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Thanks again guys......plenty more to come once I sort through this lot 

Cupboard is two boxes deep and is about a foot wider to the left than the doorway.

Yes that would be nice. Thankyou.

A couple of pics over in 'Model Implement Photos' -> 'Trailers' 

Thanks for the kind comments, plenty more to come 

I've still got my high sided tipping trailer and box, it's over my parents I'll dig it out for a pic sometime if you like.

Collection is gradually gonna be ferried over here but space is a problem at the moment 

My first new purchase was this NH TN75DA on a Howard Rotary - £2.40 from toyfair.

Howard is all there but gears are rather worn, no problem as I'm probably past flailing prtend muck 

A blurry shot of my first ever Siku tractor.....nicely focussed on the seed drill though  \

And finally for today a size comparison, between what I believe is my first tractor and my last....wow this newer stuff is big 

Hope you liked 

Pigs must be hungry after 25 years in a box 

Saddlebacks enjoying a root round stack and parked machinery.

Hay rake my original pre-collection so no box, spreader from ebay, bales £1.00 from toyfair, tyres from Shawnee Poole trailer.

My original Ford 5000 on £2.40 trailer, cleaned up a treat, just needs tailgate, means I can keep my original 8 wheeler boxed.

I'll get the Ford back out for some clearer shots sometime, it's all there just has rear wheel rot 

My old MF 135...

Matchstick tow pin 

Think I'll treat her to some repro bonnet stickers.

135 on the post hole digger from ebay, this one came in a small lot so works out around £1.60 inc postage.

Think my original phd has 80p on the box 

Maybe a little heavy for the 135 

Not sure if this is the correct place to put this, but a set up a little diorama on the table yesterday evening to get a few pics of some of my things.

Some are old and some are new, none are borrowed and two are blue 

First up Siku Unimog bought at a toyfair on Sunday for the equivalent of £2.40.

Like the other stuff I bought it was filthy but cleaned up a treat. Just needs a tailgate to complete.

Not the best pic I'm afraid, appear to have focussed on the rear wheel area...indoor picture, failing light, camera batteries running out 

Another, farmer and lab are from my pre-collecting days, other stuff is all from my youth.

MF seed drill came in the same lot so another £2.40. This really was dirty and although it's had a quick clean on the main surfaces I need to spend more time on the underparts.

300

we did a total of 700 odd miles to spalding and back in april ,first time round on the day to :D no dedication some people  :D :D

Having only recently returned to this lark I'm obviously still a softie, not like you hardened veterans  ...Now Spalding at around 50 miles away ain't gonna be a problem 

Getting up early (05.00) to leave at 05.50 to negotiate the poxy M25 for a meeting at 09.00 just outside London.

I turned up slightly early and because the guy I was meeting wasn't remotely prepared I then had to wait while he printed off the minutes from the last meeting and went through them.

He then came down to see me with some irrelevant points hurriedly scribbled on his paperwork and tried to appear nonchalant about the whole thing

What really annoyed me was that after all this malarkey he then had the cheek to state that these meetings seem to be a waste of time because we don't achieve much as a result of having them....you don't say

Complete waste of my time, I should of stayed in bed and I subtly told both him and boss as much too 

I'd love to go even though it's a 300+ mile round trip...we'll see 

Ben Burgess in Newmarket 

Yeah cars are not cheap.

BMW dealer charges 90 pounds an hour guy who is doing it charges 30 pound an hour.

BMW have always taken the mick, remember having to have mine serviced to keep up the warranty, service 1 sir? that's £90...that was a lot of money for an oil and filter change back in '94.

Mind you I suppose they're all charging loads per hour now 

Hello Andy, I've only just recently joined and am lucky enough to have kept my childhood Britains collection too.

In my, albeit limited experience you've come to the right place as there are lots of interesting things to see and learn on here 

Ads were in German too 

My God, sorry to hear that mate

Thanks mate, hopefully the bad news will shock her into long overdue action  \

My mum being diagnosed with heart failure  :'(

Been telling her for ages about losing some weight to help her out, but she's not been listening, hopefully now the doctor has told her she'll do something about it and sort herself out 

takes about a day to get to the door once you leave the A11 :D .... but worth it when you do get there!

Just had a look at their website, looks like a visit there will be costly 

They do stock a good amount of Britains and Siku there and also Ben Burgess down the road has a good stock as well

Found BB on the internet when I got home ...I'll plan a little better next time 

Farm stuff is upstairs now with the Hornby etc. Some of the prices were a little high but it seems there were some bargains too 

why ? come on spill the beeans, I know that toymaster very well

Maybe it's just because I'm still new to this game after many years and easily pleased, but it's nice to walk into a 'Proper' Toy shop and be able to buy some farm bits after all these years 

All the old toy shops where I used to buy my Britains from are long gone  :'(

Got my first Siku bits today too, had to hide them when I got home so the mrs doesn't see them  ....but I''ll have a proper look tomorrow 

Moons Toymaster in Newmarket 

Great work 

How do you go about making something like that? Proper drawings, sketches or prototype pics?

Nice set up you have there 

Reminds me of many happy hours spent on the floor during days long past 

Well if those prices are true then I may just sell my collection and retire 

Not one puncture but two at the same time grrrrr