36a and 897 Tracteur Willème semi-remorque fardier [Willème Articulated Log Truck] (1956-1971)

Wow,
What a shot ! Thanks a lot
and greetings
from
Rome !

buzzer999 wrote : ' Hi Jan.It is a real shame that absolutely no - one else other than you
and I ever uses this Forum ! ! Dave ' Few more of us now Dave,
few more.Wish we had more though,
we are still a small percentage of DTCA members here,
Chris Warr.

Chris --I sure agree, and wish that the club would query the membership and ask why more don't choose to either post or even comment on most of the topics brought up. To me, it appears that maybe 1/2 dozen or so of us are all that consistently use the site. I must say I was really looking forward to much more discussion than what we get. I wonder if the age demographics are such that many just don't use computers that much? Maybe the editors of the Journal can discuss this sometime in the future....... Terry

The membership of the DTCA is around 330
and is slowly growing so it is extremely disappointing that so few members are active on this forum.However,
it is absolutely disgraceful that not one member of the DTCA committee ever contributes at all to this vital communication tool,
a lack of support
and commitment by the DTCA committee was the reason why I stood down as the Editor of The Journal
after
four years at the helm
and why I resigned
from
the committee.There was a time when Jan
and I were virtually the only people using the forum,
over the last 12 months it has been very heartening to see more people active in the discussions.I raise this issue every year at the DTCA AGM
and I will do so once again in June this year.Sadly,
I fear that what I will have to say will once again fall upon deaf ears.Please keep up the good work in raising interesting
and lively topics but most of all keep using the forum,
there is a core of us who will make this successful despite the total apathy of the DTCA committee.Dave

Dave Dinky Toys have been an important part of my life for almost 65 years,
since I was about 5 years old.I have never lost my love
or enthusiasm for them,
and am just grateful that at least a few of us can share our hobby.Prior to joining the Club,
I virtually had no one to share with,
and have always felt so far away
and disconnected being in California.But that aside,
the potential to have our club be so much more involved is both huge
and disheartening that it is not.I for one thank both you
and Jan for being so active
and encouraging the rest of us.When I first joined,
I had little appreciation for all that you did;in retrospect,
you really did a very good job during your term,
and know that you had to feel somewhat unappreciated
and little supported.Hopefully we can somehow encourage some others to
join our discussions ! Terry

It was about 4,
5 years ago that our late Peter Golden started this website
and forum.I joined Peter rather quickly,
followed by Dave.Indeed,
for a long time it was a very lonely experience to launch discussion
after
discussion here without
having
any comment
or stimulation to
go
on (
have a look at the very first discussions in that period,
many still unanswered queries by anyone
).Nevertheless we maintained,
continued,
and we are very happy that some more joined in.We ' ll just persevere
and hope that more DTCA enthusiasts will participate in this forum.For me,
I have never understood why people spend lots of money
and time on Dinky Toys,
but never show up here
and apparently have no questions at all about the objects they are spending their money
and time on.Added to that,
English is not my native language.It must be so much easier for native speakers to express their queries
and ideas here than it is for me.Well,
we must not mutter,
let ' s not blame anyone
and just persevere
and
go
on,
be positive
and stimulate others to participate in discussions,
ask their questions
and show their treasured collections.Very best regards,
Jan

Good speech Jan ! I also have the language problem ! always a dictionary beside me ! it ' s a good exercise to prepare the june meeting ! Richard

That is exactly what I have been doing Jan.The DTCA committee are supposed to be the guardians of the association,
that they all totally ignore the website is,
I think,
unforgivable.As you say we will soldier on.

janwerner wrote: 'Hi all, this Tracteur Willme avec semi-remorque fardier, which is in extremely nice condition and apparently not played-with, carries eight tree-trunks instead of the habitual six. All seem to be of the same age and quality, but a few are a bit thinner than the others. Could someone shed some light on this? Are variations like this (and 'most probably' original) observed by others too? Kind regards, Jan' Well Jan, I have had another look at mine and found it was carrying five 'logs' with one log having done a bunk! Judging on the comments from Richard, all I have to do is go out into our garden and lob off another of similar size and length! I am now wondering how the model passed Australia's strict quarantine regulations all those years ago! But it is a very nice model and quite unique too, as Liverpool never came up with a competitor! Kind regards Bruce PS Does anyone know what bush/tree these 'logs' are originally from? I have visions of one of Meccano's employees being tasked with the responsibility to prune bushes between his home and work when needed for the 36A!

Willme variation 3 with six logs. Is'nt that Willeme truck beautiful ? I agree that the amount of logs was not set. If the logs were small, they would put one or two more. The supplier of the logs is not known. What type of company can supply that type of good ? Willme with more than five logs.

Jacques--Yes the Willeme truck is beautiful....I like it a lot more than the Unic, especially when compared to the pipe truck, with that ugly, white rack on top of the cab. The Willeme just has nice, flowing lines to it. Thanks for the real photo also....I had not seen that before! Terry

Terry Almost two years late, but better late than never! You have a very nice example of the 36A/897 and having that rubber stamp with the later sales number makes it even better! But I could not help notice the colour of the wheels and trailer - yours is a bright yellow, whereas mine is a slightly darker shade, even taking into consideration different cameras etc. Mine was taken outdoors and in reasonably bright sunshine which could almost match yours under bright artificial light. Perhaps when my image comes up on the page, the difference in shade may be imperceptible! Kind regards Bruce (150) 20160602/926/1531