Our best 1/32nd Product in 2005

[Bill Walters]

OK, I want your honest opinions (that won't be hard!).  What is the best 1/32nd item we produced this year?

NH/Case IH Self Propelled Choppers

JD 8X30T Tracked Tractor

John Deere Mower Conditioner

NH TN/Case IH JX

Toy Farmer Oliver 2644 vintage 4WD

You get the idea, give me your thoughts.

Thanks,

Bill

[THEBRITFARMER]

Well out of that lot Bill, I have both the Case & the NH Choppers. I am really pleased with them, definately a step in the right direction.

Well Done  :)

[FB]

for me, so far

Case IH Self Propelled Chopper (wins on colour )

NH IH Self Propelled Chopper

New Landrover

John Deere Mower Conditioner (only have EU version)

[NewHolland2]

Hello Bill. I would have to say the New Holland/Case Foragers. I thought the detail on these was really pretty good. The connections with machine and head were also much improved to the combines I though, much easier and less fragile. I think the only downfall was the slightly different colour plastic where the engine compartment opens.

Overall I though it was a really good model. ? :)

Thanks

NewHolland2

[JC]

Both the foragers for me I think overall.

[civilpek]

ill have to go with the mower conditioner  it was by far the best and so badly needed foragers are cool too but im a claas man in that area

[Guest quangova]

For me Bill it has to be these 2, JD 8X30T Tracked Tractor & John Deere Mower Conditioner due to the high level of detail allthough the NH/Case SP Forage Harvesters are hanging in there as well.  Overall its been a very good year from you guys and lets hope theres some more good stuff to come in 2006... Nice large reversable plough hint, hint, hint

[FB]

but not to large !, 6 furrows atleast! 

[ford/nh fan]

the two foragers are good so is the moco the jd tracked is very good in my opinion .britains are going in the right direction just need to make the lift a bit stronger.

Daz

[MJB1]

havn't got any of them Bill but judjing by the reviews of those who have, the NH forager & JD mower is on my list

[Deere-est]

The 8330T from what I have seen. Looks bloody good to me. I probably wont buy on though as all my tractors are 160hp+ so I need a few mid range tractors first.

[IH885XLMAN]

after seeing the new landrover in July and I'm presuming it belongs to the 2005 line up i would go with that

[Dwross]

Compared to the previous few year all of them.  Keep the improvements up an we wiil get back to where Britiains should be

[MJB1]

not if the front steering mechinism isn't toughend up ! or the hitches, sorry bill but although the detail on the models you're producing now is top notch  the playability factor is dropping off with the britains tractors compared to the strength of the siku build.

i will continue to collect the britains for myself but it's not strong enough for children .

thanks for your time 

[Eurodeere]

The Case SP forager.

The colour on the NH version doesn't look quite right. The 8x30T's look good. Playablity is much improved over the models from the ninties, where wheels, fenders etc fell of without abuse.

The small tractors don't look right and the JD mower is too big I think (correct me if I'm wrong) Toy Farmer Oliver is another fine model in that line but I will not include it in the "toys" as the "shelf" addition risks to be a disappointment if I compare the toy farmer 7020 JD and the shelf edition.

A question for you Bill, will other versions of the JD 4020's becoming soon?

[SPN]

The only model I've had in my hand is the NH SP FH (courtesy of smallclaas) and it is superb. I have one on order and should have it in the next 10 days.

The only fault I would have is that the header is too wide. You'd need over 1000hp to pick up and chop that width of Irish grass.

Of the other models: The new JD Track machine looks to be as good as the Precision 9420T in the pics I've seen. The Landrover looks fabulous. I haven't seen the mower up close, but the pics look good - (we won't mention the Kuhn!  )

[Mike R]

Bill

I would like to see the JD track with front hitch like the real ones I have seen at my local kent JD dealer

the only thing im dissapointed about with all the new britains they dont have a driver included which the older britains farm models had as standard please include them in the new models

Mike  :) :) :) :) :)

[MJB1]

Bill

the only thing im dissapointed about with all the new britains they dont have a driver included which the older britains farm models had as standard please include them in the new models

:) :) :) :) :)

seconded  :) please reinstate the drivers, the people who don't want them can bin them at least they'd have the choice :)

[THEBRITFARMER]

Yeah you have to have a driver 

[1/32 farmer]

i like all the model BUT i can not get hold of them localy because shops can not get them from britains/ertl if you could help with this bill i would be gratefull (kent/sussex area uk)

[Mike R]

yes i agree theres hardly anywhere in Kent in shops that sell Britains unless your a agricultural dealer.

you get those cheap Chad Valley farm toys in shops like woolworths

:)

[1/32 farmer]

thanks kentman

lost another britains supplyer this week because he cant get hold of stock

[IH885XLMAN]

Come RC2 no wonder why some models don't sell ,You need shops to sell them in 

and in more places in the UK then your own market research will be more accurate 

[texas]

My opinion is the john deere track and the mower are the best items from 2005. The New Holland/Case Foragers are looking very good but the grassheader is to big and the maize to small. The headers from the john deere are much better but this my opinion.

texas

[Bill Walters]

You're getting off the subject.

I'm not responsible for sales in Europe/UK, or whether they have a man figure in the seat.

We've never sold our 1/32nd with a figure, so I don't intend to change for the US market.

Thanks for all the comments on our units.