<![CDATA[Toy Farmer - Features]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:16:05 -0500EditMySite<![CDATA[American IRON from Switzerland]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/american-iron-from-switzerlandBy Jacco van den Broek
​Note: This feature is in the June TF 2026 issue.
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Switzerland is known for the majestic Alps, precision watches and tempting chocolate.
In northern Switzerland near the Swiss-German border is the small village of Basadingen, with about 1,700 residents. This is home to Gottfried Möckli, founder and owner of PowertTrac Models. He also has a private collection of 1/32 scale farm toys and a wall filled with sales brochures from all over the world.​
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]]><![CDATA[Builder Coaxes Steel into Masterpieces]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/builder-coaxes-steel-into-masterpiecesBy Luann Dart
​Note: This feature is in the May TF 2026 issue.
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First comes the vision, then the penciled sketch mapping geometry and numerals into the next creation. Finally, coaxing stubborn steel + brass into a new existence.
​Ron Volesky, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has spent decades shaping steel into 1/16 scale masterpieces with working parts.
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]]><![CDATA[AGCOSTAR 8425 4WD]]>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/agcostar-8425-4wdBy Kenneth Updike
​Note: This feature is in the April TF 2026 issue.
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This year's National Farm Toy Show model is the AGCOSTAR 8425 four-wheel-drive tractor. Built in both 1/32 and 1/64 scales, the 8425 tractor made by the Ertl Company for the National Farm Toy Show.
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]]><![CDATA[Builder puts Creativity onto Workbench]]>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/builder-puts-creativity-onto-workbenchBy Larry LeMasters
​Note: This feature is in the March TF 2026 issue.
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Growing up on a farm in the 1950s, I grew to enjoy anything with a motor attached to it, which, as it turns out, includes farm toys," says Batteen, who was raised on a 640-acre farm outside of Aberdeen, S.D.
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]]><![CDATA[Emsweller Evolves from 'garden farmer to collector']]>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/emsweller-evolves-from-garden-farmer-to-collectorBy Larry LeMasters
​Note: This feature is in the February TF 2026 issue.
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Gary Emsweller, Danville, Ind., not only is an avid farm toy collector, but he shares his love of farm toys with his son, Drew, and his grandson, Dane.
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]]><![CDATA[National Farm Toy Show® Draws Record Crowd]]>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/national-farm-toy-showr-draws-record-crowdBy Luann Dart
​Note: This feature is in the January TF 2026 issue.
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Newcomers and old-timers alike made the pilgrimage to the 48th Annual National Farm Toy Show in Dyersville, Iowa, seeking treasures among the A-to-Z list of vendors and venues buzzing with buyers.
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]]><![CDATA[Collector Fills Shelves with 1/8 Scale]]>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/collector-fills-shelves-with-18-scaleBy Fred Hendricks
​Note: This feature is in the December TF 2025 issue.
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Farm toy hobbyists often focus their collection on
models that replicate tractors and equipment used
on their farm. Terry Warren is an Illinois farmer
who started collecting replicas of his real equipment.
However, the scope of the family farm over three
generations represents a large number of tractors.
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]]><![CDATA[Itch to Scratch Build]]>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/itch-to-scratch-buildBy Larry LeMasters
​Note: This feature is in the November TF 2025 issue.
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Stanley Klutts, Okemah, Okla., still lives on the farm his father, Phillip, started 58 years ago. And his foray into scratch building began with the restoration of two childhood toys recused from that farm's junk pile.
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]]><![CDATA[Youth puts Creativity into displays]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/youth-puts-creativity-into-displaysBy Diana West
​Note: This feature is in the October TF 2025 issue.
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Earlier this year, Sawyer Woods, then 11 years old, from Wadesville, Ind., entered a farm scene in the model and display contest at the Gateway Mid-America Toy Show in St. Louis, Mo. He won first place in the youth category and the People's Choice Award.
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]]><![CDATA[Craftsman Builds in small scale]]>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:40:52 GMThttps://www.toyfarmer.com/features/craftsman-builds-in-small-scaleBy Larry LeMasters
​Note: This feature is in the September TF 2025 issue.
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Warren Ehrisman, Beemer, Neb., has become a master builder of big iron in small scale, specializing in 1/64 scale four-wheel-drive tractors not being mass-produced.
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