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MuirHillyBilly

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  1. Got this County 'Last off the line' Super 4 for a good price, looks a bit clean next to the old 754 And no I'm not weathering this one
  2. If I had a collection of Britains that big I'd take the time to sell properly as I'd wager the seller will get far less selling them as a job lot like this, particularly the boxed stuff.
  3. Ha the offer is always open mate but I can't promise the weathering materials won't be out I do the same actually with the 1/32 stuff, found a Claas Matador last week I forgot I had!
  4. Sounds like you need an archive professional mate, or perhaps a donation policy so others can look after the models for you
  5. Expensive? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MATCHBOX-MOKO-LESNEY-NO-2a-MUIR-HILL-SITE-DUMPER-MIB-/400356352861?pt=UK_ToysGames_DiecastVehicles_DiecastVehicles_JN&hash=item5d3719235d
  6. Incredible, Andy is a genius and the level of detail is staggering (and on that County too, another DBP?). Cheers Phil your collection is brilliant!
  7. Wow more incredible models!! Love that John Deere baler, was gonna weather one of those for my County but the Krone spreader was a lot cheaper. That American Forager is quite a piece too!!
  8. Love that Ford and Chop, also the UH IH with plough, might get me an Intenational for a weathering project
  9. Wonderful layout, love the slurry tanker and MF
  10. Love the super performance, looks sweet with the Ransomes
  11. Thanks everybody for your kind words and advice along the way, glad you like her
  12. It is on the list mate for sure, I'll be using a County 754 as the base
  13. Hey up Dom where have you been, missed you mate and your lovely builds
  14. Well I 2nd the praise for Atte, I always go straight to his posts, well except for the Siku ones
  15. Interesting topic, it really highlights the far more ballsy nature of the French- not just here but their ability to bring everyday life to a halt is common across many industries. Their coppers have more sense too it seems, I don't think our lot would be so daft as to get involved (you'll note they were not demoloshing the local buildings otherwise it would have been a different story) with several hundred tons of heavy machinery kicking about. The question is is it balanced, I would argue the ideal is somewhere between the French and British approach, commited but not to excess. Sadly the British lack the common cause at times, seen most clearly in the fuel strikes a few years back which were frankly pathetic.
  16. I had been toying with the idea of short-nosing an 1174 and your great work has inspired me to do it Great work
  17. Good post Stephen (I admit i was not always kind to my models as a child either, I remember trying to make a Britains land Rover look like it was in a crash with a hammer- didnt work out so well ) Tris you make great points. I want to love Britains and some of the current models, Kane trailers/Keenan spreader and the recent Ford are good but for each of these there has been what I would call the lazy, clunky Fastrac, that Massey with the fixed front weight block, the green grain cart and Case Magnum 430 been examples. there is an element of rose tinted-ness in my view for sure but a flick through an old Britains catalogue from say the mid 90's provides such a richer range and true heritage.
  18. I've thought long and hard about this topic. I grew up on a staple diet of Britains, the classic pieces are still central in my childhood memories. I hear people here talk about heritage but I guess for me this is where my respect/desire for Britains changed some time ago. Now there is an element in this of age for me, once you have glanced at a Weise Deutz ( for example) you will look at the Britains model next to it and think, 'oh dear' but that's an age thing and also an indication of where models meet toys. Aside from this though I find most new Britains models from the last few years generally poor, lacking the detail, clunky and clumsy, and missing the subtleties and the 'class' of older models. The modern tractors look crude, many implements look simplistic (with a few exceptions) and the range for me lacks general excitement and innnovation. Like Siku and Ertl, Britains now reeks of mass market (probably due to the Ertl/Tomy connections) Now UH also reeks of mass market as they seem confused at time between toys and models, the price says model, the rear hitch etc says toy but we are talking Britains here. If I take a few classic Britains models, MB Trac, the Claas Forager, the Fyson Elevevator, County 1884 and Pottinger trailer- each of these had a real identity, authenticity and most importantly 'playability'. Sadly now the Britains name means little to me, I used to ponder over the classic Britains catalogues for weeks and weeks, now even that is a corporate example of a company that once had a soul...... I know some won't agree with me, in fact many, but thats just how I feel sorry.
  19. Also regarding VAT don't forget it rolls over, people often get caught because they fall below the threshold between say January and December but if they go over the threshold between, for example, July and June they will hit you with a charge. In short the VAT threshold does not reset after each year.
  20. I'd agree totally with the chaps above, been self employed is not all rosey as the responsibility for tax, NI, VAT (if applicable) and other costs need to be continually adhered to as the old HMRC are not the most flexible of organisations . I run a limited company and toyed with the idea of sole trader but my accountant said it was a cumbersome process and if things go wrong you are entirely liable (which can be devastating if you get behind on tax) It sounds like the current employer wants it all his way (limiting his exposure to liability) so you should think very hard about whether you, and only you, can afford to live consistently, rain or shine as a self employed person.
  21. You know I'm not much of a 'Deere man but those are some cracking builds right there!
  22. Cheers Dave that's really helpful, makes me respect you smaller builders even more as those percentages are quite high, so if someone builds a run of say Masseys they will have to add that extra cost in, I wonder if the bigger manufacturers get a smaller percentage because they do bigger production numbers. Thanks again.
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