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Really interesting - looks like Siku and Britains will be going head to head on the JD 8 series, the NH 8 series and the Case Magnum. Let's hope Wiking get stuck into all 3 of those as well.

Ros Joskin Triple Axle cargo trailer NH blue power to pull it UH MF 3080 Britains new Massey I'm supposed to be sticking to only Ford/Fiat/NH but a couple of Masseys seem to have crept in. Slowly building the classic late 80s 100 hp club. Just need the new Case 1056 from Britains and then someone to produce a nice JD 3350.

Cab is still wrong isn't it....that's a real shame as it does spoil the model. Would an Imber cab be correct if retro fitted to this model?

I think you are right Atte. I see you loaded up the case magnum photo onto your website - do you know if it has the new hitch?

One or two of the Case models are on Farmmodeldatabase - well the Ertl versions: http://www.farmmodeldatabase.com/en/view-details/004454/ertl-1-32-case-ih-steiger-600.html http://www.farmmodeldatabase.com/en/view-details/004453/ertl-1-32-case-ih-magnum-340.html http://www.farmmodeldatabase.com/en/view-details/004455/ertl-1-32-case-ih-steiger-600-quadtrac.html I'm looking forward to the blue versions as well.

I seem to recollect that it's around this time that the 2011 Catalogues start appearing - or is more like January? Ie Siku, Britains, Replicagri etc.

Pleased to see the new New Hollands there. I'm guessing that there's a couple of possible typos there with it being a T8.390 and a Case Magnum 350 (rather than T9 and Steiger). I reckon this will be a rework of the existing Magnum 335 model with reworked body etc - I believe te real life machines are just an evolution of these as well. (ie the NH T8 is basically just a blue Magnum). Hopefully they will get the new hitch though. Kane trailers look good as well. Hopefully the detail on all these will be a step forward for Britains from the last models (like the Marston trailer).

I'd guess that you're building a 900 series Challenger using a Britains Arctic (Case?) as the base model and bonnet and cab from the Norscot? If so, should hopefully excellent!

I can only find single wheeled versions - not the dualled up one - was this a special?

Who makes the Schluter Profi Gigant? That looks a great model?

Did you order from the Claas shop online or via a dealer? Looks a great model.

Fantastically American video for the new Lexion 770 - it's like a Hollywood blockbuster movie (apart from the acting....) and a great voice over man! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N7xxQEvktw

and here's the link the Schuco Challenger version http://www.schucoshop.com/product_info.php?language=en&info=p4579_Challenger-680B.html

Just put a review in the new system:- http://www.farmtoysforum.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=15:other-vehicles&id=148:massey-ferguson-fortia-9895-rotary-combine-harvester-&Itemid=44

I bought one of these recently and posted a review in the system: http://www.farmtoysforum.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=14:tractors&id=149:challenger-mt765c&Itemid=44

There was a picture of a similar 2wd 40 series SG2 from Ertl that cropped up on farmmodeldatabase and on here a couple of months ago but quickly got taken down again - possibly a fake or not meant to have been released. My guess is that we'll see a few SG2s coming out in the next year. Hopefully a 3350 to complete the 1980s 100hp line up (Ford 7810, IH 1056, Fiat 100-90 and MF 3085)

It already does - can't seem to paste in the link - but search for schuco challenger on line and you will find the link to the schuco site

Cab steps fold up rather than around (hopefully that makes sense). The G&M link gives you the next 3 months or so but to be honest, Graham and co seem quite happy for you to pop around anytime if you want to look at some models or pick something up - just phone them beforehand to check. As far as I can tell, Graham seems to be in his little shed almost all the time! Excellent service and can get many older models in pretty quick if they are out of stock.

I realise I have left a plastic wire still attaching the ladder at the rear - in case you were wondering. Last pic for now...

Sorry - photos taken on phone and lighting quite poor. Will take some better ones when I have more time.

A few pics from the model I picked up from G&M at the weekend. Very nice model - not quite to UH standard but almost there - just little details missing like fire extinguishers and bits like that. Wheels steer and table comes off and onto supplied trolley. Overall, I'd recommend the model if you like high detail and the bright red looks great - much better than the Fendt green in my opinion.

Schuco MF Combine - very nice model, almost UH standard but not quite Replicagri Fiat 110-90 Cargo grain trailer Norscot Challenger - also good might not quite Wiking quality UH Bomford Superflow All from G&M open day today.

Turns out the the T7000s have also been updated to the...T7 with the new SCR engines and a few smaller models in the T7 range (seems to overlap alot with the T6000s now). http://newhollandpresskit.btsadv.com/index.asp?c=&search=_&market=INB&c=NH_T7_INB&s=500 New Holland have been a bit novel on the naming, the second number is the max power, not the rated power that JD use in their naming...so the T8.390 is rated at 339HP but has max power of 389! That's a new, slightly exaggerating, way to do things.

But they're basically one and the same company now with two seperate marketing teams and that's about it - made in the same factories, have the same specs - surely creating a blue version might expand the market as loyal blue fans would consider it as an option perhaps and CNH won't care whether they are selling lots of reds or lots of blues surely? I guess the Case dealers might get a bit grumpy but even they are slowly merging (Ernest Doe and Doe Power in East Anglia for example).

Sadly I think that model is a Britains T7000 not an early prototype of a T8....still, hopefully won't be too long before one is out as it didn't take long for the T7000 models to start appearing- hopefully Ros will do another excellent model of it.