Barry Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Ive got some of these Britains sheep and have been looking for more, but not seen any for sale anywhere. Does anybody know anything about them and where to get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 You won't find them for sale retail as Britians cancelled them years ago. I think they came out in 92/93 not sure when they were pulled. The lambs are still available however. They went back to these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_scrivener Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I don't have all the catalogues from this period (as you may have noticed, I'm only really interested in much older stuff), but I can narrow it down a bit. These sheep started in 1993 (may have been out late '92 for Christmas sales), were still produced in 1996, and definitely gone by 1999. So only made for 5 or 6 years then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Had a look in some trade catalogues and these were deleted at the end of 1996. They were replaced by the models that they had replaced ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thanks people, i'm sure they are still available from time to time on e-bay then. Was not sure if they were ltd ed, converted (repainted) or from a set. Thank you for all the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_scrivener Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thanks people, i'm sure they are still available from time to time on e-bay then. Was not sure if they were ltd ed, converted (repainted) or from a set. Thank you for all the info. You wondering about them being repaints is quite understandable, as they are indeed very well and extensively painted. The reason: they were among Britains earlier made in China production, when, unlike rapidly developing China today, the poor buggers had to work like slaves for very low wages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Thats the reason I like them David, they look so much nicer than the other sheep from Britains, when I saw them i had to have them for future diarama, just want some more now, been checking ebay for 6 months and not found anymore yet \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Must admit they do look more realistic, wonder why they deleted them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_scrivener Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Must admit they do look more realistic, wonder why they deleted them Some farm model production was moved back to the UK, and even in China all that intricate painting became uneconomic, and obviously completely out of the question in the UK. Hence why they reverted back to the simpler previous sheep, which didn't need as much painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 These also made a white faced version of this sheep. I guess for us younger collectors this series was the "Herald" of our times. The animals really were nicely done. The only exsisting animals from that range are the Thouroughbred horses, foals, lambs, calves and the 2 horses in the heavy horse pack. Shame really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 i've some of them , also two or three more different ones too. if you like i can put some pictures up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_scrivener Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 i've some of them , also two or three more different ones too. if you like i can put some pictures up. Yes, please do. Although if word of us blokes gazing adoringly at photos of sheep ever got out, we might be accused of having, ahem, 'Welsh tendencies' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 does it say what breed they are in the catalogue? They certainly look better than what replaced them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_scrivener Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 does it say what breed they are in the catalogue? They certainly look better than what replaced them. They didn't name these sheep. but Britains had previously named some of their sheep as the 'Kerry Hill' breed, and these were probably an attempt to produce slightly more accurate Kerry Hill sheep as they had the opportunity with their new cheap Chinese workforce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archbarch Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 thanks David, from what i can rememeber there were the Kerry Hill and Oxford not a 100% certain. These beauties actually have a Swaledale/ Scottish Blackface look to them. Its an area that all makers of farm models should do really well at nowadays with modern techniques is produce some quality animals to go on farms!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_scrivener Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 thanks David, from what i can rememeber there were the Kerry Hill and Oxford not a 100% certain. These beauties actually have a Swaledale/ Scottish Blackface look to them. Its an area that all makers of farm models should do really well at nowadays with modern techniques is produce some quality animals to go on farms!! As toy farm animals these sheep could indeed pass as Kerry Hill, Swadale, Scottish Blackface, but certainly not an Oxford. For toy Oxfords, Britains old lead Hampshire Down ram suitably repainted would probably be best. Which brings an idea to mind. Has anyone ever done a layout of an agricultural show? Would make a nice change from the usual farms, and possibly would be more realistic as lots of models could be placed close together rather more realistically, without having the reality problem of tiny fields in convential farm layouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakeyvale Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 As toy farm animals these sheep could indeed pass as Kerry Hill, Swadale, Scottish Blackface, but certainly not an Oxford. For toy Oxfords, Britains old lead Hampshire Down ram suitably repainted would probably be best. Which brings an idea to mind. Has anyone ever done a layout of an agricultural show? Would make a nice change from the usual farms, and possibly would be more realistic as lots of models could be placed close together rather more realistically, without having the reality problem of tiny fields in convential farm layouts. I think Mandy (Lady Ferguson) did one once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 heres some of my sheep i have about 40 of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 more ,i have round 8 of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 more , round 6 of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 last one with some new britains . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakescot Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 definately agree with the Swaledale, Blackface look to these perhaps even Rough Fell or Dalesbred , just too wee and tidy for Lonks dalesbred swaledale rough fell blackface this fella made £90 000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 They were given names Scottish Blackface, Welsh Mountain, Suffolk and Charolais. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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