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cool cheers

very nice, I far prefer the weight block to the poor siku front linkage, was it hard getting the rear wheels off?

loving the deeres, nice mini dios,

take a look a Dave Towse's website he's got a couple 1455 variation's http://www.britainstoyfarm.net/90275/info.php?p=6

EVERYTHING!! DVLA apparently losing my v5 document telling them I've sold my car about 2weeks ago and now sending me a threatening letter telling me they're going to fine me unless I tax the car or declare it sorned. British Telecom who are useless full stop couldn't organise a pi$$ up in a brewery A local doctor who told one of my friends her mother was definently going to die 3weeks ago but she didn't pass away until yesterday The doctor/consultant in dorchester hospital who said my grandads bone marrow infection and subsequent chest infection which he caught in hospital should clear up with antibiotics, then grandad died 2days later The fact that the royal british legion won't be able to sell poppies in certain areas this year because it will upset certain ethic groups and finally the copper who I meet on a narrow country lane in my car, who told me not to reverse at such high speed because I might lose control (I have advanced road and race circuit training) , then didn't even say thankyou for reversing back in the first place, ignorant cnut and deep breath............................. relax

I think it was a sack the worker was carrying, hopefully someone else will confirm that \

good start, I like the wall building looks like a realistic way to build a stone wall, is that the pea gravel stuff you find in plant pots or the bottom of fish tanks? Although matey in the red shirt in the last pic seems to be upset about something, got his hands up in the air as if to say sod this wall building or I'm not chasing that loose pig around anymore I quit, farmers looking at him saying go on then bugger off That might only be in my own twisted imagination though \

Feed barriers, 15' gates, more golden flock for bedding from Mandy @ HLT MF 760 combine from a local farmer

very nice, you've got these off to a fine art

Nice layout, where did you get the feed barriers with troughs in the bottom picture from (if you don't mind me asking)

Even if your £38 figure included carriage that's way over the top for the duel purpose barn normal retail is around £20, that set on ebay is a new Britains release G+M have them for £29, I would ask for a refund, send yours back and get one from G+M

nice model nice bedroom/bathroom furniture nice sounding,bloody quick civic (with launch control)

Hah at last a sensible sized decent looking pluf, hopefully some retailers might have them by Toytrac ( pretty please? \ )

the realism in the workshop is incredible, also love the freeze frame shot of the samson dungspreader

Stunning, love the stone walling and the vegetation growing from it, so real

Love that 575 very nice model, you might want to call a vet for that pig in the anderson hut, as it's on it's side with it's legs in the air

I think there are two main reasons why there aren't alot of farmhouses about - 1. Cost, the John Gittens buildings Mandy sells are very nice well detailed replica's, abeit a bit old fashioned more akin to a farm workers cottage than the main farmhouse and are quite strong money, as is the Brushwood farmhouse, which with some of Mandy's flemish or english style brick sheeting plus a bit of further modification could be a very nice house, but at over £100 to purchase in the first place it makes it expensive for us mere mortals on less than £18000/year 2. Geographical location, in Devon there are alot of the traditional devon longhouse's, however whilst working for different farmers and contractors in the past, I have seen different styles of house just in Devon, going further afield to different counties and across the borders to Scotland,Wales and Ireland there are probably more again still. I guess what I'm trying to say is that if we're all honest, most of our model collecting/diorama building stems from real life experience and thus we want models to replicate this, but unfortunately for a manufacture to make replica's of every style of farmhouse similar to the areas we live in, wouldn't be economically viable or practical. Speaking from a personal point of view I think it would have to retail for no more than £70 to be of interest

stunning, simply stunning

Agreed

I think if you look at the catalogue, it is divided into two sections, 'toys' and 'heritage/collectables' , and as already has been pointed out, the decent models i.e the collectables/heritage are large acreage tractors (with the exception of the 956 and 1056 tractors) therefore I feel Britains are catering for the 'toy' market rather than us collecters/modellers Still I suppose they're relativly cheap, thus making the 'toy' tractors ripe for conversions \ The double with shed width feed barriers look alright though

the gates and feed barriers are spot on