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02/09/2010 2:03 pm
PICS (1:24) Although the list of accessories was very short when George bought his new tractor..
there was one that he thought that he really couldn't do without..........
02/09/2010 2:45 pm
TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS AWESOME MODEL, PLEASE.
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02/09/2010 3:31 pm
Thanx for your interest, Don. This and a Showman's Engine were marketed by a company called.........
Midsummer Models, Ltd., in Cambridge, UK. I believe they're out of production, but I could be wrong about that. I also don't believe there are any distributors for them here in the U.S.
Here's a copy and paste link to their website......
http://www.midsummermodels.co.uk/
and the same to one currently available on eBay, although it, too, is located in the UK..........
Mine was a recent acquisition; a very generous gift from my brother Ron, who bought it direct from Britain.
I assume that you didn't mean the Yat Ming Ahrens Fox! :))
02/09/2010 4:05 pm
Very nice Gene.......my wife collects tractors too (farmer's daughter)
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02/09/2010 4:21 pm
Thanx, Paul. Technically speaking, this one's a road locomotive (note the solid rubber tires)....
and it's the first of it's kind in my collection. So the Mrs. collects tractors AND likes trucks. Sounds like a VERY cool girl! 😉 I'll bet she was driving the farm truck around the fields when she was 14!
The Mints have done some GREAT 1/16th agricultural pieces over the years and I know that there's TONS more out there that scale from other manufacturers, too.
02/09/2010 4:28 pm
Gene, the Midsummer Models website and contact page still appear operational.
I have emailed them asking if their Showmans Engines are available for purchase in the US. I will report back.
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02/09/2010 4:47 pm
Thanx, Paul. The seller in the eBay auction link that I posted above also has a Showman's Engine....
for sale among his other items.
03/09/2010 5:12 am
What unique and fascinating models! What's the purpose of the umbilical?
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03/09/2010 8:35 am
Thanx, Marlowe. It's a little different from usual fare, hey? This is a steam tractor and the hose..
is connected to the water tank. While the connection point at the Ahrens Fox end isn't 100% accurate, I figured that I'd try to create the illusion of that 1000 g.p.m. piston pump on the fire truck filling it up. And, of course, it doesn't hurt to have a fire engine handy any time you want to run one of these monsters, either! :))