bigbear Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Here's something I finally dug out of the loft - A milking bale - I've never seen another model of one of these, so would love to see pics of other models or the real thing (or preferably a set of drawings to build a proper scale replica). To save some space on this site, I've put the pics on http://www.woodenhousenursery.com/museum//Farm%20Toys/farmtoys.htm which is a page from my online toy museum - www.bigboystoysmuseum.co.uk . My Dad made me this when I was growing up on a dairy/arable farm on Salisbury Plain. I was cow-mad at the time and it was only later that I realised my first love were pigs... Sadly, these days I have to get my farm fix from driving a friend's vintage tractor to shows and lurking around the country lanes with my camera at the ready! Hope there are fellow milkimg bale freaks out there who might enjoy this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorbob Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 got some (50)farmers weeklys from the 30s,40s and 50s will look through them to find a milking bale for you ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josheppaul Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I want to know what kind of toys show there by you? I have never seen those before, that is why I ask you. There has been also toys available for big boys I have seen. So I also interested to get that toy. What I have to do for get that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Sorry, josheppaul, this milking bale is a one off! What I really came on here for is to say that I've bought my 100th. model tractor today!!! A Britains Waterloo Boy. I had no idea it was that many, so thought I'd have a count up... I'm shocked! The bulk of them are Britains and Siku and now they're all in one place, I can't wait to get 'em all into the display cabinets! And I thought I was showing restraint in my buying habits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Don't be too shocked at your current model number in your collection John, I have over 3000 tractors, plus implements and farm figures and animals and there are plenty more out there that have far more than I have in my collection. Britains did a four-abreast milking parlour back in the ealy 1980's, you do still find boxed examples from time to time on the likes of eBay and at toy fairs. I myself actually milked cows for 27 years and my father for many years before but when he passed on in 1997 I sold up the cows and let out the land, I'd had enough of milking although I really enjoyed it, it was very demanding in time spent on the cows and had to be done twice a day no matter what. Latterly it became more of a chore than a pleasure, the pleasure was taken out of it by the financial side and demands, the dairies dictating price, testing for contaminents, quality, fat content, mastitis, extraenious water, blood, etc.etc., plus, if I had carried on milking I would have had to put quite a large investment into my milking system and equipment in order to keep up to date but with having the facilities to comfortably keep 44 cows the investment would never realise an economic return so the hard decision had to be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 It's a common tale you are telling! I've hardly any friends of my own age who are still actively farming their land. There must be 1000's of farmers who just gave up when the paperwork got to be too much. I really miss the cattle and all that went with them - even feeding on freezing Sunday mornings at improbable hours and staying up all night for calving. I miss the pigs even more - my grandad used to keep one penned under the kitchen table to be fed on scraps until it was big enough for the sty and then the plate... 