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Toy Tractor Show.Com News Welcome to Toy Tractorshow.com's news page. Check in weekly to learn about the newest toys on the market, tractor history, TTS updates and to see custom models and displays. September 23- September 29: President
Bush and six Internet leaders, touching virtually all of America's online
citizens, have created a new website where people can support America's
overwhelmed rescue and relief organizations at http://libertyunites.org.
Take a look at http://libertyunites.org
and think about how you can help our nation's heroes in the relief effort.
For those of you interested in how government influences
farming visit The
Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG
update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm
and using the pass word toy1. In
Replica
History this week learn about the first full color issue and the
introduction of Ertl's Farm Country Playsets. Jason
Jeffers and featured collector Matt Hardy
are new to Custom
Farm Toys. Brian
Sharp, Country-Spice
and Kevin Breisch
have new projects. In
New
Toys
news C&D
Models is moving
to South Dakota in order to expand and improve their production facilities. See
their website at www.cdmodels.com
for details.
AGCO
dealers will have the
A-C
D-17 Precision Series Tractor
w/ New Idea Mounted
Corn Picker
in stock this November. New to the
John Deere
line up this fall is the
Prestige
Series 1010
and 1/16th
7510 . CaseIH
will release a 1/16 Model B
and 1/16 Collector Edition
BN
later this fall. In November the Case
1030 Western Style Precision Tractor
will be available at CaseIH
dealers. 1/16
Farmall 450 "Brass Tacks" Demonstrator from Spec Cast.
will be the 2002 LaFayette
Farm Toy Show Tractor. Deere
and Co. has unveiled the new Twenty-Series
tractors its corporate website at http://www.deere.com.
The feature tractor of the week is Case
4894. The feature link of the week is http://norscotmall.com/.
September 16- September 22: The United States experienced one of the greatest tragedies in its history this week. ToyTractorShow.com and its readers send out heartfelt sympathies and prayers to the victim's of the attack and their families. If you are looking at ways to help our nations volunteers you can go to The American Red Cross at http://www.redcross.org, The Salvation Army at http://www.salvationarmy.org and The United Way at http://national.unitedway.org/index.cfm. The United States is one of the greatest nations on earth and it will recover. Pray for our President and leaders in the weeks to come and do your part to support our country. TTS thanks all of our international readers for there concern and thoughts for our nation. Now on to the TTS News of the Week. How will the attacks effect toy tractor collecting? Because many toy tractor models are produced overseas, many toy orders are shipped express by air mail, supplies to manufactures are also shipped from over seas and by air we may see a delay in fall new toy releases. Speaking with several toy dealers this week TTS was told that many planned to rely on ground transportation for filling orders in order to continue timely deliveries. Please be patient for your orders and the fall releases. They will come, it may just take a little longer this year. Brian Sharp, Custom Kid III, Country-Spice's display and featured collector Jason Weaver are new to Custom Farm Toys. The The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update is on hold this week Churchville, NY Farms pages on Kholman Farms and Stein Farms were updated with new pictures this week. In New Toys news the 1/16th 9420 , 1/64 75 piece farm activity set and 1/64 9220 Lo-Boy Semi Set set arrived at John Deere dealers this week. The Husker Harvest 2001 toys were released this week. The 2001 models are a 1/64th Ertl/CIH STX 440 Quadtrac, 1/64th Ertl/John Deere 9750 Combine w/duals that is 1 of 5,000, 1/64th Norscot/Cat 485 with a 75E in the same open front box that are 1 of 750, 1/64th Scale Models/Minneapolis-Moline 4wd and a 1/64th Scale Models/AGCO-Star 8425. The Case Corporation released its 2002 CaseIH hay line based from the New Holland hay line. It will be interesting to see new CaseIH hay items in 1/64 and 1/16. When Case Corporation and New Holland merged to form CNH Global NV in November 1999, Case sold its 1988 joint venture in Hay&Forage Industries with Hesston as part of the agreement. Collectors and farmers will still be able to purchase CaseIH and New Holland bagged hay equipment. CaseIH also unveiled two new STX Steigers for 2002 this week. Collectors may see an STX 425 or STX 450 in the Ertl 2002 line up. The feature tractor of the week is the 76' Stars and Stripes Steiger. Put a piece of American Pride on your own tractor this week. To see some of the new fall equipment releases visit the TTS feature link of the week at http://www.evertek.net/~wasoo/index.html. September 09- September 15: The September Toy Specials are C&D Models 1/64 toy tractor close out and Moore's Toys new color fifth wheel or pull type combine/sprayer trailer are now available in gloss white or black powdered painted with attached ramps and rear hitch. Cast zinc, with 3 spoke lowboy rims, dual 10 x 16.5 rubber tires, DOT tape, marker and tail lights. Not suitable for children under 8. ad and receive a free cab guard and toolbox with the purchase of a white or black 5th wheel trailer. 