My Collection

[844john]

some more combines and foragers

[844john]

a bit more wiking and others

Edited August 9, 2017 by 844john
addition

[844john]

some yellow

[844john]

big power !

[844john]

and finally some ertl kits that are a bit special to me

[mb86]

Excellent again John. Lovely selection of blues you have been keeping quiet about.

[Mike R]

John

you have a super collection well displayed I love the combines my favourite 

[chris.watson]

Loving your collection John, loving it!!!

[844john]

Thank you all for the comments, they are most appreciated. The trouble is Martin, I keep adding to the blues, wonder if there is some medication available to cure this strange addiction!

[mb86]

I haven't found one yet!

[844john]

some 1/16 scale, many of these have worked hundreds of square yards of soil and sand many moons ago, as can be seen by the splayed wheels, paint chips, peeling decals and dirt, but I wouldn't swap them for the world ! 

[844john]

[844john]

[Valley Axe Man]

Nice selection of 16ths John ,  Ertl's range of tractors really take some beating for durability, some of the castings are pretty good too, i think they cottoned on to this as over the years they've got more and more collector orientated, like the JD Key series, and the Prestige versions, Thanks for sharing your high houred classics, There is another big fan of 16th scale on the forum, called ErtlErik, and he has a rather nice collection too  

Edited August 11, 2017 by Valley Axe Man

[844john]

Thank you Paul, you're right about the old Ertl stuff, it certainly took some use and abuse over the years! When you look at the Snoopy for example, the one I played with as a boy is still quite an accurate model of the real thing, but when you compare it to the Precision Key one then it has been taken to a completely different level. In fact, for my money some of the best and most detailed models out there are from the Ertl Precision series, both in 16th and 32nd scale, and for build-quality combined with intricate detail I still don't think anything comes close, just my opinion of course I have seen ErtlErik's posts over the years, you are right, very nice

[844john]

Some Scaledown models that I built nearly 20 years ago, I'd almost forgot I had them !

Fordson Major and Ransoms plough

[844john]

County and Doe

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[844john]

Massey and Nuffield

[justy 46]

Them Scaledowns are beauty's . 

[844john]

10 minutes ago, justy 46 said:

Them Scaledowns are beauty's . 

Thanks Justin, they've sat in a box for years, like I said I'd almost forgotten I had them. Seems a shame to put them back now!

[mb86]

As above, the scaledowns are fantastic. There are a few of their kits that I'd like to have a go at. 

[844john]

I'd forgotten just how fiddly they are to do, one or two bits had fallen off such as steering wheels, drag arms and such and gluing them back on was a bit of a challenge. Then again, maybe my fingers aren't as slim and dexterous as they used to be !

 

[844john]

Replicagri Case and IH Axial Flow

[844john]

McHale Fusion