3000 tractors? Well, I feel a lot better now... I know what you mean about all of the other stuff, though. I too have boxes of implements, animals, land rovers and lorries with no room to display them at the moment! Trouble is, I also collect a load of other stuff too, so it all jostles for space in my little office... I'm still looking for pictures of the old milking bales, as I'd like to make a true-scale 1/32 version to display with my Britains herd. The little 4 way Britains one is fun and I'll probably pick one up eventually - same as I would like a sheep dip, but not a mortgage prices!!! Mrs. Bigbear is very understanding, though and I think she'll be happy for me when my new display cases arrive - IKEA Billy Bookcases, with the glass doors. They look to be just the thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fendt Fahrer Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 yes that dam paperwork! I am considering selling my cows if it gets much worse. But I love them a lot and just cant do it yet. However regulations are pushing my perseverence to the limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Where I'm located, within a one mile radius of the village there were at one time 19 dairy farms, I was the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 My 1/32 Tractors: Britains 1/32 Tractors 00037 Same Rubin 150 with Front Loader 00038 Hurlimann SX1500 Tractor 00039 Hurlimann SX1500 Tractor with Front Loader 9502 Massey Ferguson M363 Tractor 9671 New Holland Tractor Gift Set 14775 Case IH CX90 Tractor with Loader 40079 Case CVX 130 Tractor with Loader 40523 John Deere Waterloo Boy 40784 Case IH MXU 125 Tractor 40804 STEYR 6135 Profi Tractor 40923 John Deere 4020 European Spec Tractor 42012 Case IH CVX1155 Tractor 42013 Case IH CVX1145 Tractor with Loader 42021 New Holland TN75DA Tractor 42022 Case JX1057 Tractor 42023 STEYR 375 Kompakt Tractor 42140 John Deere 7820 Tractor 42196 Ford 5000 Tractor 42197 Ford 7000 Tractor 42327 Farm Set 42336 John Deere 4020 FWD Tractor 42343 Case IH Maxxum 125 Tractor 42795 Ford 7600 Tractor Siku 1/32 Tractors 3459 Lanz Field Bulldog 3460 Hanomag Diesel R45 3462 Deutz D9005 Tractor 3464 Fendt Dieselross F28 3466 Lanz Acherluft Bulldog 3467 Porsche Diesel with Loader 3468 Porsche Diesel with Side Cutter 3469 Schluter Super 1250VL (Red) 3469 Schluter Super 1250VL (Silver) 3470 Massey Ferguson TE-20 3471 Fendt Dieselross F28 with Side Cutter 3474 Lanz D2416HE Tractor 3475 John Deere Lanz Tractor with Side Cutter 4456 Lanz Bulldog (Special) 4457 Hanomag Diesel R45 (Special) 4458 Porsche Diesel Super 308 (Special) 4459 Deutz D9005 Tractor (Special) 4460 Fendt Dieselross (Special) 4461 MAN 4R3 (Special) Cerberus 1/32 Tractor XXXX McCormick CX100 Tractor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 1/32 Implements: Britains 1/32 Implements 00048 Spearhead Orbital Reach Mower 9341 Vicon Towed Spreader. Power Farm 9412 Log Sled 9413 Logic High Sided Trailer 9499 Tumbrel Cart 9511 4 Furrow Towed Plough (138F) 9533 Salop Low Loader Trailer 9534 Disc Harrow 9535 Mule Dozer 9536 Cultivator 9536 Cultivator 9537 Vicon Lely Acrobat Rake 9537 Vicon Towed Spreader 9538 Vicon Towed Spreader 9542 Forage Harvester 9544 Accord Seed Drill 9546 Plough Set 9546 Three Furrow Plough 9550 Fold Up Cultivator 9551 Mini Trailer (Blue) and 3 bales 9553 Disc Harrow (Yellow) 9556 New Holland Baler 9565 Tipping Trailer 9566 Claas Silage Trailer 