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Well there is no doubt any longer, Derrick you are well and truly hooked, there is no cure, just settle back and watch your bank balance shrink whilst the collection outgrows your cabinet, room or even house :of

My thoughts exactly, an extra £25 for the dealer box is excessive in my opinion, I don't mind up to about £10 but that is going too far >

Looking on the G & M website they are now listing a Wiking Claas Xerion at £45 when the previous one was retailing at £70, I am not quite sure what the difference is other than the more expensive one is described as the 5000VC (part number 0720930) and has the other as just the 5000 (part number 7308) However, Wiking's own website lists the 5000VC as part number 077308, I am now confused!

Nice builds as usual but I didn't know you got that much snow in southern Spain ;) ;D

"New Valtra T Series" is printed on the underneath of the tractor. There is a sticker on the underside of the box that says "Valtra T series 2008 42201996" Hope that helps ;)

I have just got one and it says underneath New Valtra T Series, unfortunately I don't have the older version so I can't compare them

Dave Towse does a range of beet and potato equipment, have a look at his stuff and see if anything there takes your fancy http://www.britainstoyfarm.co.uk/index.html

Universal Hobbies Orange Valtra T series, it has got mirrors inside the cab so that when it is being used as a reverse drive model the driver can see behind him, ie over the front bonnet :)

Repliagri did the Fiat 640 and now UH have the Someca 750, I would suggest that there is little difference between them

I don't think this has been posted yet but apologies if it has. Schuco have now released a Fendt 211 Kommunal

Today I have been to meet a man who has the most extraordinary diorama set up in his house, he doesn't have the internet and so almost everything he has done is from his own vivid imagination and through occasional magazine articles and shows that he goes to. Hopefully I can do an article for Model Farmer that will do justice to his skill and dedication.

Happy birthday Chris (Loft Farmer) hope the surprise pressie from your wife and child wasn't too stressful ;) ;) (and it wasn't socks) :

sorry Mark, the bulletin I got round just stated JCB's. This is part of the problem with those who are outside the construction and plant industries, everything gets lumped together under the one heading. I have seen all sorts of different makes described as JCB's or diggers, it's a bit like describing all vacuum cleaners as "Hoovers" which people do as we know \ \ [

Recent tractor thefts to look out for please KX53VDL New Holland stolen 8/11/10 in Northamptonshire OU06FVP new Holland stolen 17/11/10 in the Thames Valley area YJ53OEG New Holland stolen 18/11/10 in South Yorkshire Unregistered new Holland stolen 22/11/10 in Kent There have also been a few JCB's stolen recently Q778JAH stolen 23/11/10 from Norfolk FJ57LNT stolen 23/11/10 from Nottingham AE59HMF stolen 23/11/10 from Cambridgeshire AE08JCU stolen 23/11/10 from Cambridgeshire Also...........a Merlo P38.12 Panoramic reg number SF09CVR was stolen on 6/12/10 from Cummock, Ayrshire. It was only one of 85 ever sold in the UK. Any information or updates to christopher.ruff@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk or to PANIU (Plant and Agricultural National Intelligence Unit) on 0207 230 7290 paniu@metpolice.uk

This is their website http://www.miniagripassion.be/accueil There is a contact page on there

Is this going to be similar to the *** Tractor that a certain ill fated supplier commissioned last year?

At 1 minute 40 secs of the second video there is a shot of the FTF/Model Farmer stall with Andy and Marky handing out the goodies ;)

As with many others on here, the new MF 3080 and 6475 models, still got the Communal version on order and also the new grey one as well now. ;)

Anyone who has been to any of the shows that FTF/Model Farmer have been at this year will have seen the prototypes of the case and IH models on the stands. ;) I believe that they should be in the OEM dealers fairly soon and then on general release early next year.

There is another listing that has appeared that states it is limited to 299 models :of I didn't think it would be viable to produce such a low number?

You had better ask Atte H that is his website ;)

It's not that he thinks Penrith is in Yorkshire, it is that Mr and Mrs JCB Bloke bring pies from Skipton which are to die for 8)

Black Massey Ferguson 7499 Dyna VT 8)

Dwain I don't think you have got the hang of posting images just yet \ \ \

Colin was the first to subscribe ;) As we were setting up about 8.30am he came across and asked if he could do it there and then!