dazinio Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Is this the Airfix fergie? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 No different scale for a start. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazinio Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 Ahh , so near yet so far!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) The subject is the same as the Airfix kit, I think. I'm not well up on differences between Ferguson tractors, but the Heller kit sure looks like the same model tractor as the Airfix Ferguson to me. Edited December 20, 2015 by VMA131Marine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 According to Scalemates it is a new release. Kit only and starter set. I hope it does well for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 The subject is the same as the Airfix kit, I think. I'm not well up on differences between Ferguson tractor, but the Heller kit sure looks like the same model as the Airfix to me. Its a TE20; There were no major differences in it during its production time so the new Heller kit should look like the old Airfix one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Its a TE20; There were no major differences in it during its production time so the new Heller kit should look like the old Airfix one. Excellent! That settles it; I'm definitely getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 May I put here what shade of grey to use? Its; ANY shade which was used during WW2 by the RAF or Royal Navy. Years ago at a TE20 rally in Dungannon in N.I. I met a man who was the foreman of the final finishing of the TE20s on the production line. When asked about the shade of grey and which of those at the rally were in the correct grey he said ''All are''. According to him; To keep costs down government / military surplus grey was used. They used what their buyer could get cheap. It was used from 5 gal tins. Sometimes it was not stirred well by the painters and sometimes it was seen that the two sides of the Fergie were actually different shades. Each painting team was of two men, and they took it in turns to spray the top side as well, so sometimes the top matched the left side and sometimes it matched the right. There was a major demand for the tractors so it was more important to get them out of the factory in any paint colour and not be fussy about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 A Grey Fergie! What's not to love? My only question - how soon can I get one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Not on Hannants futures yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Could be popular. I often get asked for tractor models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Not on Hannants futures yet It'll be on my backorder list as soon as it is. Could be popular. I often get asked for tractor models Tractors and Contractors Plant are big (and expensive) in the die-cast collector world but as rare as hen's teeth as injected plastic kits. Is there a missed marketing opportunity here? It'll be interesting to see how well this Fergie sells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Belbin Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 And how many will end up covered in rust in a weedy patch of ground . . ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazinio Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Despite my initial excitement at the possibility of this being the old Airfix kit being shot down in flames ( Quite rightly too!) I actually still want this, I'm not usually into such things but when I worked for a car accessory chain in North Wales I used to supply a lot of classic metal number plates for quite a few Tractors and the Fergie was the most popular!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewfl290 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 And how many will end up covered in rust in a weedy patch of ground . . ? My "Old 20" is covered in rust but it is in the garage, I need to refit the starter motor though...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 And how many will end up covered in rust in a weedy patch of ground . . ? I'm very excited by this as I love Fergies. Mine will end up as and old gliding club workhorse, based on youthful memories of driving one to retrieve gliders and wind out winch cables at Yorkshire Gliding Club on Sutton Bank in the late '70s and early '80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraldcoupe Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I'm looking forward to it too, if only to donate engines to my Gunze Sangyo Triumphs, Cheers, Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 For anyone in the UK that's interested, the 28th December 2015 edition of Farming Today on BBC Radio 4 is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Grey Fergie. It's on at 05:45 UTC so the iPlayer may be required... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 OK folks, it's out! My kit has just arrived - will post pics tomorrow, hopefully. Looks beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Hummm. Diorama potential as a tug for a warbird fighter.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 Pics as promised. The background squares have 5mm sides. Alternate parts are provided for both English and French production vehicles. The box: quite impressive  but it's a bit big for the contents:  Sprue A:  Sprue B:  Sprue C:  Sprue D:  Tyre sprue (Sprue E): Vinyl, but they look OK apart from the moulding marks (they're not sink marks, and the model can be assembled with them facing inwards) on the rear tyres:  Decals: Decals rather than transparencies for headlights, but the headlights were not always fitted:  Instructions: Well done, clear and easy to follow: That's just a sample; I haven't copied the whole sheet.  Painting instructions: Options for English (first picture) and French vehicles:  All in all, looks pretty good. I can feel a diorama coming on ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 That looks very nice, hopefully pave the way for more mass produced tractor kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo NZ Posted November 11, 2016 Share Posted November 11, 2016 It's crying out for an Ed Hillary South Pole version... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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