Hair Bear

Almost too good - I just want to get in it and drive.

Don't know the history of this one but appeared in our yard around the time of the release of the FC1174TW. Could possibly have been the old demonstrator.

Went to a ploughing match Sunday.

Hmm... I think at 20 years old it's time you moved it on?😉 Even just glazing the cab makes a difference.

Thanks for sharing.

I'd like to see it but don't go out of your way to get it.

Apart from adding glazing to a Unimog (fiddly but the effect is worth it), I've not tried modifying anything. I have a 135, 595, and 362 as part of the collection, so just looking at possibilities for somewhere to start I'm thinking a 135 chassis with a glazed 595 cab / platform, and a 362 bonnet. Probably be a long time before it happens as a lot of time is being wasted playing with a full scale version. 😊

Only a few, and apologies for the picture quality.

1/76 Oxford diecast L322

Realtoy 1/64 P38

Bburago 1/24 P38

Auto Art 1/16 P38

Lode Lane 1/1  P38

Others...

Danbury Ford 2000 1/16.

Britains TE20

Britains truck, Britains JCB.

Danbury Model T, 1/16.

This is my late fathers collection of Dennis Goodburn built Scaledown and others.

Fordson, his first vintage tractor. Unfortunately there aren't any photos of it.

Ransomes MG6

The MG6 model was the closest we could get to our MG2, or 5, or 40.

Major

Looks very much better than ours.

Allis B

Massey 35

Ours with himself at the wheel.

Sea Horse

County Crawler

Not a Claas but I did 3 harvest seasons cutting OSR with one of these.

Very nice, way beyond what I had in mind!

Did you stretch the 135 chassis the 8 scale inches (6mm) as per the 148 or is it not noticeable?

What is the 'etiquette' at these events?

Bring and use your own tool?

Arrive empty and use an unattended tool?

Bring a tool and use swap / turn about with others?

Do you cultivate what someone has just ploughed or plough something freshly cultivated?

Hi,

I'm thinking of trying to build a 550 so looking at a Britains 135 chassis and a cab and bonnet from the 595. But, before I jump in and start cutting things about, does anyone know of a source of parts for this type of conversion or better still a ready built model?

Thanks.

Our Mill/Mix came in the form of a 16 ton Commer truck (TS3 powered) with the mill run by a Detroit of some form. You could hear it coming 2 miles away, but once it had sat in a closed yard for a couple of hours at full chat and done 20 odd tons of feed you never heard it leave...

Thank you. That's the chap. I've no idea how we found him originally but glad we did. I must dig them out.

I'll see what I can do, the Scaledown models are currently in storage and will have to be sorted out. It bugs me that I can't remember the name of the chap that built them. I believe he lived in either Cuckfield or Uckfield. Visited him many times over the years as my mum would order them for my dads birthday, and I would collect them when passing. He appeared to be 'well in' with Scaledown at the time (1990s). He often mentioned and I think was friends with Brian Norman.

I've probably got more photos of the 1/1 stuff at the moment but I get to work on it.

Rob.

Hi. There you go, said it...

I'm Rob, been lurking here for a while and thought it time to put on the anorak and stick my head above the parapet.

My collection is mostly Britains, with some Siku and Ros, and a couple of unknowns which will appear here at some point.

I inherited my dad's collection of Scaledown models as well. These were built by a chap in Sussex whose name I can't remember and departed us some years ago. I also have his Danbury 1:16 Ford 2000.

In 12"/foot scale I have a Ransomes MG2, a Massey 550, and a P38 Range Rover, with others not owned but in my care.

I have P38s in 1/87, 1/64, 1/24, and 1/16, as well as 1/1.

Thanks for letting me join and get involved.

Rob.