Valley Axe Man Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 ...... And it's another creation by Andy at Classic, another version of a Week's Labrador, this time finished in the MF colour scheme, as Week's built for and supplied to Massey, Weeks trailers but carrying the MF logo....... Although this is just the same as my already posted Week's blue Labarador....... there are a couple of differences and it isn't just the colour or the wheels...... lets have a pic or two from underneath.... This version has working leaf sprung suspension, all individual leaves out of brass and held on by minature U bolts..... added by Andy to make an added feature 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 After a couple of hours searching it appears there are now 3 mis-placed tractors...... i've a Major missing as well as the 2 dexta's..........There's nearly a collection missing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Now to another industrial Major, and the first of the JCB's, a standard UH release....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 A couple more pic of the UH Major Loader..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Now on to the other JCB in the collection.... although i'm not the owner, this belongs in my mum's collection but shares storage with my models Built by Classic Combines, it's a JCB 3D mk11 with parallel loader, 4 in 1 bucket (minus the fold over forks), 2 position dipper and is shown with a ditching bucket, although there are a couple more buckets besides....... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 ............ and a couple of close ups, must try and take some better pics....... ...... The engine in all its glory........ ...... and a view through the back window 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I saw one of these models at Freuchie Paul and the detail and build quality is amazing Paul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Now to something very different........ A FOX 1974 6644 Max II self propelled forage harvester, by TWH collectibles. I thought that the Valley fleet needed a bigger forager and enter stage right ( via abit of help from a couple of good friends, and a parcel from the U S of A,) this beast Probably not too common this side of the atlantic.... although Fox trailed harvesters were imported into Suffolk many moons ago, as stated in one of Stephen and Jonothans Monsters of the Grassland DVD. Not too common in standard form with the Grass head as the model supplied with 3 row maize, but now suitable equipped it ready for a season or three down here in the Valley, being chased by a pair or three Ford 7000's....... all we need now are some bigger trailers Edited February 28, 2013 by Valley Axe Man 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 I saw one of these models at Freuchie Paul and the detail and build quality is amazing Paul Aye Bill they really are great models, Mum's one is making the trip to gretna on hire to me so you'll be able to see it in the flesh soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 In a well protected box and not on a bar pole behind the Landy Paul...I hope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Cheers for posting that forager Paul,I've known about T W H for a long time,never knew they made 1/16th agricultural stuff,loads of 1/50th, http://www.cranesetc.co.uk/library/indexes/twhreviewindex.htm but never seen that before, :of Regards Joe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 In a well protected box and not on a bar pole behind the Landy Paul...I hope It be well packed for transport Bill, there no fear of that........ or it would be the wrath of mum if owt happened to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) Cheers for posting that forager Paul,I've known about T W H for a long time,never knew they made 1/16th agricultural stuff,loads of 1/50th, http://www.cranesetc.co.uk/library/indexes/twhreviewindex.htm but never seen that before, :of Regards Joe. No problem Joe, I'd heard of TWH but like you i didn't know about this until Andy at Classic told me about a U.S dealer www.outbacktoys and after about an hour of serching through the site, this forager popped up...... It's a limited edition job for a farm show, mine is number 575....based on an actual machine that was found in original 1974 condition in Winsconsin, Powered by a Detroit 240 hp V8 and could chop 130 ton an hour and was nicknamed "the king kong of the era" Fox sold these foragers into 50 countries so there is a chance one or two made it into the UK. I'm not sure of any other TWH agri models but there could be Joe...... just have to have a good look Now you know why the rams you built were interesting...... to get some bigger trailers to go with this beast Edited March 1, 2013 by Valley Axe Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ertlerik Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Super nice model Paul, better build them trailers big enough to pull them with the 1455's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I do like the JCB! CC must get through a pile of those wee (BA ?) brass nuts and bolts! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuirHillyBilly Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Wow more incredible models!! Love that John Deere baler, was gonna weather one of those for my County but the Krone spreader was a lot cheaper. That American Forager is quite a piece too!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 No problem Joe, I'd heard of TWH but like you i didn't know about this until Andy at Classic told me about a U.S dealer www.outbacktoys and after about an hour of serching through the site, this forager popped up...... It's a limited edition job for a farm show, mine is number 575....based on an actual machine that was found in original 1974 condition in Winsconsin, Powered by a Detroit 240 hp V8 and could chop 130 ton an hour and was nicknamed "the king kong of the era" Fox sold these foragers into 50 countries so there is a chance one or two made it into the UK. I'm not sure of any other TWH agri models but there could be Joe...... just have to have a good look Now you know why the rams you built were interesting...... to get some bigger trailers to go with this beast Ah,I suspected as much,now 575,that's one of my all time favourite numbers because of this Hughmunguss beasty I have two 1/50th scale models of this machine,one R/C the other static,you can see the R/C one here http://www.youtube.com/user/catkom3/videos Theres also a rather dodgey video of my R/C Deutz X 720 with rear mounted dozer blade,I'll try and discover if there are any more 1/16th scale ag models by Townley Wan Hoo out there for you, Regards Joe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Super nice model Paul, better build them trailers big enough to pull them with the 1455's Cheers Erik, Thats just what i was thinking..... seems a waste to have those 1455's in the collection and nothing to really put them to work on..... but the couple of big trailers would do the job nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 I do like the JCB! CC must get through a pile of those wee (BA ?) brass nuts and bolts! Glad you approve john, Andy does use quite a lot of the small nuts and bolts..... though he was talking about going metric as the taps and dies are much cheaper than the BA equivilents. There are a pile of bolts in Andy's Howard spreader (yet to post up) and some of his ploughs can eat up quite a few as well. Bolting up must be one fiddly job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 Wow more incredible models!! Love that John Deere baler, was gonna weather one of those for my County but the Krone spreader was a lot cheaper. That American Forager is quite a piece too!! Cheers Lee, there still a few more to come yet too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 (edited) Ah,I suspected as much,now 575,that's one of my all time favourite numbers because of this Hughmunguss beasty I have two 1/50th scale models of this machine,one R/C the other static,you can see the R/C one here http://www.youtube.com/user/catkom3/videos Theres also a rather dodgey video of my R/C Deutz X 720 with rear mounted dozer blade,I'll try and discover if there are any more 1/16th scale ag models by Townley Wan Hoo out there for you, Regards Joe. Thanks Joe, much apreciated. some 1/16th R/C would be fantastic to add to the collection.... some of the stuff that the German guys build is unbeleivable. I had toyed with the idea of a couple of those Bruder's and the guts of a R/C truck or two ( a distraction in my early teens took me into R/C for a while) but it would be getting the engineering right so that it would stay robust enough to abuse the tractor abit I know Britains have the R/C Big Farm range but think i could do better and have something that works.......... ........ it be no fun to build one one then just leave it at in the cupboard...... Regards Paul Edited March 3, 2013 by Valley Axe Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 3, 2013 Author Share Posted March 3, 2013 ......... Think i might have to organise a search party for the 3 missing tractors........ i've got a feeling they will turn up in the very last place that i look 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 ........ No joy from the search party yesterday...........i think i'll leave them til the end and hopefully they might turn up by then! Recharge the battery for the camera and then i'll take some more pics...... a couple more implements then back to a tractor or 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Back to a few more of my Classic Combines models, a pair of Weeks/MF 22 trailers, both feature the Weeks tite-on door, single line hydraulic brakes, and slightly taller than standard tyres, the early version with lighting board and a bolted on hitch, the later with Weeks style front and rear light brackets........ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 ....... a couple of close ups of the hydraulic brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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