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Unfortunately my enquiries suggest that the Field Marshall model by Oxford is post-war. Marshall did produce tractors pre-war, but the Field Marshall was only brought out when they resumed full tractor production after they concluded their 'war work' in 1944/45. I seem to recall reading somewhere th...

Hi Brian, thanks for your comment. All the pictures I have seen of model and actual tractors, they have been grey, similar to the early versions of the later, iconic, Massey Ferguson TE20. The kit instructions say to paint it grey.

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Here are the pics of the Ferguson 20hp, in all their glory (or should it be gory?) gomlet99

Hi GWR and all. I have made up the kit and will post a picture or two soon. I must admit I am not used to making up metal kits and found it more than a little fiddly. The 'holes' where the part were supposed to go were not very distinct, and I had to do a lot of 'holding' while the joints set. It is...

I can't guarantee the quality of the build, but I will do my best and upload it. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY.

Hi Brian. Just the ticket. What an amazing site. I have ordered the Ferguson 20hp tractor 1936. Thank you so much, I will definitely use the site again if it turns out OK.

Many thanks Brian. You got me excited there (not difficult at my age). I have looked at so many suppliers' sites. This one didn't ring any bells, but having visited it, I realised I had been there before. The tractors they show are all Oxford Diecast and are all post war - not by much admittedly, bu...

Hi everyone. I am new to the forum. I am constructing a layout set in 1944, in the north east of Scotland. I am trying to source a pre-second world war agricultural tractor or two, to complete the farm sections of the layout. The only one I have been able to find so far is a German Lanz. Not brillia...