The New Year offers a wide range of exciting new opportunities in farm toy collecting for Toy Tractor Times readers. This month we kick off 2009 with a review of the 2009 Toy Tractor Times Toy Talk plowing contest. We also wrap up our extensive coverage of the 2008 National Farm Toy Show with three videos on Toy Tractor Times TV with two 1/16 AGCO history related displays and T.T.T. member Brad Underwood's display.
Stefanie and I look forward to seeing many of you at the 2009 St. Louis Farm Toy Show January 30-February 1. The 2009 Gateway Mid America Toy Show will be held at the Sheraton Westport Lakeside Chalet Hotel, 191 Westport Plaza, St. Louis, Mo. The Toy Tractor Times table will be located in front of the St. Moriz boardroom where VanKley Farm Toys will be set up. Stop by our table to see the unveiling of the 2009 Toy Tractor Times tractor and get great deals on the 1/64 Plainfield truck and other items.
We hope to see you in St. Louis.
Until Next Times......
Jason and Stefanie Hasert
Featured Farm Toy of the Month
With January being the first month of the year it seems like a fitting time to feature on the first toy tractors ever. Have you ever wondered what the first toy tractor was or when the first toy tractor was offered?
The first toy tractor was a model of an Avery tractor and was released by Arcade in 1920. Read more about this interesting farm toy in this months issue.
About the Cover
Nicolas VanOrman of Bloomfield, NY created this 1/64 winter plowing scene. Nicolas lives in Western New York State were it very common to find tractors plowing snowy fields well into the New Year.
John Deere is celebrating 50 years of manufacturing and marketing 4WD Tractors during 2009. To commemorate this milestone, each 9030 Series Wheel Tractor produced during model year 2009 will have a special decal displayed on the tractor.The 4WD story started in 1959 when John Deere introduced its first articulated farm tractor, the 8010, at a John Deere field day near Marshalltown, Iowa. Read more about the 1959 John Deere 8010 in this issue of the Toy Tractor Times. Look for 50 Years of John Deere commerative toys through out 2009.
Down On The Model Farm: Brad Underwood's 2008 National Farm Toy Display
Brad Underwood returned to the 2008 National Toy Show with another nice farm display. In 20...
Duncan's Cockshutt Museum In 1/16 Scale
Duncan's Cockshutt Museum in 1/16 scale captures the wide range of equipment offered by Cockshutt.&n...
Model Farming With Minneapolis-Moline
Chris Burmeister is a National Farm Toy Show veteran. Over the past 10 years Chris ha...
John Deere is celebrating 50 years of manufacturing and marketing 4WD Tractors during 2009. To comme...
John Deere is celebrating 50 years of manufacturing and marketing 4WD Tractors during 2009. To co...
It is here the next John Deere Precision. Ertl has paid tribute to the John Deere 702...
Have you ever wondered what the first toy tractor was or when the first toy tractor was offered? ...
Ertl 2009 New Holland Farm Toy Catalog New Items From New Holland in 2009: 1/16 F...
Ertl 2009 CaseIH Farm Toy Catalog New 2009 CaseIH Farm Toys: Key Precision Series...
The second 1/64 truck in the Toy Tractor Times Farm Truck Series will be a 1960's White/Frieightline...
I scratch built my first John Deere Hay Cuber which was featured in one of the earlier issues of ...
The 3rd Annual Toy Tractor Times Toy Talk Plow Day kicked off 2009 as model farmers pulled out th...
As I outlined in a previous column, after a lot of research and deliberating, I...
Over the past 22 years, I have always explored strategies to make the Western New York Farm Toy S...
The new AGCO DT B series is on the way and AGCO has a new promotional website for the new tractor...
Next 'Times
The February issue will cover the 2009 St. Louis Farm Toy Show. Toy Tractor Times TV will bring you all the great displays and customs from the St. Louis farm toy contest. As always the February cover will feature the winning display with the coveted St. Louis Arch trophy.
St. Louis is a great place to catch up with fellow collectors and to see the new farm toys from SpecCast and Lone Creek Toys. Toy Tractor Times will also introduce the 2009 Anniversary Tractor at the show so look for full coverage of the second Legends of the 20th Century Series in the next issue.
Featured Website
You can be a part of Big Bud through the Williams Brothers new website on the Montana Monsters known as Big Bud 4wds. When you visit williamsbrothersbigbud.sampa.com you can view tons of pictures from the worlds biggest tractor the Big Bud 16V-747 to the "Baby Bud" HN-250.
Visit this website: www.williamsbrothersbigbud.sampa.com
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