Andy

Welcome to the forum Scott. We do not have much 1.64, but we would love to see some photos of your collection.

I'll call up Loaded nightclub then (ask them to prepare the VIP room) and give the local constabulary a ring (ask them to put some straw down in the cells)

I have no problem in organising a large table for FTF'ers, and even sort out some pre-ordering of the menus etc.. They wont know what hits them as it's not really an evening pub!

It would be legendary if he picked up Stewie's accent...!

Family guy! Some great life lessons in that!

Very wet in Lincolnshire this morning! Showing signs of drying up now though.

Yes Tris, got some new ones coming in for the show.

Oh I thought we had an FTF Secret handshake to identify Wink, twirl, wink, shake, jump, bark, wink, shake, clap, whistle, whink, shake... on the other hand...labels are fine !

Yes the board is here http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?board=174.0

Date now confirmed and the show website updated. Info also added to the FTF homepage

Thanks for the comments. It will take time to get it all on there, but hopefully there will be something for everyone! Another good thing is the ability to buy now, and then collect / pay at Spalding which should make it easier!

Yes Sean, I have about 25 boxes to work through, but they will all go on there.

Some pictures may not appear as they are supposed too...currently being sorted out!

Right... Pleased to say that Farm Toys World is now open, and ready for business. It has the first few dozen items of stock uploaded, with much much more to be added. I am finishing off the customised look of the shop so have put a temp layout for the first few weeks. There will also be a few tweaks here and there too. If anyone finds any "bugs" please let me know. You can find the site at www.farmtoysworld.com or www.agrimodels.co.uk For anyone who does not know, the shop stock is based on the stall my dad has at the Spalding shows.

I was suprised too. It seems that people perhaps percieve ranges such as weise and wiking to be at the forefront of the hobby, but then still collect the Britains items. I guess its the sales that count at the end of the day regardless of whether an item is beautifully crafted or not.

Theres certainly plenty to go at. Have got several questions still to churn through :'( I guess the important thing to do is draw a bottom line... and at this stage it appears for Britains case.. Doing ok, collectors still have faith but must do better What does everyone else think?

Last bit for now. These two graphs break down the top rated and bottom rated models for 2008

You were then asked to rate the Britains 2008 range and the brand in general, together with the models if purchased, on a scale of 1 to 6

You were asked to rank the model ranges available in order from 1 - 10. So Rank 1 is the top rated model range, rank 10 is the lowest rated model range. Highest % on each graph denotes the top selected range for that particular rank.

I will be releasing the results in a steady stream as it takes some time to get all the data processed etc.. Here is the first chunk of data for the first few questions..

FTF will be going and I will putting up the display again. Watch out for a more interactive display this time too Dont forget the travel lodge at Springfields. Only 40 rooms available and only 400 yards from the exhibition halls.

Only two days left now to submit your responses... One person will be recieving the RC JD 7930, to be drawn early Wednesday.

Many thanks again to all of you whom have replied with their responses on this survey. It must be one of the largest feedback exercises conducted on the Britains brand. We have now over 15,000 words of feedback amongst the 300 or so replies. There is still time for those who have not yet submitted their views, and I hope to submit the results early January.

We have our Xmas party today. Although it's a fairly unexciting affair consisting of a Christmas lunch and afternoon quiz. The whole thing should be finished by 4ish

Thanks Nigel It is a good model for its time Mark. Very good detail included, which must have cost a fortune in those days to mould!