1 per customer. Lots of new tractor news this week. AGCO announced that all of its tractors from 70hp-225hp will be sold under the AGCO brand name starting in 2002. The AGCO DT225 will top the new tractor line. The Allis and White tractor lines will combine into the AGCO tractor line. It will be interesting to see how this new line of AGCO tractors affects the toy collector market for Allis and White toy prices in the next few years. Caterpillar has unveiled its new MT series of tracked tractors. Take a sneak peek of the MT 700 at http://www.MT-700.html. Maybe collectors will see a 1/64 MT series replica from Norscot in 2002. John Schomburg, Soenke Morbach, Nick Barden II and featured collector Caleb Stone are new to Custom Farm Toys. In New Toys news CaseIH dealers will have the new 1/16 Case 1170 w/duals in stock this month. Make sure to stop by Moore's Toys table at the Ohio Science Farm review to get a sneak peek at their new 4wd detail kit and a new exciting project they are working on. TTS will feature these items soon. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. In Replica History this week learn about Ertl's first 1/64 grain drill. New to the Farming section is Chad Key's Tomato Harvest pictures. The September History Article of the month is Classic Combines by Nate Schlief and David McCormack. The feature tractor of the week is the Steiger Cougar III. The feature link of the week is McCormick Tractors Ltd. A new chapter in the history of the agricultural machinery industry has begun with the creation of McCormick Tractors International Ltd, a new manufacturer with an historical name. The new business has been formed by Landini SpA following the merger in November 1999 of Case Corporation and New Holland to form CNH Global NV. 
September 02- September 08: Last Tuesday's live chat with Bill Walters of RC/Ertl went well. The chat lasted one hour with 30 people logged in. A transcript is posted at Toy Talk. Mr. Walters will return to TTS later this fall for another live chat with collectors, so have your questions ready. In Replica History this week learn about Ertl's positive changes to the Replica focusing on collectors. ToyTractorShow.com was honored to have been featured in an article titled "Field of "Field of in the latest issue of the the Replica. ToyTractorShow.com welcomes D&M Collectible Farm Toys to the TTSTTS th 9420T, 1/161/16th 3pt Backhoe, 1/64 9420, 1/64 9420T, 1/64 9220 Lo-Boy Semi Set, 1/64 75 piece farm activity set, John Deere SST16 Spinsteer Mower and 1/16th Precision 110 Lawn Tractor L&G #1 The feature tractor of the week is the International Harvester 3588. The feature link of the week is http://www.howstuffworks.com/cat-tractor.htm,
August 26-September 01: Bill Walters from RC/Ertl will chat with collectors here on TTS at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT this Tuesday August 28th . For those of you not familiar with TTS Chat, when you are on ToyTractorShow's Toy Talk across the tool bar you will see Post Message, Find, Reload, Overview, Previous, Chat, Archive, Register , Login, My Forum. Go to Register and register your name and click back to forum. Then go to the Chat icon on the tool bar and you should all set. On the night of the chat Jason Hasert will serve as the moderator keeping a list of posters so that each person may ask their question one at a time. A full transcript of the chat will be posted on the Toy Talk page shortly after the chat. In Replica History this week learn about Ertl's discontinuation of the use of chrome mylar decals on vintage Collector's Edition tractors in the late 1980's. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. 1/16 M-M G1350, Noel Stevenson's Display IV and Scott Mitchell's Display are new to Custom Farm Toys. A featured collector section has returned to TTS after a summer recess. You can view TTS users collections on the Custom Farm Toys page. If you would like to display your collection on TTS contact Jason Hasert Webmaster@toytractorshow.com. New to TTS's brand history pages is the Byron 8400 Sweet Corn Picker, Versatile 4750 Swather and Versatile Trans/Axial 2000 VI Pull Type Combine. In New Toy news the Scale Models displayed its New Holland 1/32 TJ 375 at the Woodstock Toy Show in southern Ontario this weekend. In AGCO Toy news we may see a 1/16 Fendt from Scale Models soon. Early in 2002 the first John Deere 20 series toy will hit dealers shelves. Ertl will kick off the 20 series toy line with a Collector's Edition 8520 with front duals and rear triples. The new 1/64 CIH field cultivator will be a model of a 15ft disc-chisel rather than a tandem 42ft field cultivator. In the October issue of the Toy Farmer C&D Models will run an add featuring their new line of display packaged items. The feature tractor of the week is the International Harvester 3688 . The link of the week is http://forty-twenty.com.
