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Very nice sets Bill  8)

Does the front linkage unit hold in a lifted position ?

I've used Pritt Stick a couple of times, does the job and doesn't have any nasty reactions with anything.

I'd be interested to know if theres anything else suitable.

Thanks Mark I do like the boxed set ones and have still a lot of elusive ones to get  ;) ;)

Actually the front linkage stays up better than down...you will see in the photos I had problems getting the linkage to stay down.

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some really nice sets there bill, you can certainly see the effect sunlight has made on one of the lambo's , the roller tractor is cream & the plough one still white !

as for the front plough , you can see it's not right in the way it ploughs it'll do your head in looking at it , but the angle on the front plough is £r$e about face !

i concur with mark , pritstick for the decals

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Well after asking about a farmer "mannie" carrying a bag on his shoulder for Set 9655 after asking in classified I was kindly sent one FOC from Rob aka "tractorbob" all he said he wanted was a cup of tea at Penrith in November....he will get a fine "piece" as well since I really appreciate getting something like that since it completes the set ;D ;D 

Very much appreciated Rob

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First  box set from yesterday No 9639 Ford 5610 tractor and animal set still in cardboard outer sheath.

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From top left to bottom right

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·        2 piglets

·        2 chickens

·        2 baby goats

·        Mother goat

·        2 sheep

·        1 horse

·        2 pigs

·        2 cows

·        1 collie dog

·        3 gates

·        Ford 5610

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An added bonus was a pocket cat form 1990  ;) ;)

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That was a great set and one I remember having when I was a young un :)

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Hey Bill, let me know if you have any other missing bits as I have lots of these odds and ends lying around.  I think I have about 3 of that man you just got, carrying the bag! 

On another note, I often wondered if he should be carrying two bags as his other arm looks like it could fit another bag in there and this is often something I did as a child when I was playing with them.  I never did see it displayed like that though in any of the Britains literature and I didnt ever see a set supplied with two bags to accompany the man.

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The man ony ever came with one sack (if he carried two, he would probably be exceeding his 25kg maximum  ;);D )

Yes Clive we have to adhere to Health and Safety on FTF too  ;) ;)

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Not to denigrate a freebie in any way, but that is not the correct sack. He should be carrying a moulded plastic sack that is much thinner and shaped to fit his arm/shoulder with a hole in one side that takes the pin on his left arm. Available in tan and grey, other colours may be available  ;)  That looks to be a good early type rubber sack complete with "ears" on the top corners.

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Yes you have to get it right Bill, we demand nothing less than the complete original!

I just boxed 10 Costco Tough Crates with models today and put them to the loft since well the dining room was getting rather crowded. There is a bag of grey bags in that set so maybe that is the correct bag the chap should be carrying ???:-\

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The courier came with this box of Britain's yesterday.

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I bought the 6 sets below and the two above were thrown in as freebies....I already have them but I think they were used as box fillers really. Never look a gift horse in the mouth as they say ;) ;)

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Yes Dwayne and arrives quicker from there than some places in the UK. It looks like he put the freebies in to pack out the box. Probably only worth a tenner a piece but a nice gesture. Just a shame it wasn't two models I did not already have. I have still quite a few elusive sets to get but Rome wasn't built in a day as they say ;) ;)

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