9577 Massey Ferguson 130 Seed Drill 9579 Fysons Elevator 9589 Vicon Grass Mower 9590 Disc Harrow 40424 John Deere Round Baler 590 40609 12 Ton Bulk Trailer 40711 Ifor Williams Double Horsebox Trailer 40741 Polaris Magnum 500 ATV 40797 Marston Silage Trailer (Blue) 40811 Case IH CHX 620 Forage Harvester 40850 Case IH LBX 432 Big Square Baler 40935 Twin Axle Flat Bed Trailer 40995 Keenan Diet Feeder Wagon 40999 Trailed Livestock Trailer 42015 Flat Bed Trailer (Green) 42131 12 Ton Bulk Trailer 42208 John Deere 840i Trailed Sprayer 42700 Kane Silage Trailer 42722 ATV Trailer 42723 Sheep Trailer 42724 General Purpose Trailer Siku 1/32 Implements 3463 Vintage Trailer 3480 Mechanical Hay Fork 3481 Dump Rake 3482 Plough 3483 Potato Planter 3484 Grimme Potato Digger 3485 Amazone 2 Wheel Trailer 3486 Amazone Manure Spreader 3487 Amazone Rotary Fertiliser Spreader 3488 Amazone Fertilizer Spreader 3490 Rotary Hay Rake 7067 Front Weight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 Britains 1/32 Land Rovers 00041 New Discovery Metallic Red 00042 New Discovery Metallic Dark Blue 9483 Freelander Hard Top Metallic Purple 9484 Freelander Soft Top Metallic Light Blue 9507 Land Rover Defender Metallic Blue 9507 Land Rover Defender Dark Blue 9507 Land Rover Defender 90 Metallic Red 9512 Land Rover Green with Winch 9657 Land Rover Defender 90, Trailer and Honda Defender 90 (Airforce Blue) 9401 Honda TRX 300 (Red, Blue Rider) + 9410 LOGIC CT700 Trailer (Silver) 40096 Land Rover Discovery RSPCA 40551 Freelander Soft Top Silver 40601 Freelander Metallic Dark Green 40603 Range Rover Silver 40790 2004 Discovery 3 Silver 40920 Land Rover Defender Pickup Black 42024 Equestrian Gift Set Land Rover TD5 (Dark Green) + Ifor Williams Horsebox (Blue) 42732 Land Rover Defender 90 with Canopy Red Britains 1/32 Lorries and Vans 09599 Robert Wiseman Milk Tanker Lorry 9603 Skip Lorry Blue 40098 IVECO Cargo Box Body Truck RSPCA 40514 JCB 718 Dump Truck 40745 Tarmac Concrete Mixer Lorry 40097 Transit Medium Roof Van RSPCA 40752 Ford Transit Medium Roof, White White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 1/87 Siku 1848 Deutz-Fahr Agratron Tractor X720 and Joskin Trailer set 1852 Claas Axion 850 Tractor With Quadrant 3400 Rotocut Baler 1857 Low Loader with 2 Massey Ferguson 8480 Tractors 1868 Fendt 939 Tractor 1869 New Holland 7070 Tractor 1870 John Deere 6920 S Tractor 1878 Massey Ferguson 8480 Tractor 1881 JCB 8250 Tractor with detachable cab. 1/72 Siku 1003 Lamborghini Tractor 1016 Fendt Dieselross Tractor 1017 Hanomag R45 Tractor 1038 Deutz Fahr DX6 Turbo Tractor with Front Loader 1039 Fendt Vario Tractor with Front Loader 1074 CLAAS Targo C50 Telehandler 1077 Fortuna Twin Axle Side Tipping Trailer 1635 Lanz Bulldog Tractor with Trailer 1650 John Deere 7530 Tractor with Silage Trailer 6284 CLAAS Ares 697 ATZ Tractor 6284 Deutz Fahr Agrotron 265 Tractor 6284 Fendt Favorit 926 Vario Tractor 6284 John Deere 7530 Tractor 6284 Massey Ferguson 9240 Tractor 6286 Deutz Fahr Agrotron 265 Tractor 6286 Krampe Half Pipe Trailer 6286 Krone Big Baler 6286 Silage Trailer 1/64 Ertl 14244 International 826 Tractor 14244 International 1026 Tractor 14244 International 1456 Tractor International 560 from 2012 Calendar Allis Chalmers Allis Chalmers Allis Chalmers Massey Ferguson Trailer Fordson Trailer Sprayer Massey Fergusson Plough Round Baler Incomplete Ertl listing, plus a lot of Britains 1/64 to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 1/32 Britains Farm Accessories: 1715 Feed Manger with 2 Bales 1717 Water Trough 1728 Hurdles x 6 1731 Farm Gate 1740 Milk Churns x9 1741 Sacks x 12 