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Me too, I also got if for Christmas but it has long since gone. The bits got lost, the edges split and away to landfill it went. Very pleased to pick up a complete boxed example to replace it. I was the only bidder which was a bit of a surprise to me.

Very authentic looking feeder tractor, bud.

There are more trades that work outdoors in all weathers, true. This discussion is about one particular advert though which is all about the farming day. You chaps don't get forgotten, Paul but the discussion topic hasn't anything to do with other trades in this instance. As with the rest of you I see nothing wrong and while my working life didn't begin until I was 13 at a plant nursery and 15 on a farm, if I could have helped out on a farm at the age of 8 or 9 I know I would have. The people mocking or protesting the advert simply havn't a clue!

That's a great fleet featuring some cracking new, old and custom models you have there. O0

Nice little fleet of silage baling gear you have put together there. I look forward to the photos from the new camera!!

I like what you have described and yes, that's exactly what I meant. Looking like some developments have already happened since then too, your a busy chap!!

Nicely does it. Will a skidsteer be employed to muck out the calf sheds?

Know what you mean, Sue. I have painted these for people too, probably ten or a dozen plus the ones for me too!! Yes, fiddley is an understatement but there is a nack For me, I have added another long gone 'toy' to the re-collection of my childhood Britains

Do the gert 'biggun, you know it makes sense

Boooooo! :D

Ah haaa! Brilliant, looks pretty smart mate. What part of the display will this fit into then?

Ryan you can add a link that shows the photographs on this page from Photobucket. I think it is the link in the bottom box of options when you click on it on your Photobucket page.

That's a shame about the Valmet, I have only ever seen on or maybe two and believe it or not it was around Frome/Shepton Mallet, in Somerset.

Ha! Quality, dutch ovens..... Nowt better than school boy humour

Get well soon Sausage. No fun being stuck indoors feeeling like that in this weather I bet. I had a little trip down to Cullompton today to pick up a 165, a 575 and a very nice plank sided Salop grain trailer. Tomorrow it is Barnstaple for a Scania chassis cab and a JCB 3CX.

You have certainly started a nice range of buildings for your layout. I really look forward to seeing some more updates when you get tome to do some more.

Sweet, I'd have loved to have grown up around all of that lot. Little boys and big toys.... We never grow out of it either!

Well whatever happens, it seems to hit the spot! Do you have a real Major of your own or anything?

I know a few people who ought to have a go at selling their a*** then! :D The only thing I would have trouble with in selling one is that many people were nominated and very few were lucky enough to get the chance to do it. So it is kind of mean to all those who were not lucky enough and also a bit rude to all those who nominated you for you to only go on and sell the thing. I could overcome that I think though, if I thought I could clear my mortgage, or a large chunk of it at least .. .. I be game on for selling it!!

Yeah I have to agree with the posts outlying the differences in marketing of Britains of yesteryear and the manufacturers of today. Who knows what the collectability will be like in years to come, Siku models tend to carry a high value especially for the Agritechnica, LCN editions and so on. The one outstanding fact (for me) that I don't think any other manufacturer has (collectors of tin plate and so on my disagree with this) after Britains and that is their charm. Britains farm toys are charming.

Made for the job, you know what you're doing with these old Fordsons, Paul. You don;t half make a nice job of anything you have a go at. Enjoyable to see them, each and every one of them

Nice line up, got a big bowser for the diesel I hope?!!

I think they are spam bids by people against the idea of selling them. All over the radio stations today about it. I say fair play to them, some are donating to charity, some are paying off their mortgage. I think you have to buy the torch for £215 in the first place.

Ha!! Harry Enfield!!

I have done a bit of wrapping, raking another farm was underway for tomorrows baling and wrapping but I will be at the yard as log deliveries are still going well and a container is arriving with 22 pallets on for other farmers and contractors for me to unload and then load them when they turn up. I saw a couple of trailers from one gang return home to base yesterday and have seen the Cougar on the move. No actual work seen yet thought!