Monthly Features of Toy Farmer Magazine

Irish Talent Shares Displays

5/19/2025

By Jacco van den Broek
Note: This feature is in the June TF 2025 issue.

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A well-known Irish farm toy collector, Harry Bell lives in the small town of Newtownards, County Down, near Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Born in 1950 in a country-sided small village named Ballycullen, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, Bell grew up with agriculture all around.

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Custom & Scratch-Built: Chris Buchanan, Maryland

4/15/2025

Note: This feature is in the May TF 2025 issue.

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Chris Buchanan built a 1/64 scale John Deere X9 1100 combine with highly detailed parts and LED lights.

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National Farm Toy Show® Tractor: International 7788

3/18/2025

By Kenneth Updike
Note: This feature is in the April TF 2025 issue.

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With the dark clouds of the 1980s farm economy still forming overhead, IH continued forward with tractor development. The large articulating four-wheel-drive tractors IH dealers sold were built by Steiger Tractor of Fargo, N.D. IH had contracted with Steiger to build large-frame, four-wheel-drive tractors using IH-supplied engines and drivetrains fitted into modified Steiger-built frames and cabs, starting in 1973 with the IH 4366 tractor.

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Lockwood Angus puts Details in the Displays

2/14/2025

By Luann Dart
Note: This feature is in the March TF 2025 issue.

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Shawn Lockwood's miniature creations are probably among the details on farm toy displays across the country, from corral panels penning the cattle to truck beds loaded with lay, even tiny vinyl ear tags marking the herd.

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Father & Son - Link Past & Future

1/16/2025

By Luann Dart
Note: This feature is in the February TF 2025 issue.

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Lee Frieden and his son, Seth, are spearheading the evolution of Lone Tree Creek as well as reviving the toy line of Reuhl Products by combining a love of history with the technologies of 3D printing.

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National Show Captures Hearts of Many, Young & Old

12/17/2024

By Debbie Behne
Note: This feature is in the January TF 2025 issue.

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Eight-year-old James Baker only knew he was getting out of a day of school for a family trip. But when he realized their destination was Dyersville, Iowa, for the 47th Annual National Farm Toy Show, he was beyond happy.

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Christmas Eve at Black Dog Farms

11/18/2024

By Martin Andree
Note: This feature is in the December TF 2024 issue.

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The display on the cover of this month's magazine was over a year in the making. Between the barn, equipment and base, I invested roughly 1,000 hours of time into this piece.

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Hybrid Customer: Is it 3D Printed or Scratch-Built? It's both!

10/16/2024

By Chris Pitman
Note: This feature is in the November TF 2024 issue.

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"3D printing has sure taken over." I hear this comment fairly consistently during my travels to various toy shows. It's certainly a true enough observation, especially in the world of display building and toy customizing.

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Youth proves Farm Toy Future is Bright

9/16/2024

By Luann Dart
Note: This feature is in the October TF 2024 issue.

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"We created a monster," Carl Zimmerman, says with a laugh about his 13-year-old son, Clay Zimmerman.

With more than 1,000 pieces in his collection, the Earlville, Ill, eighth-grader has evolved into a serious farm toy collector and an award-winning display builder during his brief years in the farm toy hobby.

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Capturing a Memory with a Case 930

8/15/2024

By Martin Andree
Note: This feature is in the September TF 2024 issue.

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I was recently commissioned to faithfully reproduce a historic Case 930. This was the favorite tractor of my client's father and one associated with many good memories of their farm.

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Irish Talent Shares Displays

Custom & Scratch-Built: Chris Buchanan, Maryland

National Farm Toy Show® Tractor: International 7788

Lockwood Angus puts Details in the Displays

Father & Son - Link Past & Future

National Show Captures Hearts of Many, Young & Old

Christmas Eve at Black Dog Farms

Hybrid Customer: Is it 3D Printed or Scratch-Built? It's both!

Youth proves Farm Toy Future is Bright

Capturing a Memory with a Case 930

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