon!

 

[pardonmyn00b]

Here’s a nice video tour of the Folly from today. We’ve had some wild weather lately. Warm, cold, snow, rain, warm again then snow, wind, rain, sun. Oh and that was all in one day. North East Ohio am I right???!

 

[LRTd5]

Beautyful... Absolutely top. So nice to follow this project now for over 7 years and to see the developpement...

Regards
Wolf

 

[TLC]

An ethereal, calming and beautiful video Richard.
I could've watched another 50 minutes of this and been oblivious to the passage of time whilst my mind and soul became one with Smiggin's Folly.



Hang on....... this comment is neither irreverent nor flippant, I hope my candour doesn't offend you.... Let me balance this by adding...
Best bashing video you have ever made dude!! I loved the bit when the Turk double back flipped on the BMX track......

 

[imthatguy]

This might be one of the best videos this year.

 

[Fookison]

I concur with you Matt! Very good videography and the music score was spot on for the genre!

 

[Small Factory]

Your videos are getting better and better. And better.

 

[2Beers]

Finally sat down and watched.
Cup of coffee and really enjoyed the video n00b.

Fully understanding the the labor of love, work and efforts on this trail.
Really amazing and brings the Inspiration for mine.

Thanks for the fantastic share.


Cant wait to see what 2022 brings.

 

[Jay_Fletchy]

This is absolutely unreal. I just re-kindled my child love affair with RC. (Much more enjoyable that now I can be in a position to financially support my RC dreams.) I got a little yard project in the design phases now. This is such an inspiration. Keep the updates coming! Cheers bud!

 

[rc scale garage]

This place has inspired me for many years and continues to do so.

 

[Small Factory]

This place has inspired me for many years and continues to do so.

Agreed. I really want to take the initiative one day and start one myself.

On another subject, this is a great example of why forum's are just so good. I don't do much social media for the rc stuf. As with anything inspiring, interesting, or simply long running, you cannot follow the story or process of how things evolve. One of my favorite things about this hobby is watching builds (cars, trucks or parks) evolve and change over the years.

 

[Zer02rc]

Ahhh, made it through the whole build thread (as I told you on the YT I was), and I'm sad to be reaching the end. Well, the end so far. I am blown away by the over-all aesthetic, and how seamlessly it blends into your yard. It doesn't scream "RC PARK!" like... well.. pretty much most everyone's I see. A neighbor passing by probably would have no idea... just sees the strange guy who stands in his garden wondering in circles.

I swear, 70% of me wanting a yard is to build my own old mining town! (tenth-ish scale-ish of course -{ish}).

 

[rc scale garage]

Agreed. I really want to take the initiative one day and start one myself.

On another subject, this is a great example of why forum's are just so good. I don't do much social media for the rc stuf. As with anything inspiring, interesting, or simply long running, you cannot follow the story or process of how things evolve. One of my favorite things about this hobby is watching builds (cars, trucks or parks) evolve and change over the years.

Ahhh, made it through the whole build thread (as I told you on the YT I was), and I'm sad to be reaching the end. Well, the end so far. I am blown away by the over-all aesthetic, and how seamlessly it blends into your yard. It doesn't scream "RC PARK!" like... well.. pretty much most everyone's I see. A neighbor passing by probably would have no idea... just sees the strange guy who stands in his garden wondering in circles.

I swear, 70% of me wanting a yard is to build my own old mining town! (tenth-ish scale-ish of course -{ish}).