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Today I collected another BFA to add to the collection. When I got it home and out for photos I discovered the wooden plinth was warped and the actual figurine wasn't sitting properly on the plinth. It was quickly boxed up again and returned to the supplier and exchanged for another one. B1508 An Occasional Rest Initially no 59 of a Limited edition of 250 but replaced by No 65

I'm looking forward to seeing more photos of your collection Cyril.

Thanks Paul...when I see something out of the ordinary I always think rare or has it been messed with. I must admit in all the secondary buys I have made I have only bought two which I have subsequently been messed with...but at the end of the day I still like them and have kept them. Thanks Shaun...another one to add to my wish / wanted list.

I have never seen an acrobat rake in the "claas green" type of colour. Is it particularly rare or dare I ask a repaint?

Happy 3 dozen Paul. No doubt mum will have baked a birthday cake??

Happy "Burlington Bertie" Andy

Ouch that does not sound good Sean....all I can say is I hope the prognosis is good.

When it comes to finding out about things Barry...Joe is your man...in fact had he been a prisoner of war....Joe would have been the prison camp scrounger to get what one needed to help them escape

Happy "rise and shine" Paul

Happy "life's begun" Dode

Happy "on all fours" David and happy "four dozen" Shaun

Today I dropped off my late fathers V reg Corsa which will be 15 years old on 01/09/2014 for an MOT at a friends garage in Peterculter which he rents out to a mechanic who was made redundant from Culter Car Centre when they ceased to trade. Last year the car got an advisory saying the inner rear (sill) Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive. About a month ago I jacked the car up and took off the wheel and removed the rust and gave the area a paint with black Screwfix black "Hammerite paint" thinking there was a small hole that would need welding. Well I was over the moon when I got a call this afternoon from the mechanics wife saying the car was ready for collection. When I collected the car the mechanic said no welding was needed and the only thing it required prior to the MOT was adjustment to a wheel bearing. I was delighted it passed with no advisory's and with 99,073 miles on the clock. I have only done over 1,000 miles with it over the last year but I hope I will do more over the next year and take it around the clock and then hopefully keep it as an emerging classic in another 5 or so years time. I have all the MOT certificates and I'm sure all the invoices for servicing are in the handbook...the only thing I need to check on is to see if my mum has kept the purchase invoice for the car which was registered on 01/09/1999....fingers crossed she has

Happy all the three's Andy.....half way there before you collect the OAP

Some folk would say you are a hoarder (like some folk call me) but I would describe you as a collector of memorabilia like myself

Well Smithy some folk seem to think I really had lost the plot when I started collecting these a few years back. I did not start collecting agricultural related bags but more so bags of establishments in Aberdeen or the shire had closed down, been taken over or gone to the wall etc. I see it as preseving past history in my area. In addition the collection does not take up a lot of space unlike my collection or real tractors, Britains and Border Fine Arts and has grown from bags further away that just Aberdeenshire

At the G&M Event at Perth today Michelle was having a clear out and brought this along for me. Many thanks Michelle...I really like this one

I would need a heavier trailer and my Nuffield to pull it Ol... but to England and back would be a long way

Happy jump and jive Justin

Happy "Was she worth it" Mike.

The DVLA...as today I received two letters reminding me to tax or SORN two of my vintage tractors....my 1941 Farmall A and my 1957 Nuffield Universal DM 4....and for the first time yet I have been able to apply for tax discs for historic vehicles without an MOT and have the bother of going to a Post Office that actually can issue tax discs. Now that is progress but I only hope they are posted and the Royal Mail can deliver the goods

Happy "Top of the Shp" + 1 Bazza

Happy Two Dozen Mark...

Aye great when time flies Damian..a feeling of satisfaction.....but the next 50 may be slower..

Happy "Half a Century" Damian