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Never mind your great collection David were have you put all your empty boxes? Keep up the good work.

Happy Birthday Brian.Are you treating yourself to a Double Ice Cream Cone With A Flake ? Or a nice John Deere model,but then again you are buying all kind of models these days.It must be an age thing as the big 40 approaches

Nice collection of Britains.Keep up the good work.

Britains competition poster I have never seen this one before not sure on date but I would think late 80's

Late 70,s early 80,s i would say on the date.Can anyone name them models and win a tractor?

Britains did do the acrobat rake in green colour.Very rare to get hold of one and i have one in my collection also.Only made for about 6 months i think.

Heat is the main problem with storing the models.Top tip that i do with my models is i get some kitchen towels and put the towel around the model and put back in the box and this seems to stop the heat from reacting with the model. Also models that go inside the inserts of boxes put kitchen towels inside the insert and put your model back in and this seems to stop the model from reacting to the plastic insert.Hope this helps,Cheers Shaun.

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I have been helping my mates at BARKING ENGINEERING we had to fit a liner inside a chimney then fit a double sided wood burner so it would heat both the bar and dining area .Working in a pub for two days was great  fun cherry picker outside to reach top of chimney was not so good as it was raining and bit windy

Forget the work Smithy i bet you was on the ale?

Have a good day Charlie and dont get to drunk?New model or 2 for your Birthday?All The Best Shaun.

Are you only 24?Have a good one anyway.

Have Good One Joe.Dont Get To Drunk

Happy Birthday Mr John Deere Man Or Mr Softie Or Brian?Have A Good One

Happy New Year To All.Having My 4th Cup Of Coffee Now

One of my mates turned up at the house in his 1993 VW Golf car that he bought brand new.He was laughing his head off at something so i asked him what was making him so happy besides Christmas and he said that he has just made his last payment on his car and that it is finally his!!!!!!!!! Its only taken him 10 years to buy this car He only brings this car out on sunny days or in summer and it has only done 32,000 miles from new.Made us all laugh as the interest on the money he borrowed over 10 years you could have bought another one.

Sorry 2003 model not 1993.

One of my mates turned up at the house in his 1993 VW Golf car that he bought brand new.He was laughing his head off at something so i asked him what was making him so happy besides Christmas and he said that he has just made his last payment on his car and that it is finally his!!!!!!!!! Its only taken him 10 years to buy this car He only brings this car out on sunny days or in summer and it has only done 32,000 miles from new.Made us all laugh as the interest on the money he borrowed over 10 years you could have bought another one.

some nice stuff there shaun, didn't know you collected uh to, always assumed it was just britains

forgot to add, got 4 new trees today for the layout,same guy as my last ones, all handmade, 2 about 3-4" high, and two large ones  ones 8" ones 9.5 " odd, with a spread of 6 - 8" depending on what side you spin it

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Sean,I dont collect these models but they came with a collection of Britains from a guy who wanted to get rid of the whole collection as he was moving to New Zealand.Like i say i might sell them or do a display with them.Would they fit on the Britains tractors ok with being a 1.32 scale?To nice of models to take out of the box but they are not Britains.

A Few More 1.32 Models I Have That Came With The Collection.

Collection of 1.32 scale models.I dont collect these as Britains is my theme but as they are a 1.32 scale they have very good detail on the models.Some i have never heard of before.Might keep them for a display or might sell them on as they came with a big collection of Britains.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141136547906?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Does this Industrial DDN look like a respray to anyone? I think it's original (it had better be at that price!)

It looks to good to be an original for the age but you never know.A little concerned that the spade and the clips are missing for that sort of money.A very rare and sort after model.You have just got to be very careful these days with all these conversions and re-sprays about.

It is a very nice model David,very big as well,but funnily enough,it's a bit lighter in weight than the tracked 875,??as promised more photo's,

 

The towing pin is a bit on the big side though,

 

 

And this was the big stumbleing block when it came to converting an 875 into a 975,the 875 door was a "suicide" door,(front opening)

 

 

And the 975 was conventional ( rear opening)

 

 

But I now have the perfect tool for hauling my huge 12 meter Agrisem Disc o Mulch,

 

 

Regards

Joe.

Hey Joe,This guy looks like Harold who runs the Lakeland show or is it Harold?

Happy birthday David and Shaun....were you twins and went your own ways.....  ...some how I don't think so with the different accents...and the question I have to ask who is the oldest...well Shaun has least hair but is he really older and taller than David  

 

Joking apart two great chap's and was good to meet up with them both at Lanark last weekend and hope to meet them again next year since I have not renewed my passport to England for the remainder of this year    

I am married and stressed so thats why i have hair loss I would buy hair products but i need my money for my models and beer fund money for tonight  

Happy Birthday Shaun,hope you have a good one, ;)

Regards

Joe.

Cheers Joe.My son Stephen bought me the trade box of the new JCB,s so a very good birthday.Out for a meal tonight and a few drinks.

Happy Birthday Dad From Stephen.

Bill,Sorry to hear about your dad .Hope you keep your chin up the best you can.Look after yourself and your Mum and you will get through this in time.Your dad will be very proud of you if you name a cup after him.

Take care from Shaun And Carol Myatt.

It's that "pick you up" moment

 

 

 

I suppose you are on Beans On Toast tonight.On a serious note i hope the driver was ok?

Ariound 3 to 4 inches at Kemnay yesterday afternoon.

 

 

 

Overnight another 1 1/2 to 2 inches

 

 

Can't see Benachie

 

 

Lovely !!!! You will have to get your snowplough out again Bill on your Howard Rotavator and make a few quid clearing snow