1972farming

I've put more photos on the collection section of the forum.

sorry I put up 2 of the last one

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I hope these photos show up ok. They may be a bit too small.

Thanks for the warm welcome back into the fold. Luckily I didn't sell all of my models when I had a change of plan for my finances a few years ago. I kept hold of my old lead which was lucky...................

Yes, I had a buying spree around christmas time gathering Hornby trains etc. My heart lies in the Britains Herald models of the olden days though really. I even bought some timber to start building a big layout.............probably use it for shelves now ! The problem I have had with selling the trains is that i don't really know anything about them. I have tried to take good photos and be honest with descriptions. The stuff i have sold has been well received though. I only have track left now to list.

another photo. sorry if some of you find these boring but I am enjoying collecting again and would like to share them.

more up to date photos. Bought a nice old DDN Power major yesterday from the Malvern toyfair. First time I've been for about 5 years, really enjoyed getting out and finding stuff instead of just combing ebay for bargains.

Here we are Marky, me on my 1982 Honda CR125. Its currently for sale if anyones after an evo class bike for twinshock racong. Offers based on 1500 quid.

Thanks for the welcome back chaps. No more motocross for me Marky, just mountain bikes now. I still have an old cr 125 which I restored a couple of years ago(and raced twice last year) but I don't ride any more. My knees are a bit troublesome but I can manage riding a push bike fine. It feels good to be on the hunt again for these old fordsons. I may find room for a few old reds as well Marky !

I try and collect any old Britains stuff made before about 1970 really. I ahve recently been buying a few soldiers and cowboys and indians made by herald. I know they are a bit off topic but I like them. I like the Farm first followed by the zoo then anything else interesting. I must also add that reading a copy of the new model farmer magazine has had a huge impact on me too. A friend of mine gave me a copy of issue 4 and it inspired me to get back into collecting. What a great read.

I think its possible to buy rougher models cheaper than a few years ago but so far I have only been buying off ebay. We all know that ebay can be hit or miss. Sometimes you can get lucky and other times models fetch a lot of money. I am looking forward to getting around some toy fairs again.

You're right there. I got to the stage where I had collected more or less one of each of the Fordsons made from 1948 to 1965 and got a bit bored with actually owning them. That may sound daft but I actually enjoy the looking for models and finding them more than the owning. I won't sell the nice ones again if I get them though.

Another one, why oh why did I sell all the others ???

I am collecting Britains models again and loving it. As some of you will remember I used to have a few nice old Fordsons etc. I sold them all to get back into different things and regretted selling them after a bit. Its great fun collecting them second time around. I only have a few at the moment .

Thanks Barry, I will keep building and yes, perhaps I need to diversify \ I really like the older style tractors though.

The 2 Ford convos in this topic are available to forum members for £45 each posted.

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yes, all was not lost. I did put a reserve on each one of £51 just to be on the safe side but that may put some bidders off. If they know its going to be at least £50 its puts them off I guess.

thanks guys. yes, i guess the money isn't flying around like it was a couple of years ago. i wanted about £50 each and they included some old britians implements as well.

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I have just built these two old Fords to sell but they only made £26 and £36 on ebay. Is it me , or are these worth the hassle of building anymore ? Not long ago they were able to make decent money but you can't build them for nothing.I still enjoy making them though.

Because I made such a good job of getting my lads tractor fixed(WITH THE HELP OF TRACTORMAN810) , I now have the job of mending his friends Fendt. Has anyone got a spare fendt motor and box or has anyone on here bought direct from the siku website link ? Cheers

Both the tractors died at the same time i think. I wasn't present at the time, otherwise I would have gave them a good talking to about wrecking expensive toys! Its funny because my lad has loved having it back and now he isn't bothered what he gets for Christmas. \ Happy ending though.................tractorman810 came to my rescue. Massive thanks from me and my lad Charlie to you Sean ;D

Does anyone know if theres people who repair the radio controlled siku toys.My lad has been doing a spot of tug of war with his mates Fendt ! The motors ok but the gearbox is knackered. I could do with just buying another gearbox. Any help would be great . Cheers