March/April 2012
NEWS
Latest big Challenger now in model form; Fendt forager sell out – but more to come; DVD’s cover farming past and present; Treat for tiny tractor fans; Special Britains models for German show; Big blue replicas from UH; More than just models selling well on eBay; Win ‘Cutting Edge Tractors’ DVD
NEW RELEASES: FARM & AGRICULTURE
Fortschritt ZT303 tractor; Fendt 9470X combine; John Deere 2130 tractor; Grimme GT170 potato harvester; AGCO Challenger MT865C crawler; Amazone AD3000 power harrow/drill; Claas Lexion 750TT combine; Claas Jaguar 695Sl forager; IH 1055 and 845XL tractors; Lemken Juwel 8 plough
NEW RELEASES: PLANT AND CONSTRUCTION
Steven Downes provides his regular look at recent model launches in the world of earthmoving and related industries, including a host of new Caterpillar, Liebherr and Komatsu replicas
RED CZECH RARITY
Zetor replicas were hard to come by until just a few years ago, when models were introduced by some of the mainstream makers. Chris McCullough investigates an earlier toy
FINELY-FEATURED FORDSONS
Die-cast collecting, rather than kit-building, tends to be the focus of most farm toy collectors. But if you’ve the patience to make something yourself, nothing beats the satisfaction of completing a kit from Europe’s premier specialist in the sector, SCALEdown. Chris McCullough looks at some of the fi rm’s Fordson creations
NO SNOW FOR PORTRUSH SHOW
After the blizzards that affected the previous event, the organisers of the recent National Minitrac farm and construction model show in Portrush, Northern Ireland, were blessed with better weather this time around
ROADLESS RARITIES WITH FORD FOUNDATIONS
Fordson’s Dexta and Super Dexta tractors were arguably the original ‘pocket rockets’ – nimble and light with a good power-toweight ratio. But with the addition of a 4wd kit, they could easily handle bigger tasks. Robin Ketley looks at 4wd conversions of the real things and the replicas
MODELS SHARE LIMELIGHT WITH REAL MACHINES
David Pullen takes a look at some of the new and limited edition models on display alongside the real machines at November’s Agritechnica 2011, Europe’s leading farm machinery show held in Hannover, Germany
THE MODEL AND THE MACHINE:
GRIMME REXOR 620 BEET HARVESTER With ROS’s replica of Grimme’s Rexor 620 self-propelled sugar beet harvester, ROS can claim to produce one of the best models on the market in any category, reckons Nick Wigdahl
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
In this issue, Warner Hall provides a tantalising glimpse of the Britains farm model prototypes he created which, for whatever reason, were never given the green light for production by the company’s management during the 1980s
DUTCH DELIGHTS GALORE AT ZWOLLE
Founded in 1989, the Netherlands Agricultural Miniatures Club (LCN) now has more than 3,000 members, and its annual show has become one of the largest in the world. David Pullen toured the exhibits at November’s event
THE BROCHURE BINDER: UNCOMMON COMBINES
For many model enthusiasts, the literature used to promote farm and construction machinery, with its evocative imagery, is as collectible as the replicas of the real things. In the fi rst of a regular new series, Martin Rickatson browses some combine brochures from names better known for their tractors
LETTERS/DIARY DATES
A younger reader shares photos of some of his 1/16 beach ploughing adventures, plus a guide to forthcoming shows and events in the farm and construction worlds, both real and miniature
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