<![CDATA[Toy Farmer - Features]]>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:34:34 -0500EditMySite<![CDATA[Love for Farm Toys steered through the generations]]>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:07:59 GMThttp://www.toyfarmer.com/features/love-for-farm-toys-steered-through-the-generationsBy Luann Dart
​Note: This feature is in the October TF 2026 issue.
A generational love for farm toys has been passed to
14-year-old T.J. Killen, who spends hours at his workbench inspired by masters of the past.
Kevin Killen and his son, T.J., live near Warren, Ind., where Kevin’s great-great-grandmother bought the
original homestead in 1910. T.J. is the sixth generation to live on the farm.
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]]><![CDATA[Custom & Scratch Projects: Part Two]]>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:15:34 GMThttp://www.toyfarmer.com/features/custom-scratch-projects-part-twoNote: This feature is in the Sept. TF 2026 issue.
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Chris Woods builds Keck-Gonnerman 22-horsepower steam engines, modeled after engines from 1859 and 1869. He designs and 3D prints the models.
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]]><![CDATA[Farm Display Inspired by Imagination]]>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.toyfarmer.com/features/farm-display-inspired-by-imaginationBy Fred Hendricks
​Note: This feature is in the August TF 2026 issue.
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Scale model displays are sometimes based on the family’s farmstead, but Kent Lees was inspired to build an entirely different farm-related display using his creative imagination.
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]]><![CDATA[Pulling for Pedals]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.toyfarmer.com/features/pulling-for-pedalsBy Luann Dart
​Note: This feature is in the July TF 2026 issue.
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Where the community's roadside attraction is a giant fiberglass Holstein cow, it's only fitting that Josh Hoesel's mascot for Angry Calf Pedal Pulls is a fierce horned Holstein harnessed to a pulling sled.
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]]><![CDATA[American IRON from Switzerland]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:00:00 GMThttp://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 GMThttp://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 GMThttp://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 GMThttp://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 GMThttp://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 GMThttp://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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