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Hi Jack. The silver Fordson Major will be released in the new year and is limited to 2,500 certificated models in 1:16 scale in a special presentation box. It will be released to commemorate 50 years since the real Major of this model type was first produced. The model will be in what they call 'brushed metal' and priced retail at ?59.99 but will probably be able to get them a bit cheaper.

The proper price from my local MF dealers in the dealer boxes is ?30.75 + vat = ?36.13. Non cabbed one is ?28.00 + vat = ?32.90

Winning bid_______?335 + ?8 postage. The high bidders first purchase, damn fool.

That's now equivelent to 7.7142857 models.

Well, if it ends on the current price I could buy 5.9428571 of these.

Some really good stuff in this issue. The model section concentrates on whats been through the auction rooms, a small bit about Toytrac and the date for next year, a bit about the Ros Fiat 180-90, the National Tractor Show, bit about Zwolle and a piece on the coming U.H. Fordson Major limited 1/16 model.

The Lanz tractor in this series was the D6006. Just if anyone wondered.

The Zwolle 2006 tractor was the Claas Ares 657 ATZ with rear duels.

Same as buying anything I would say, what he wants for it, what you want to pay for it and come to a deal somewhere in between. It is a very difficult thing to advise on as prices fluctuate so much.

Yes, you're quite right, must of missed that bit. All the 595's I have are correct in as much as the grille decal in on the cowling but just turned out my Brothers 595 which has been up in the loft for years and that one has the grille decal behind the cowl. Obviously, some were!

All the dates for 2008 are out now for the Exeter ones. I'll post 'em up if anyone wants to put them in their diary.

Marky, have you ever noticed that your 590 has the grill decal put on BEHIND the panel? Perhaps this is the way to recocnise a genuine one. \

Hi Milo and welcome. A genuine Britain's 590 can be very difficult to identify as said because the only difference is the bonnet decals. Produced in 1977 for that year only, it had the earlier 595 type metal lower linkage but I guess that if it's been in your family all this time you probably have the genuine article. Look forward to seeing some of your other stuff. This place is a wonderful source of information, research and learning on these matters and there are a lot of terrific people here that help everyone to gain and learn from that knowledge.

Anyone noticed or read the eBay announcement about sellers who consistently over charge on postage and packing? They are, under the star ratings that you click on, going to reduce their selling privalliges and put their listings further down the line and if they continue the practice may be suspended for a time or whatever. Have a look in the 'eBay announcements'.

Good full pager Niels. Looks pretty good to me, stands out well, no doubt you will get a lot of 'hits' from this.

It would be nice if they were to do a Clayson combine from the mid 1960's, fond memories of them.

Yes the cart is I believe the early one as it has the 'knock-out' board bottom. I've got the darker blue one with solid bottom and the green one with the red/orange wheels with rubber tyres as well but all have the wrong horse, they should all have the thinner pony with raised front leg and arched neck but they are hard to find. I do have one with the correct horse and thats the pre-war farmers gig with the farmer without a whip. Still looking for the milk cart but will probably find one sometime. I have quite a lot of the horse-drawn stuff, perhaps we should start a new topic on this?, or is there one, I forget now!

The buildings that I got from eBay came today so I thought this was the best place to start posing them up. This one, for now, is the one that I beleive may be by Hugar. It looks a little too 'professional' to be a 'home made' job. The wording on it has been stencilled on and although it is rather 'rustic' looking it has been built very neatly. I have 'posed' some lead items with it to give you an idea to see that the scale is correct for 1:32 and compliment the building rather well.

Warner Hall does have an article in it. The last artice from him in Site & Model mag was all about Britain's ploughs, he has now 'followed on' with an article on 'Britain's cultivation' looking at rollers, disc harrows and presses. In the next issue he will be covering seeding, planting and fertaliser application.

Picked up a copy at WHS today, have'nt read it all yet but seems to be going the right way. Very good peice on Fordson E27N models and nice to see that the old contributors to the old defunct mag have come on-board. The small bit about Corgi's planned tractor model releases next year is interesting together with the announcement about a ltd Anglia Forson tractor service van. Nice to see that the mag is increasing in page numbers and can only go from strength to strength.

I have a pair of the very first produced 'power farm' TW35's and Howard rotary dungspreader sets but with a slight difference, these were never boxed as they were supplied to the shop as 'display' models, the difference is that the dungspreaders are a darker dull orange and the tractors have no motors in them. Wonder what these would be worth?

I have an example of that model, D.B. 25D made by Denzil Skinner & Company LTD. Camberly in 1957. David Brown himself commissioned these models to be used 'as a display on your desk or parts counter, (dealers) or perhaps as a trophy for one of your employees. May be sold to the public at ?2 17s 6d plus purchase tax'. They were meant to be a kit as there was an assembly instruction sheet, a spanner and screwdriver supplied, 47 parts and the engine comes out in one unit and assembles very much like the real tractor, the tractor steers by means of the steering wheel and the seat tips forward. Sadly mine has no box and is missing the decals on the bonnet but the paint is a lot better than the one listed. No one seems to know how many were produced as there are no records. They will make up to ?1,000 for an un-boxed one in not brilliant condition in specialist toy auctions.

It must be common on all of these as the bonnet panels do'nt quite sit down level on the ones I have either. Another very minor point I can see is that the drop or down-arms on the rear linkage bend a bit in the up position but staighten when down but I can't see that any of us will actually play with them. Still an exellent model and I think they will be very popular. Shall look forward to seeing what others U.H will release in this scale.

These are now coming in. They are the same models released for the French Hachette Company that were in the plastic 'bubble' carton on a black plastic plinth with the name and date of tractor. These have now been generally released in a 'country' box and are on a black plinth as the Hachette ones but have a perspex cover forming a display case and the case is slightly larger. There is no 'window' on the box.

Heres the one I made to 1:10 scale as posted earlier.