August 19-August 25: Only one week until the live chat night with Bill Walters from Ertl at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on August 28th. For those of you not familiar with TTS Chat, when you are on ToyTractorShow's Toy Talk across the tool bar you will see Post Message, Find, Reload, Overview, Previous, Chat, Archive, Register , Login, My Forum. Go to Register and register your name and click back to forum. Then go to the Chat icon on the tool bar and you should all set. Try out TTS Chat this week if you have not before. ToyTractorShow.com welcomes Larry Buhler's Moore's Toys casted FRIGGSTAD D-7-80 FIELD CULTIVATORS to the TTS on line toy show. Each will come packaged with a certificate of authenticity . 1 of 150 , fully assembled, and painted in Friggstad RED and GRAY paint scheme. The model and pricing will be available in Mid-October 2001. In Replica History this week learn about the first new John Deere Historical set introduced by Ertl since 1972 in 1988 and the mistakes made on the sets box. David McCormack, Josh Cook II and Kevin Breisch are new to Custom Farm Toys. This week we look back at 1/16 Custom Tractors by James Fernow. Big Tractor Power.com part of TTS's family of websites has been updated with more pictures of the new John Deere 9020 4wds. New to TTS's brand history pages is the White 4-180 4wd. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. In New Toy news Ertl has released pictures of the new CaseIH 1/64 scale SPX 4260 Sprayer. Some confusion was caused when pictures of the new 1/64 CIH field cultivator were released and a red John Deere 714 disc-chisel plow was shown in red instead of the expected 2200 tandem field cultivator in red. Time will tell if this is a photo error or the real toy. Watch for an exciting new finished model and display package product line from C&D Models this November. The feature tractor of the week is the Case International 9150. The feature link of the week is Beenken Family Farms. August 12-August 18: This weeks news is brought to you by guest webmaster Cody Kaminski while TTS's owner Jason Hasert is on vacation. Jason will bring you the news next week one day later than normal on Monday August 20th. Please hold your e-mails for Jason until then. TTS has acquired a website developed by our guest webmaster Cody Kaminski. The latest website to join the TTS Family of websites is Dragon Farms of Albion, NY. The site is under construction at this time but it will feature a 5,000 acre farm raising winter wheat and soybeans using the latest John Deere equipment like the 9400T and 9650 STS combine. Another farm toy website will be joining the TTS website family in September. Remember to mark your calendar for Tuesday August 28, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT to chat with Bill Walters Product Manager for RC/ERTL who will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. Custom Kid III is new to Custom Farm Toys. This week we look back at displays by David McCormack and Anothony Jerve. The August History Article of the month is AC Innovation, written by Jason Hasert. In Replica History this week learn about about Ertl's first vintage implement introduced in 1989. In New Toy news the 4 Piece IH Harvesting Set is on Case International dealers shelves. Moore's Toys unveiled a new FRIGGSTAD D-7-70 80' field cultivator in 1/64 scale this week. Moore's Toys is proud to have been chosen to cast the FRIGGSTAD D-7-80 FIELD CULTIVATORS for LARRY BUHLER OF BOISSEVAIN, MB CANADA. Each will come packaged with a certificate of authenticity . 1 of 150 , fully assembled, and painted in Friiggstad RED and GRAY paint scheme. Look for more details on ordering the FRIGGSTAD D-7-80 FIELD CULTIVATOR on the TTS next week. TTS's brand history page on the the Spirit of 76' Case 1570 has been updated with new pictures. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. The feature tractor of the week is Byron T2. The feature link of the week is http://www.agfarmtoys.com.
