Stabliofarmer Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I was admiring a display at the Model Tractor, Plant and Construction show yesterday and my attention was drawn to some sheep on the display. A model/breed I'd never seen before. Upon speaking to the displayer he said they were Britain's, which surprised me. Apparently they were one of a number of new animal models Britain's where set to produce however the moulds were lost in transit to China and not replaced so only the test runs of each model exist. The gentleman had the welsh sheep and some Gloucester old spot pigs but mentioned there were a few other breeds including a Scottish blackface sheep. Does anyone have more information or photos of these lost animals? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 The Welsh sheep, much smaller than the common Britain's sheep but a very nice detailed model. And the old spots, a bit long and lanky but again a nice model. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 i have seen those old spot pigs so,ewhere recently on display,listed as britains and wondered where they came from,certainly never found any for sale . some intresting info on them james, thanks for that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I think these are the pigs in question, I,'ve got some of the sheep in a quad bike set that's in the loft as well I think. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 knew i had seen them somewhere, did you get them recently or something mark?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Tractorman810 said: knew i had seen them somewhere, did you get them recently or something mark?? No, I've had them for several years Sean, probably from a toy fair I expect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) Thank you for the information Tam, very interesting. I did think it odd that they would be fully coloured and ready to go if they where only test moulds but the chap displaying was sure they hadn't appeared in any catalogues. Would have to agree that the Welshies are the best sheep Britain's have done Will have to keep my eyes peeled for any coming up for sale. Edited February 12, 2018 by Stabliofarmer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 2 hours ago, MDFord said: I think these are the pigs in question, I,'ve got some of the sheep in a quad bike set that's in the loft as well I think. Yep those are the ones Mark, actually better proportioned and more detailed than I first realized. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorman314 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) I believe the moulds were damaged in a fire at the factory ,or some thing like that , but I am certain the story going round at the time was it was a fire. I think they were great looking animals and a shame that moulds were destroyed, but luckily keep picking the odd ones up at Toyfairs and Car Boot sales, so collection getting bigger all the time. tractorman314. Edited February 14, 2018 by tractorman314 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorman314 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) Here are some pictures of the above mentioned Sheep from my collection. As described in the earlier posts we have, 2211 Scottish Blackface, 2212 Welsh mountain , 2213 Suffolk, and 2214 Charollais. The Lambs 2218 have a head up and head down version of the Suffolk and the Charollais. The sheep were in the catalogue from 1993 until 1996, but the lambs carried on I believe until Britains started selling the Animals in Sets as appose to boxes of individual figures. tractorman314. Edited February 17, 2018 by tractorman314 edit writing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorman314 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Here are some pictures of the Pigs from that time as well. You will notice from the pictures that there are 2 different sizes of mould and I believe I have seen all 4 breeds from the range in both sizes of the mould. The piglets shown here I believe are the normal ones which were in the catalogue before this range was introduced in 1993, and then back in the catalogue in 1995. The piglets shown in the 1993 and 1994 catalogue show them with what seems like a smaller version of the bigger moulds, as they seem to have a longer snout and floppy ears. I am not sure though if they were ever produced, and if they were , it would have been a short production run. I need now to check my collection to see if I have any. Would be interested to know if anyone else on here has piglets that resemble the pictures in the 93and 94 catalogue. Hoping people will read this post and get looking through their collection. Sorry some of the pictures are not the best. tractorman314. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted February 17, 2018 Author Share Posted February 17, 2018 Thanks for taking the time to take and share the photos. Britain's certainly wouldn't be receiving any complaints from me if they where to redo this range! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbear Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 (edited) On 2/12/2018 at 7:09 PM, MDFord said: I think these are the pigs in question, I,'ve got some of the sheep in a quad bike set that's in the loft as well I think. I've about 6 of these old spot pigs, plus saddleback, black versions and white versions, all in two poses, which I bought as a job lot some years ago. I''ve also just one of the 'head erect' sheep, which came in a gift set. Been trying to find more sheep varieties, but nothing found except for the old and new versions of the "standard" models. PS Just seen the post by Tractorman314... Those are they! :-) That'll teach me to skip to the end of a thread... Edited August 3, 2018 by bigbear 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorman314 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I have just found a Animal Card Set from 1993-1994 ish and it has one of the small piglets i mentioned in my earlier post, apologies for picture quality but do not want to open the carton. tractorman314. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEBRITFARMER Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 I think the piglets were too small so they were dropped from the range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I heard, somewhere, that some of the moulds were damaged in a fire which is why some livestock was only made for a limited time period 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom harper Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 I have this Britains bull which seems an unusual colour scheme. Does anyone else have any similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDFord Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Had to go in the loft earlier, while up there I had a quick look at some of the collection that’s stored up there. This set contains the sheep in question. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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