Wes you do come up with some interesting pieces.

Digging this!

I've had this for some years now, back when I was chasing Budgie.

Super neat military piece from Budgie - one I am not familiar with but not too surprising as I didn't pay attention to a lot of their larger scale items.

In the context of their time and place, Budgie had some interesting models. I've also seen a magazine article in pictures, meaning it was actually in a print magazine years ago, showing how Budgie actually copied and miniaturized some Dinky models. So the idea of one company copying another is not a new one.

I don't think it is a Dinky copy, but Budgie offered a dump truck that not only dumped to the rear in the traditional manner, it could *also* dump to the side instead. That is one I kept an eye out for, not often seen and usually broken...

I just reread the write up for Budgie 222 on Nicholas Martin's fabulous site for English models last night. I had forgotten the International tractor was also used with a box trailer, I forget the livery. The flatbed trailer I didn't know was apparently matched with another tractor for a different load. Actually. that's pretty smart use of the tools to create variants. The Centurian Tank is a bit small but has a heckuva heft as it is. (Come to think of it, the paint on this is actually pretty good compared to so much flaking on the smaller models, I'm thinking the composition of the military paint is more like a primer)

I'm guessing the tractor cab is pretty darn close to 1/64 scale, I probably should dig it out and show it with a better known model.

It looks great, and it seems to have rubber wheels, a real beauty