August 04-August 11: TTS's owner and webmaster Jason Hasert will be on vacation from August 10th - 20th. Cody Kaminski of Rochester, NY and co-designer of Churchville, NY Farms will be TTS's guest webmaster from August 10th - 20th In Replica History this week learn about the Replica's 1988 Face Lift and Caterpillars new rubber tracked tractor. In New Toy news the 3010 Tractor Precision #20, 325 Lawn and Garden Tractor with Ag Tires and Dump Cart and the John Deere Grinder Mixer are on John Deere Dealers shelves now. New to TTS's brand history pages are the Massey Ferguson 2775 and 699. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. The feature tractor of the week is the Steiger Cougar III. The feature link of the week is D&M Collectibles.
July 29-August 04: TTS was overwhelmed by traffic this week with three days in a row with over 1,000 hits per day. The site could not keep up with the traffic which caused delays for a few hours each day. The bandwidth problem has been fixed. Thank you for your patience and continued interest in TTS. As TTS continues to grow in popularity we may experience bandwidth delays in the future. Please be assured the site will be adjusted as soon as possible when these delays occur. Remember to mark your calendar for Tuesday August 28, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT to chat with Bill Walters Product Manager for RC/ERTL who will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. This is your chance to tell Ertl what you would like to see produced and ask questions about Ertl farm toys. In Replica History this week learn about the release of John Deere's new 4wd for 1988. Moore's highly detailed 1/64 John Deere models, Tyler White, Berryville Show and Jon Sampson's Display are new to Custom Farm Toys. New to TTS's brand history pages are the Massey Ferguson 1155 and 3070. Look for more MF history pages next week. In New Toy news Ertl has released the new John Deere 567 Round Baler and CaseIH 8455 Round Baler which come with 6 round bales. The 1/16 John Deere, CaseIH, New Holland, and the generic light green or yellow 3 pt rotary hoe and 6 row cultivator have been discontinued. In real product news CaseIH has introduced a new CPX 610 cotton picker and a new spin transport 12 and 16 row AFS planter. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. Keeneland Farms, has a photo on their site the was taken at their family's IH dealership in the 1950's that was used by IH to promote the IH 60 series and is also used in the Ertl Precision Classic IH 560 box. The feature tractor of the week is the Allis-Chalmers 4W-Series. The feature link of the week is http://www.versatile-tractors.com by Jarrod W. Pakosh author of A Farm Boy's Dream: The Story Of Versatile.
July 22-July 28: Mark your calendar for Tuesday August 28, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT to chat with Bill Walters Product Manager for RC/ERTL who will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. In Replica History this week learn about the introduction of the Case International Magnum Tractor line 14 years ago this August. John Proeschel and Matt Havlovitz display are new to Custom Farm Toys. New to TTS's brand history pages are the all new John Deere Twenty Series Tractors and International Harvesters 5-Millionth Tractor. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. In New Toy news Ertl has released the 1/64 John Deere 9400 assembly activity set to John Deere dealers. We should see the new 1/64 scale SPX 4260 Sprayer and 1/64 red field cultivator on Case International dealers shelves in the next few weeks. The 1/16 MF 1155 is now at AGCO dealers carrying the Massey Ferguson tractor line. The feature tractor of the week is the Case International 9190 4wd. The feature link of the week is the updated Scale Models website.
