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Some more info/photos on the new UH Valtra S416 UH6649 - Brushed Titanium UH6492 - Metallic green UH6652 - Turquoise blue All supposedly available on February 20th 2024 I fancy the blue version if I can get one!!

Nicely detailed and mine is well finished. The rams on mine look/feels ok but I think it may vary from example to example and how it all fitted together when they assembled it in the factory. Not a really heavy model though the yellow parts are all metal and the black parts plastic. Hope this helps. P

Picked this up at Shepton Mallet yesterday, £40!!

There is a Toy Fair on the Sunday as well run by the same crew as ToyTrac. P

Many thanks for update Smithy. I'll wait till the New Year now to order, post is going to be all over the place because of Christmas and I doubt whether it would arrive till 2024 anyway if I ordered now. P

These two sold at M&M Auctions in July 2021. The single axle sold for £120 and the 4 wheel £60. P

Interesting - Accurate Diecast haven’t had them so did G&M get them direct UH? P

I believe the 260 hasn't been released in the UK as yet, all those I have seen for sale are from France. It's on my list to get as soon as its available here. P

Universal Hobbies Case IH Maxxum 145 CIH-UH6462

I took these two photos as they are the ones that most interested me. Nice models, still have a few 'Toy' features but looked smart. Suspect they will be good value. Was told expected January for both but may be available before Christmas P

because it sells!!

Next releases - J6394 Bednar Kator KN 8000 Q Profi NEW! - £84.00 October J6462 Case IH Maxxum 145 CVX - 2023 NEW! - £65.00 November J6465 Case IH Puma 260 CVX Drive - 2023 NEW! - £75.00 November J4981 Fendt 516 Vario with Front Loader (“Nature Green”) NEW! - £69.00 October J6273 Fordson Super Dexta (1962) NEW! - £44.00 October J2949 Manitou MI 25D Forklift Truck NEW! - £38.00 October J6368 Massey Ferguson 2645 NEW! - £60.00 In Stock J6395 Massey Ferguson 65 Mk II NEW! - £52.00 In Stock J6412 Massey Ferguson 7S.190 - 2023 NEW! - £65.00 October J6459 Massey Ferguson 6S.180 - 2023 NEW! - £65.00 October J6611 Massey Ferguson 6S.180 - Black Beauty - 2023 NEW! - £65.00 October J6615 Massey Ferguson 8S.265 - White NEW! - £70.00 October J6612 Massey Ferguson 6S.180 - White NEW! - £67.00 October J6616 Massey Ferguson 7S.190 - White NEW! - £67.00 October J6617 Massey Ferguson 7S.190 - Black Beauty - 2023 NEW! - £65.00 October J7123 MF 7726S & MF 8260 Plogmaker Set NEW! - £120.00 October J6461 Steyr 6150 Profi CVT - 2023 NEW! - £65.00 November J6464 Steyr 6280 Absolut CVT - 2023 NEW! - £75.00 November Enjoy! P

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Some of the competitors machines -

This years match - brand new Massey Ferguson 4710 on display

Let me know how you all get on with the Plastic Magic. I've done some more playing around this morning with great success. The bits I glued together yesterday are firmly stuck, can't break the joint at all. James - when I bought my first kit - the twin axle bale trailer -I managed to get hold of some Tensol 12. Unfortunately I didn't manage to use it for quite a while after purchase. When I started building the first kit I dug it out only to find I only had about a quarter of the bottle left and it had gone thick. So I'm assuming Tensol 12 has a particular shelf life? I tried too use what I had but it wasn't particularly;larly successful so I tried other glues and ended up with the Contacta as the best alternative I found. I don't think Plastic Magic has a similar issue reading the comments of modellers who have used it. Good stuff guys P

It’s probably similar to Plastic Weld Barry. Deluxe Materials products seem to be more geared to the modelling market whereas I get the impression that Plastic Weld was more a product for the building industry. A plumber I know uses it to join plastic pipes etc. I’ve always found Plastic Weld a very ‘hot’ product! I wouldn’t want to knock a bottle over especially on the workbench which I have done! The result was carnage and a huge amount of mess/cleanup.

I'm now just about to start on my third Braemere kit. Of the first two one is in paint and the other is awaiting me to have the time to customise a few parts. James in his instructions for building these kits recommends a superglue. Personally I can't stand the stuff so I've been using Revell Contacta glue. I've found this to be ok but takes time after application to grip/fix the parts together so slowing the build. I've been looking around for an alternative non-superglue and on visit to my local model shop today I came across Plastic Magic and I purchased a bottle. As a quick test when I got home I fixed two parts together and in seconds the parts were firmly stuck together and the glue had dried so for model 3 I'll be using this and see if it works well. Some tips - always sand the gloss surface off the plastic areas to be glued, allows better adhesion. Plastic Magic is very liquid so can run everywhere so be careful when applying it but on the plus side it evaporates very quickly and appears to leave no damage. As I progress I'll add any further experience of Plastic Magic experienced but I do hope this is the glue to use for all future kits - fingers crossed! P

I agree Joe, its a great model. This is my second Puma 165. At that price it was just too good to leave behind!

Went to the toy fair at the Matford Centre in Exeter this morning, picked these two up for a total of £43. An unbelievably good deal!! The Puma was £25 and its only been out for a month!!

Ready for paint

I've got two of the dual axle bale trailers to build which I'll probably start in a month or two. I'll see what I can do in the way of modifications to resolve these problems. I have a couple of ideas so we'll see how it goes. If successful I'll post up what I've done. If you make changes in the meantime James let me know, could save me some work!! P