yes that is the same in my case, that if it was not for britains i would not be collecting farm models now,i stoped collecting britains around 1985 ,and still have all of mine from when i was only 5 years old,i really like the older britains better ,i still pick bits up when i see them at toy fairs only if they cheep and a good investment for my littel lad ,
moved on to siku now i a big way both converting them and collecting ltd,
the only thing is i think the market has gone stale with both britains and siku produce in the terms of ltd
cheers peter