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Just found this. Could someone explain exactly what is so special about this that makes it's price match some of the Powerfarm stuff? It's ridiculous!!! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-BRITAINS-SHOP-STOCK-1-32-DEUTZ-DX6-1989-TRACTOR_W0QQitemZ6981633647QQcategoryZ117196QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Typical!! Was looking at using a recently bought Britains forager to do the smaller and popular 1100 model. Had a go with a 1350 once on the back of a Ford 8670, the trailer guys had trouble keeping up, those choppers sure have an appetite!! Stunning model there, certainly done some justice on that. Could look good behind a 7820.

Thats a bit differnt, I like that alot. I saw (I think it's on Towse's website) a Leyland conversion and it got me thinking oabout making an 802 or an 804 out of one. A farmer who bout straw off us for a few years had them.

Jesus!! Thats ridiculous. Im sure an unboxed one went for 16.00 the other day. And whats the deal with the 87/8830? Why are they hitting upwards of 40.00? They seem to be common us muck to me, I have a boxed one but am reluctant to sell it purely because of it's worth, as it appears anyway.

FP, FMC, tts, fp, NH2 . . . . all these abbreviations are enough to send a guy crazy ha ha!!!! OMG I'm doing it ffs!!!

Wow, what a hive of information you are Smurf. That address will be handy, I was going to raise the same point about sheeting as TM810 too, the sheets they had were very small and they only had water, wooden planking and rubbish looking tile sheets in stock. Think I will send off for a catalogue and see what I can get. I have the rest of the I beams now and some square channel for the guttering so over the next week I will make three more spans then fit the bottom panelling and await the arrival of the sheeting and cladding. Keep you all posted.

A very timely post Smurf!! Brilliant stuff, just awaiting a reply from Antics enquiries on how to get to their Bristol shop and I'll be off like a 1/32 rat up a Plastistruct drainpipe!!!

Yeah Smurf,I had seen your post before but had forgot who was the author. Hell of a build mind, it does look the absoloute mut's nut's as a perfect scale model. I'm not sure how much detail I got to, probably not as much as the roof purlings like you have. Very impressed, better go get some more of this plastic building stuff!! Oh, one tip. . . corrugated sheeting look-a-like. I have corugated paper to use but it seems a little to big a profile. What do you use, is that 4D website that someone said the place to go?

Cool. Thanks for that Smurf. I will dig around for a bit of board and see what we come up with. So far A drew a span on the work bench, kinda like a 2D jig then cut each piece according to that. What glue do you use because the plastic is quite soft and the Revel stuff I have is being a bit vicious to it. Gona go find your post now then time to leave the computor alone for the night!!

Here are the first two spans of a shed I am making from scratch. I'ts not to scale perfectly, from the inside of each leg it measures 18inches, height to guttering will be 6inches, to apex is 9inches. I based it around an MF 7200 to get these dimensions. To jelp strengthen the joints I have cut out small sections from a Britains farmyard gate (this surely counts as a conversion??!!). The picture of materials shows (R - L): I beam (bought in error,will use for dryer shed??). I beam for this shed, angle for hanging sides, bar for diagonals in end bays and downpipe tubing. I have bolser wood to use as precast concrete panels and corrugated paper for roof/side sheeting. Strengthened with bolser. I hope to make it 20 - 24 inches in length but depends on materials.

250 gee gee's

Does look like a beast but with 65k and 150 gee gee's under the bonnet I can't help thinking the rules or lack of around tractor/trailer/cargo etc are being pushed way to far compared to those the haulage industry have to adheer to with huge consequences if they dont.. .. ..

In my other post "My Machinery List" is a picture of a ROS Hitachi 360 which I bought at this years Great Dorset Steam Fair for 12.99. It is a cracking model I think, tracks are a little dodgy but it's bloody nice all the same with mirrors, grab rails and even all the hydraulic pips and flexy hose's. Well chuffed!!

plastic chassis and silage extensions with a metal body. The bodies are a bugger to keep in the raised position if you can actually do it at all though!!

Cheeky MJ!!!! Last one for today, my shelf.

JD forager .. . ? ..

invisible gravel extraction . ..

Glad you guys are liking them. The conversions most of you are doing are out of this world, be a while before I do anything "thirded" as good as any of them but at least these give you all an insight to what I have in the loft, on the bedroom wall. The detail on this 'baby' is a little poor but it's a great thing to have about!!

Wow, there some hours spent there. The 36 looks a proper job with the right cab on it now. My favourite however is the 390T. I have a soft spot for these at it was the tractor I first drove properly in my first farm job at 15. A four wheel drive just like your model, on a J plate it was bought in '96 with a 915 loader on it. Sold just after I left to make way for a, ahem . . . . erm . . . . This may upset some of you . . . A John Deere 3200 telescopic. (Probably please some of you too mind!!!

That is the flippin ballcocks!!!!

Old and new cultivating the staircase.

Getting the hang of this now. Poor old 690 was having trouble keeping up here.

Little n Large !!

Yes, it is TIM. Thought it was a cheap spin off from the Siku range. Here she is . . between the 9880 and 2266.

I do not believe it!!! Try as I might for yonks and have no luck, now it appears twice!!!!! Try another one no. Ros Hitachi loading invisible manure.