Hillview

Now's the time to start thinking about the displays. Might be four months to the show but the time will fly in. Plenty of time to add extra detail to your layout. We have to up the standard at this May show and have displays that are sitting as near realistic and detailed as possible.

Had hoped to get a few acres of early spuds in this week as I wanted to be harvesting at Moira but Hillview Farm is frozen solid. So time has been spent in the workshop repairing, servicing and making a few things for the farm.

There will be plenty to see at "The Moira Show."

Click on www.visitlisburn.com and on where to stay. Lisburn is the nearest city to Moira. It is about 10-15 mins drive to the show.

There are b + b 's in Moira. Check out www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk and click on Moira, Co. Antrim. Moira is a small town and the show is a couple of minutes drive from the town.

There are no shortage of places to stay near Moira.

I haven't been to all the shows Tractorman810. I agree all shows have good and bad points. Some people go to shows to buy standard off the shelf models, others go to buy scratch built models while others go to admire the layouts. People like different shows for different reasons.

I mightn't have been to all the shows but I have seen the photos from all the various shows and European diorama websites. That is what I am basing my opinion on. The quality of these layouts are amazing.

Thanks for the reply about the French show Johny mf. I'm interested to know what other shows are out there.

There's Spalding and Toytrac, The Lakeland show and Moira show to name a few. No competition to the like of Zwolle!

From the pictures I have seen of European shows and their farm diorama websites they are years ahead of anything the UK has to offer!

I was impressed with Zwolle last week in terms of the high quality conversion and sratchbuilt models available and also the excellent detailed layouts on displays?

Is Zwolle the best farm model show in Europe? Can anyone recommend any other shows worth going that rival Zwolle in terms of dioramas?

Nice display

It's the attention to detail that makes these displays.

Self propelled harvester

Grimme potato harvester

A nice shed

some excellent crop grading equipment

Some excellent models

I was at Zwolle and thought it was amazing. Some great layouts and scratchbuilt models.

There were a few Self propelled beet harvesters but no Self propelled potato harvesters or even a two row potato harvester for sale. There has to be a market for this type of model.

Does anyone know of anyone out there who makes a self propelled potato harvester or would be interested in making me one?

Thank you for your help.

At the maize in Moira

Thanks for your help.

Much appreciated.

I am taking a wee holiday to NZ and Australia in June. Will be travelling around South Australia and New Zealand. I have an interest in all types of farming especially vegetables - potatoes, brassicas etc. Also I am a big farm model collector and am interested in farm dioramas.

I would love the opportunity to visit some farms in these countries during my travels.

If anyone can help me or recommend areas/farms that would be worthwhile visiting I would really appreciate it.

Thanks for your help.

very much so Noel will soon be a perfectionist at this photography stuff 

but man look at this beauty i only took the picture look at the effort of this perfection display man 

The tractor and limespreader were dirtied up by Harry Bell. Check out www.harrybell.co.uk for more great examples of his work.

I have been offered an old Britain's collection to buy.

Alot of it is in boxes.

I am looking a realistic price guide for the following (not crazy ebay prices) please:

Ford 5610 :The model which says Ford 5610 on bonnet

Fiat 880

Fiat with halftracks

Powerfarm Ford

Powerfarm Powerharrow

Powerfarm Class self propelled

Vicon mower

Thanks for your help

That model is looking well so far! Fancy making a couple more?