To start out the New Year, I tried to recall what my favorite 1/64 toy was of 2004. I thought of what one specific toy that made it worth getting. Well after a while of looking at my collection I kept coming back to my antiques. I have rows of them. They are a big part of my collection and will continue to grow. I couldn't choose just one. That's because the ones I'm thinking of came in sets. I also could not choose a color. If you know what I'm thinking of its the Farmall 100, 200, 300, 400 set and the John Deere 70, 720, 730 set. I choose these because they are great newly tooled models, popular in real life, used on all sorts of farms, and lastly holiday colors.
I like to buy antiques from Ertl because to me they stand out. From a distance you can tell what size model it is. Just like in real life driving down the road and you pass a farm. Behind the barn in the weeds you see a tractor. The first thing you notice is the color; red, green, orange, ec.....t. Then there is the size, whether big or small. The same goes for toys.
Today people are paying attention to detail. Collectors know what is stock or original. I myself like to have a collection that I know is different from the next collector. I try to make simple changes that I know works and make people stare and ponder.
Antiques had many visual dramatic changes and styles. Unlike the newer ones today that all have the same standard look, you could order narrow front, single wheel, wide front or row crop, standard, utility, industrial, all from the same model. All these can be done to a toy also.
I enjoy going to tractor shows seeing the common popular tractor and all the exotics and rare ones too. Ertl you could say has made it easy to have all those variations and styles. As long as you stay with the same color any configuration is possible. I like standards and wide fronts. Almost all the John Deere, Farmalls, and some other front ends are riveted on. Once you drill out the rivet you can swap it for a different one. As goes the fenders. They are not riveted but rather connected like a Lego and the axle.
As for the sets, John Deere and Farmall are always rivals. If you've ever been to an antique tractor pull both are always present. Whether its 2 cylinders or 4 cylinders they are both a long time favorite sound. Just like the big ones it’s hard to find two tractors the same in my collection.
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