watermill Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Shows, events all being cancelled left right and center. Spalding one of many to come i'm sure. Very sad but the best, and only option to protect the vulnerable and our health system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Very true charlie we all need to protect the vulnerable , udimore especially Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convo Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 No Udimore will not get the virus that is one thing Barry and **** Turpin have in coming they both wear a mask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmajor Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Yeah very sad but strange times .Hope it dont last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 4 hours ago, convo said: No Udimore will not get the virus that is one thing Barry and **** Turpin have in coming they both wear a mask that and to much alcohol in the system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmajor Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Ive put the word out that thachers gold is a cure all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 7 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: Very true charlie we all need to protect the vulnerable , udimore especially Quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Shut it you lot Sad times Stay safe Weirdos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Can we take inspiration from Formula 1, they have had to cancel lots of their races and have replaced them with virtual races. Do you think it would be possible to do some form of virtual Spalding Tractor Show. Sellers could advertise items for sale in a forum topic. We could have diorama and scratch build competitions, where forum members vote. It would most probably require several topics in a new section of the forum. We would need a separate comments and discussion section. We could time the topic to be opened on 5th April when Spalding would have been held. What are the thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convo Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Does not sound wrong A bit more talk around this idea can work I know you can do live videos on Facebook,,, this sounds very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Udimore Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 8 hours ago, sipher172 said: Can we take inspiration from Formula 1, they have had to cancel lots of their races and have replaced them with virtual races. Do you think it would be possible to do some form of virtual Spalding Tractor Show. Sellers could advertise items for sale in a forum topic. We could have diorama and scratch build competitions, where forum members vote. It would most probably require several topics in a new section of the forum. We would need a separate comments and discussion section. We could time the topic to be opened on 5th April when Spalding would have been held. What are the thoughts? This is inspired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 does sound like a good idea, as long as we don't have to see a hung over steve and barry first thing in it,like the real shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Udimore said: This is inspired I live in Hong Kong so I am a lot further through the COVID-19 cycle. I have been to my office 3 times this year, ha. So I have had plenty of time to learn how to adapt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 53 minutes ago, Tractorman810 said: does sound like a good idea, as long as we don't have to see a hung over steve and barry first thing in it,like the real shows Any ideas how we particularly can do this on the forum? It could also be a nice way to attract more members to the forum as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, sipher172 said: Any ideas how we particularly can do this on the forum? It could also be a nice way to attract more members to the forum as well. We can start with word of mouth, tell your friends about the forum. There are hundreds of enthusiasts out there who could make a positive contribution and also find this very therapeutic whilst they are confined to barracks. We as Mods can also play a part as we can put an invite on the FTF Facebook page and I will do this later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegreen Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Certainly I have taken inspiration from F1s cancellation, Flippin good job too, boring cr*p lets hope it and bighead Lewis never return!!! F1 died 30 years ago at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodiestractor Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 On 3/22/2020 at 9:43 AM, bluegreen said: Certainly I have taken inspiration from F1s cancellation, Flippin good job too, boring cr*p lets hope it and bighead Lewis never return!!! F1 died 30 years ago at least. We are Spalding Sellers of Tractor Brochures for charity and we feel this would be a cracking idea to do a virtual show, come on Andy get it sorted please, as for Lewis Hamilton he will have to keep his 40 million contract secret or give half to the NHS Stay safe and well everybody goodiestractor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Dont do allot of talking on here much is mjb1 deerest and marky forderson still on here ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 39 minutes ago, IH885XLMAN said: Dont do allot of talking on here much is mjb1 deerest and marky forderson still on here ?? Not very often Nigel no. I don't know about MJB1 but I keep in touch with Tris and Marky elsewhere. Tris is into lorries and his two young sons nowadays and Mark has gone motorbike mad. He still collects brochures, especially MF ones, but he has sold most of his models. Sean and I called in on Marky last November on the way to Zwolle and had a bit of a catch up, he did say that he was looking at going to Holland for the next Zwolle show but at the moment we can only speculate whether it will go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 was speaking to trissy last night weirdly, hes ok, just busy all the time, have seen marcus i. passing ,but both heading in opposite ways at speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hody21 Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Any news if the Spalding October show and the Lakeland November Show are still going ahead. I myself have my doubts but it will soon be time to book B&b's etc. Would people still go or wait until next year now to be safe?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FendtFarmer Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 2 hours ago, hody21 said: Any news if the Spalding October show and the Lakeland November Show are still going ahead. I myself have my doubts but it will soon be time to book B&b's etc. Would people still go or wait until next year now to be safe?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 3 hours ago, hody21 said: Any news if the Spalding October show and the Lakeland November Show are still going ahead. I myself have my doubts but it will soon be time to book B&b's etc. Would people still go or wait until next year now to be safe?. For me thats just too far off date wise to predict I think with the current covid situation, given that this weekend will be the first kind off mass gatherings in pubs etc.It can get really rammed with people in the large hall in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I saw there was a big model toy show held in Italy recently, think is is called Camisano. They held the entire event outdoors. Maybe not possible for Spalding in October. But potential some events could be moved outside, British weather doesn't make that a consistent solution though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hody21 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Perhaps a large marquee added to the side of the big hall at Spalding would allow the stalls to space out a little. But I suppose cost is a big issue and the worry for the organisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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