S&M construction open for bizz nizz!

[Northern Farmer]

[Supermario]

Well, I can wait no longer! It's time to take my new buildings and place them in the yard and see how well they withstand the elements 24/7.
Still a whole lot of work and cleaning up to do but things are looking good and it seems that each spring it's getting easier to clean and set things up

Next is take down the tarp garage and have all that new space to play in I can see that I'm going to need some more buildings but here's where it's at right now......

[RCP57]

You're gonna need more housing when the steel plant fires up. Maybe a ghetto? Every town needs a place that you are afraid to drive through.

Lookin real good!

[Northern Farmer]

Wow! Awesome work Mario the yard looks great!

[bigford]

looking great Mario cant wait to visit

[Cooper]

Hey an idea,, after watching a few of the European truck/equipment show I see they plant chia seeds or something like sprouts, fast growing little seedlings. Looks pretty cool with small plant life. Maybe play with the idea and a week or so befor the event plant some if it works. I've always wanted some small shrubs or plants but not much stuff out there that looks the scale size. I'll try and find one of those videos. Just an idea for you to think about. Not only are you now a building contractor you could be the city landscaping engineer!! Lol!!

[Cooper]

http://youtu.be/adkP48lCFSo

Here is one I was talking about.

[Bo Wallen]

Senior Bo say........AWESOME........Can't wait to see all the trucks and equipment bring it to life. Where do you want bridges Mario ?

[Mikem]

Looks great think of all the lites you will need for your steel plant and smoke lots of smoke

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by RCP57

You're gonna need more housing when the steel plant fires up. Maybe a ghetto? Every town needs a place that you are afraid to drive through.

Lookin real good!

Good idea Reg. I'm thinking what about a trailer park right next to the plant. I could pump out a few Coroplast trailers in no time.

Originally Posted by Northern Farmer

Wow! Awesome work Mario the yard looks great!

Thanks Brandon. Are you coming to see it in person this August?

Originally Posted by bigford

looking great Mario cant wait to visit

Gonna be a great time buddy. Looking forward to meeting.

Originally Posted by Cooper

http://youtu.be/adkP48lCFSo

Here is one I was talking about.

I know what you mean RW. The yard is looking kinda barren and flat. Definitely needs some scale greenery. The video does give me some ideas. I like how they trimmed spruce tree branches to look like trees. Also reminds me of the moss we have growing in the bush around here I can use to look like cedar bushes around the house.
And Susan has a super green thumb and will fix me up I'm sure.

Originally Posted by Bo Wallen

Senior Bo say........AWESOME........Can't wait to see all the trucks and equipment bring it to life. Where do you want bridges Mario ?

The main bridge I definitely need is to span this rooted area. I always wanted to run the road through here and have more free space around the screening plant. It's about 9-10ft distance I'm guessing. The road at the top of pic can be moved further out to allow the approach to the bridge and get over all the roots.
Could just fill it all in with dirt but a bridge would be much more fun.

Pics just don't show it right but here it is.

Originally Posted by Mikem

Looks great think of all the lites you will need for your steel plant and smoke lots of smoke

The steel plant was more of a plan b project but realized that with no mosquitoes at all this time of year I should deal with it now because come June I won't last out there for more than 5 minutes!

So things are still in mock up, moved a few things around last night and here's what I got so far.

[Mikem]

So I was told the other day if you slather yourself in Vicks Vap-o-Rub mosquitos stay away . Imagine all the guys smelling of Vicks going to be interesting

[bigford]

HEY I was told that there are NO bugs up there in august

[Northern Farmer]

Originally Posted by Supermario

Thanks Brandon. Are you coming to see it in person this August?

Hey Mario thanks for the invite I'll let you know if I can make it

[Supermario]

Originally Posted by bigford

HEY I was told that there are NO bugs up there in august

Not to worry Mark. Bugs are bad in May and June but by August they're all dead and the worst is over. only way I can play in June is wearing a head net , long sleeve shirt and can't forget a pair of gloves. The buggers were biting the back of my hands like crazy as I'm trying to hold and run the radio!

When that time comes and I can't play, I'll be in the basement making more buildings is the plan.

[Supermario]

As I was cleaning up around the steel plant I found a section of weeping tile buried in the leaves so I put some of it to good use .
happy enough with the layout, I think it's time for some paint for the concrete stacks and some doors and windows on the buildings. Maybe I'm just retarded and convincing myself it looks ok?

one thing is for sure, it looks a heck of a lot better than the waste pile of brush and concrete that it was.

[bigford]

rusty brown primer and it will look great. maybe a loading dock

[Cooper]

Some red and white stripes on top of concrete pillars and they will look the part

[bigford]

Christmas village?

[Cooper]

So Santa doesn't fly into them!!!

[Supermario]

Thanks RW! I've seen those but never thought of it I like the first pic with single stripe. That way it can't be mistaken for giant candy cane or barbers pole and the Santa thing.

All I need to do now is figure out how to make the stacks smoke. I'm thinking a whole bunch of incense or something in a bowl sitting on top of concrete pillars then slip pipe over and voila?