farmernick06 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 OK lets get the jokes out of the way, firstly i did not play with lipstick or barbies as a kid... glad thats sorted. OK well i was sorting out our overgrown spare garden and found these in one corner behind the shed. There was a huge pile with all different little holes where i'd obviously sneak behind the shed and play with them ... I hear alot of you say about Britains as your childhood toys, and my childhood was mainly dominated by these plastic horrible things. To be smashed up and played with Britains was not an option \ You may be thinking Nick's lost the plot but i feel passionately for these little plastic things, whereas you may of had your Britains when you were young these cheap sets were perfect ... you probably could of bought five or 6 for one Britains tractor. So here we go ... First up my pride and joys, sprayer tanks ... may convert these into water bowsers or even fuel tanks \ Then the fleet of tractors, very damaged but packed with character A few construction things, shortly replaced by Joal but these were my garden toys Some random bits, interested about the conveyor \ Then this, a Bruder truck ... a bit smashed but every week my Dad brought me in one from work ... i love 'em And lastly something i can proudly carry onto my diorama and my models ... Drivers! Thats it folks , hope you enjoyed a short history of my childhood toys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMurF Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 What did you do dig them back up ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 WOW they havent seen daylight for a while looking at two of those tractors the cabs look like they resemble the ford 10 series super Q cab wouldent that be an option for the ford 5000 conversion to a 10 series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Yeah these literally are straight out of the ground \ I must of been called in one day for lunch and forgot completely about them and say 8 years later they've been dug back up \ And forgot to mention if any budding conversionists could do with any parts feel free to ask, i'll check if it's condition is ok and wash them up and you can get them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM190 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 NICK!!! I remember those :o I used to have some of those. The tractors with the digger on front,the dumper,the loadall and the bale conveyer :) I also remember those type drivers with the "knob" between there legs to go into the seat :D Good Days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 NICK!!! I remember those :o I used to have some of those. The tractors with the digger on front,the dumper,the loadall and the bale conveyer :) I also remember those type drivers with the "knob" between there legs to go into the seat :D Good Days Thought you might remember Blake, being around the same age Tell me about it good ole days ... yeah i always wondered why those drivers why like that .. i've never seen a farmer like that But you still see some of these toys kicking around .. a few alterations from the original cast. Still making quick easy cash \ Glad you enjoyed it, i certainly did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Nick you legend i also remember many of those great sunny days playing with them up in north yorkshire or ploughing up the beach. Good times if your looking to sell one of those water bowsers im may be after one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Nick you legend i also remember many of those great sunny days playing with them up in north yorkshire or ploughing up the beach. Good times if your looking to sell one of those water bowsers im may be after one. Oh soo many memories, i remember i used to sit behind the shed and then run outside when i heard a real tractor and just play and play. Wish it was like it now \ Yeah mate drop us a PM and well sort it out if you want one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Ohh the joys of begging mum to buy me new ones every time we went to the toy store I remeber the yellow ones well, id love to get one again, it had a grab on the ront and a grapple on the back i think they were pretty hardly lil beggers 2, alot of mine were friction powred, You reminded me nick, next time i go home i have to dig up the gradens to find my old britans, they are there some where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Share Posted August 9, 2007 Ohh the joys of begging mum to buy me new ones every time we went to the toy store I remeber the yellow ones well, id love to get one again, it had a grab on the ront and a grapple on the back i think they were pretty hardly lil beggers 2, alot of mine were friction powred, You reminded me nick, next time i go home i have to dig up the gradens to find my old britans, they are there some where Yeah Nick, i don't know how i got soo many There all the same, but they were soo much cheaper than a Britains and soo much easy to replace.. they were designed practically to be played out or broken. And our garden is like a gold mine .. about 4 years ago i found a kids set of dinky toys, all metal ... still got that somewhere \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Ferguson Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Aaaw Nick, bless... nice to see that you did play with tractors! Amazing that you didn't miss them in eight years though... or remember that you'd hidden them... hope you're more conscientious when you get to drive real ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashmach Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I had most of those too - even made arough and ready County out of one of them - I think the red ones resemble Renaults and some of the others resemble Zetors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 Mandy - Yeah i've always loved tractors, i still don't know how i lost them all But when i found them they were pretty deep in the ground Now what do i do with them :D And Nashmach, thought exactly the same about the Renaults, it seems to be that New Ray or whoever make them make a cheap version of real machines, e.g. the combine is a Claas Dominator \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi6920 Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Funny thing about this topic is i went to kmart yesterday, and the have the construction sets there and the tractor i want is in one of them.... The most expensive one 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmernick06 Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 Funny thing about this topic is i went to kmart yesterday, and the have the construction sets there and the tractor i want is in one of them.... The most expensive one 2 I know what you mean mate, i wanted one of those mini milking parlours but they were in a huge set full or rubbish so didn't bother \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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