The 30th National Farm Toy Show was another great event. Congratulations to Toy Farmer Magazine and their staff on 30 wonderful years of hosting the granddaddy of all farm toy shows.The National Farm Toy Show is always a fun show to attended. There is so much to see, and The Toy Tractor Times enjoys recording all the events for you to see and read about.
Ertl, Spec-Cast and Scale Models are all based in Dyersville, IA and host open houses for show visitors to see their products. There are always a few new surprises from the toy makers and we have pictures of the surprises and new toys in this issue.
Another big draw at the National is the display contest. We have video on Toy Tractor Times TV this month of the winning displays in the small and large scales. This year's displays were impressive and Toy Tractor Times will have additional display videos in the December and January issues. Make sure to see Lauren Blank's dairy display from the Youth Division on Toy Tractor Times TV this month. Lauren had an impressive set up that would have many adults envious of her model farm.
We also have a great flash back to the original National farm displays from 30 years ago. This is a fun look at what a display was in the 1970's and a good comparison to the elaborate model displays shown in modern times.
We hope you enjoy this jammed packed issue of the Toy Tractor Times. Make sure to read our monthly columns on collecting and customizing. Dave Tallon has an amazing 1/64 combine project.
Stefanie and I enjoyed visiting with so many of our readers at the show. The annual Toy Talk dinner was a major success with 112 guests this year. We appreciate Robert and Randy Williams' friendship and willingness to share the Big Bud 16V-747 story at the dinner.
We have already made plans for the 2008 Toy Talk dinner and will have another interesting speaker. We hope to see you at the 31st National Farm Toy Show.
Until Next Times........................
Jason & Stefanie Hasert
Featured Farm Toy of the Month
Toy Tractor Times member J Bos of the Netherlands shares a picture of a specail gold John Deere 9530.
Ertl/Britains produced a limited run of 1/32 John Deere 9530 Gold Edition tractors. The gold 9530 models were made for John Deere for the Agritechnica 2007 farm show in Germany. Only 100 made.
There is no doubt the Agritechnica 2007 gold 9530's will be a prized collectors item.
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Levi & Doug of M ‘n P Farm Toys of Owosso, Michigan won first place in the Small Scale Division of the National Farm Toy Show Display Contest.
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The National Farm Toy Show Turns 30.
Before the National Farm Toy Show took place 30 years ago, there were no farm toy shows and there were no special edition tractors. It was Claire and Cathy Scheibe’s interest in collecting and selling antiques that lead to the development of the National.
The Scheibe’s were interested in collecting carnival glass and attended carnival glass shows and conventions. At these carnival glass events, often a special glass piece was made for attendees to purchase as a memento from the show.
Interest in farm toy collecting was growing in the late 1970’s and the Scheibe’s became interested in farm toys. They founded the Toy Farmer Magazine to help connect and inform the growing number of farm toy fans.
Farm toy collecting was seen as an odd thing to do and through the 1970’s many older farm toys were purchased through flea markets, gun shows and coin shows. Claire and Cathy Schiebe decided it would be a wonderful thing to bring farm toy collecting into the main stream with a farm toy show. Claire Scheibe decided that the farm toy show should have a grand presence, and so the first farm toy show ever was called the National Farm Toy Show.
The Scheibe’s worked with Dave Bell who worked at the Ertl company to locate the National Farm Toy Show in Dyersville, Iowa so collectors could gather at the home town of farm toy production.
The Scheibe’s also worked with Dave Bell to create a commemorative tractor to mark the show. The show tractor concept was developed from the Scheibe’s experience at the Carnival glass convention’s special mementos.
The first National Farm Toy Show tractor was a Farmall 560 and limited to 500 units. That 560 today today is valued at $1,400 if you can find one.
Thirty more special National Farm Toy Show tractors have followed the 560 and each model has been produced by Ertl. Under the Scheibe’s care the Toy Farmer magazine has grown and built the farm toy hobby over the past 30 years. Dave Bell now owns the popular farm toy producer Spec-Cast. The 30th National Farm Toy Show is estimated to have drawn over 12,000 farm toy fans to Dyersville, IA.
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The National Farm Toy Show Turns 30.Before the National Farm Toy Show took place 30 years ago, there were no farm toy shows and there were no special edition tractors. It was Claire and Cathy Scheibe’s interest in collecting and selling antiques that lead to the development of the National.
The Scheibe’s were interested in collecting carnival glass and attended carnival glass shows and conventions. At these carnival glass events, often a special glass piece was made for attendees to purchase as a memento from the show.
Interest in farm toy collecting was growing in the late 1970’s and the Scheibe’s became interested in farm toys. They founded the Toy Farmer Magazine to help connect and inform the growing number of farm toy fans.
Farm toy collecting was seen as an odd thing to do and through the 1970’s many older farm toys were purchased through flea markets, gun shows and coin shows. Claire and Cathy Schiebe decided it would be a wonderful thing to bring farm toy collecting into the main stream with a farm toy show. Claire Scheibe decided that the farm toy show should have a grand presence, and so the first farm toy show ever was called the National Farm Toy Show.
The Scheibe’s worked with Dave Bell who worked at the Ertl company to locate the National Farm Toy Show in Dyersville, Iowa so collectors could gather at the home town of farm toy production.
The Scheibe’s also worked with Dave Bell to create a commemorative tractor to mark the show. The show tractor concept was developed from the Scheibe’s experience at the Carnival glass convention’s special mementos.
The first National Farm Toy Show tractor was a Farmall 560 and limited to 500 units. That 560 today today is valued at $1,400 if you can find one.
Thirty more special National Farm Toy Show tractors have followed the 560 and each model has been produced by Ertl. Under the Scheibe’s care the Toy Farmer magazine has grown and built the farm toy hobby over the past 30 years. Dave Bell now owns the popular farm toy producer Spec-Cast. The 30th National Farm Toy Show is estimated to have drawn over 12,000 farm toy fans to Dyersville, IA.
www.toyfarmer.com
Click on the links below to view articles, videos and photo galleries!
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The December Toy Tractor Times will feature the best new Farm Toys of 2007. Join in with your fellow collectors and nominate and vote for your favorite new farm toys of 2007 on Toy Tractor Times Toy Talk. Take part today by visiting Toy Talk board: www.toytractortimes.com/messageboard/viewforum.php?f=36
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