1742 Bales x 6 1743 Round Bales 1750 Bag of Bales 1751 Bag of Churns 40954 Farming Family 40955 Farm Workers and Scarecrow 40956 Horses and Riders 40957 Thoroughbred Horses 40958 Horses and Foals 40959 Heavy Horses 40961 Fresian Cows 40963 Jersey Cattle 40964 Hereford Cattle 40965 Saddleback Pigs 40966 White Pigs 40967 Sheep 40969 Poultry 42078 Potato Boxes 42081 Piglet Housing 42351 Simmental Cattle 42704 Aberdeen Angus Cattle 42715 Cattle Feeder Set 42786 Farm Building and Accessories Set 40960 Fresian Calves H1718 Herald Farm Hurdles x6 Loose Figures, etc. 1719 Fences, White 1726 Fencing, Stone Walls 1730 Fencing, Hedge Sections 1741 Accessories, Sacks 1742 Accessories, Bales - Original 1746 Figure, Scarecrow 2045 Figure, Shepherd (Mint) 2045 Figure, Shepherd (Poor) 2051 Figure, Farmer's Daughter, Blue with Bowl 2052 Figure, Land Girl, White Boilersuit Figure, Woman with Tray Figure, Woman with Separate Bucket in Hand Figure, Man with Sack on Shoulder Figure, Man with Pressure Washer 40955 Figure, Shepherd, Scarecrow, Farmer 2101 Horse, Shire, Brown (Mint) 2101 Horse, Shire, White 2104 Horse, Clydesdale in Collar, Brown 2104 Horse, Clydesdale in Collar, White 2105 Horse, Hunter, Walking, White 2106 Horse, Percheron, Standing, Black 2106 Horse, Percheron, Standing, White 2108 Horse, Suffolk Mare, Bound Tail 2121 Foal, Laying Down, Black/White Stockings 2121 Foal, Laying Down, Brown (Mint) 2121 Foal, Laying Down, White 2122 Foal, Standing, Black 2122 Foal, Standing, White 2126 Horse, Donkey 2133 Cow, Fresian, Feeding 2134 Cow, Fresian, Laying Down 2136 Calf, Running, Fresian 2139 Calf, Laying Down, Fresian 2143 Cow, Charolais Bull, Ring in nose 2144 Cow, Charolais Cow, Standing 2145 Cow, Charolais Cow, Eating 2152 Cow, Jersey, Standing 2159 Calf, Brown and White Calf, laying down (Mint) 2159 Calf, Laying Down, Brown 2171 Pig, Saddleback, Boar 2172 Pig, Saddleback, Sow 2181 Pig, White, Boar 2181 Pig, White, Boar 2181 Pig, White, Boar 2182 Pig, White, Sow 2182 Pig, White, Sow Piglet, Running 2189 Piglet, White, Eating 2189 Piglets x2 assorted 2201 Sheep, Grey Ram 2202 Sheep, Early, Grey 2202 Sheep, Grey, Walking 2203 Sheep, Grey, Eating 2203 Sheep, Late, Feeding 2203 Sheep, Late, Grey 2207 Sheep, Cream, Walking 2208 Sheep, Cream, Eating 2216 Lambs Kneeling 2216 Lambs Standing 2221 Collie, Black 2221 Collie, Black and white 2230 Goat, Brown/White, Billy 2231 Goat, Brown/White, Nanny, Feeding 2255 Chicken, White Hen and Chicks (Mint) 2262 Chicken, Goose, Grey Wing 2275 Chicken, Brown Cock and Hen (Mint) 2275 Chicken, Cockerell and Chicken, White 4707 Pig Sty 40955 Figure, Farm Workers and Scarecrow set opened Chicken, Black Hen Chicken, Brown Hen Chicken, Ducks Chicken, Geese Chicken, White Collie, Brown and white, Laying Down Cow, Hereford Fencing, Old Gate Figure, Farmer with Stick Figure, Farmer's Wife with Trug and Bucket Figure, Girl with Tray Figure, Worker in Blue Overalls with Pressure Washer Goat, Brown and White, Standing Goat, Grey Kid Pig Ark, Metal Pig, Black, Rosette Series Pig, Black, Sow Pig, Gloucester Old Spot, Rosette Series Pig, Landrace, Rosette Series Pig, Saddleback, Rosette Series Rabbit, Black and White Again, incomplete... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 That's it for now. A modest collection by some standards, but I enjoy it. Still got a load of Tractors and the World of Farming models and Britains 1/64 to add... Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light Land Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 jumping hell theres a few in that list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.