watermill Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Hi Steve, Thank you very much, I love the items I bought from you recently, they will look great when I eventually get the collection sorted properly on display, the early britains stuff is simple the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Britains Herald box set, unfortunately missing one or two items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoway Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I think this the traveling sales man set a very nice item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Box set of silver birch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Really great box set of discs, you can just make out the boxes inside the brown wrapping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Mystery tractor, a gold Ford 6600, anyone know anything about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Prototype MF 2680 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Prototype MF drill, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 More of the drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Very interesting to see these prototypes Charlie. Can I ask how do you get hold of such a thing, Ebay or the 'scene'? How do these models reach the market. Are they given away to Britains employees back in the day and they pass them on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordconvermad Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 If I am correct both those prototypes came up in an auction not so long ago but I too would be keen to know how they get into public hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Morning Niels, These came through the recent Pentland Livestock auction, as to how they come to be available I really don't know. I think your right in what you say though, handed to employees etc. I'd like to find more but not easy to come by, I have a few prototype land rovers - pictures at the beginning of this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 These came from the Nils Fisher collection originally, how he (Nils Fischer) acquired them is any ones guess. See here........ http://www.vectis.co.uk/Page/ViewAuctionLots.aspx?AuctionId=375&DayNo=1&Section=5460&Sub=1 With regards the Herald box set, these were a standard issue set from 1965 to '66 as part no.7565. Not very common I should imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Morning Niels, These came through the recent Pentland Livestock auction, as to how they come to be available I really don't know. I think your right in what you say though, handed to employees etc. I'd like to find more but not easy to come by, I have a few prototype land rovers - pictures at the beginning of this topic. Hi Charlie, thank you, was just wondering! Nice to have such items in your collection. Probably near unique? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi Niels, yes I feel really lucky, and out of all the items in the collection the old Britains is my favourite, when I can I will put more pictures up of trade items and box sets etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britainstoys.nl Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 Very nice and unique item's Charlie! 26 June 2005 there was a christie"s auction the: Toy Soldiers and Figures Including the Charles Biggs Britains Collection. It was an auction with some very rare britains prototypes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks Evert, Interesting, I would love to know where other Britain's prototypes have gone, if anyone has any it would be great to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Cant believe its raining again! August weather! Some pictures of a cracking JD 2850, an JD 359 baler and a Meijer Holland bale accumulator. Some of the best scratch build I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Some more pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Lovely models Mark, incredible workmanship! Not something I could ever manage I must admit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 JD 2850 - MFM JD 359 baler - BOR Meijer Holland - ??? I won this on ebay a few years ago, I love it, I used one of these 30 years ago in school holidays and when I left school. I really want to find the Meijer Holland we had too, it was a normal flat 8 but had Meijer Holland scissor arms to make the flat 8 go really high, it was mounted on a normal ford loader on a ford 4000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I remember the scissor attachment Charlie, we had one on a old mf 135 and loader paired to a perry ? or browns? 6/8 stack bale grab, gave us an extra 5 or 6 extra rows of bales on the stack before man handling them, no idea who made it mind, used to need a fair old counter weight on the back mind , i really must finish my cooks sledge, its built and half painted now, but I broke the rear gate latch and need to repair it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 That's a cracking baling lay out.amazing bale sledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watermill Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 I'm sure I took photos of the Ford 4000 with loader but cant seem to find them, I remember loading lorries in the field on land near Dungeness power station, Ransley straw lorries form Ashford, and we could stack as high as the lorry could take with the scissor lift loader, it was a ford loader and Meijer Holland scissors and flat 8. I loved it, I was 12 when I had my first season on it. I e mailed Meijer Holland to see if they had any old pictures or details of the system, but alas no! If anyone out there has any pictures or details I would love to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Lovely to see my baler sandwiched between two good builds Charlie, very nicely compliments it. I haven't been brave enough to consider another scratch built baler yet after the JDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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