July 15-July 21: The Moore's Toys chat night this past Tuesday was a success. Twenty collectors logged on to chat live with owner Jeff Moore. For a full transcript of the hour and 33 minute chat, click on the Toy Talk button on the navigation bar. John Schomburg VI, Josh Cook V,1-64 New Holland's, Scott Mitchell and 1/16 John Deere's are new to Custom Farm Toys. John Schomburg VI should be of particular interest to 1/64 collectors. In April TTS asked John if he could build the blue version of the STX Steiger. John tackled this difficult project from a rumored description of the tractor and even scratch made decals for it. This was not an easy project but John has completed another great custom piece that can also be seen on the TJ Series page. Thank you John. In Replica History this week learn about the return of John Deere Radio Control Tractors to the 1980's Ertl line up. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. In New Toy news Ertl has released a set of 1/64 pick up trucks for 2001 including a new Dodge Ram, Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado. The feature tractor of the week is the John Deere 8010/20. The feature link of the week is Keeneland Farms, which has letters by George W. Keene to International Harvester in 1953 and 1958. These letters give a great perspective from an IH dealer on where farming was nearly 50 years ago and where it was headed. July 08-July 14: This Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT Jeff Moore of Moore's Toys will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. This will be a night to discuss custom cast farm toys and customizing 1/64 farm equipment. The July Toy Specials are C&D Models Christmas in July 1/64 toy tractor close out and Moore's Toys 10% off orders of $20.00 or more. On items Manufactured by Moore's Farm Toys. (This does not include Customized Toys) E-mail Moore's Toys at farmtoys@ee.net to order. Moore's Toys is new to Custom Farm Toys. Congradulations to Custom Farm Toys displayers Gordy Schultz and John Schomburg who were featured in the July Toy Farmer for winning and placing second respectively in the Waunakee, Wisconsin South Central Toy Show Customized Toy Contest. Gordy's winning entree was a Kramer Rock Crusher and John followed with his green STX Steiger. Look for another color STX from John here on TTS's Custom Farm Toys soon. New to TTS's brand history pages are John Deere Plows, IH Plows, IH 4700 Field Cultivator and Allis Chalmers' Gleaner L2. In Replica History this week learn about Ertl's first big farm trucks in 1/64. The Atlantic Firm weekly AG in Government update is on vacation next week. In New Toy news Toy Farmer /ERTL Allis-Chalmers 440 4wd #5 in the 1/32 Steiger series will be released in October. C&D Models has released a new 21' Disc Ripper kit. Moore's Toys latest combine detail kit for the Caterpillar Lexion The feature tractor of the week is the Spirit of Oliver. The feature link of the week is http://www.harvesting.com/
July 01-July 07: The TTS Birthday Quiz has ended. The winners are David McCormack gaining 95 points with bonus question (David was the only person to get the bonus question), John Schomburg with 90 points and Nathan Korpan with 85 points who won in a 4 way tie broken by the hat draw. Congratulations to the winners. David won the Big Baler, John Schomburg chose the C&D Models 12 bottom Plow and Nathan won the Moore's V-Ripper. Next week the other prize choices will be posted on the TTS News. All of the answers to the quiz are now posted. Mark your calendars for next Tuesday July 10th for 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT Jeff Moore of Moore's Toys will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. This will be a night to discuss custom cast farm toys and customizing 1/64 farm equipment. Bill Walters Racing Champions/ERTL Product Manager will return to TTS for a live chat on the evening of Tuesday August 28th. The July History Article of the month is by Jon Prophter on his trip to the Red Power Roundup. The Work Bench has been renamed Custom Farm Toys. Joe in CT and Jason Hasert have been updated with new pictures on Custom Farm Toys. Moore's Wide Track instructions is also new to Custom Farm Toys. In New Toy news Ertl will offer a red version of the current 1/64 John Deere 2200 cultivator to CaseIH dealers in August. Also in August look for a 1/64 scale SPX 4260 Sprayer at Case IH dealers. Scale Models will offer a 1/64, 1/432 and 1/16 New Holland TJ 4wd late this year. Fresh out of the rumor mill is that Ertl will offer a Precision New Holland TJ440 for Blue fans in 2002 after the Case IH STX 440 is released in December. In Replica History this week learn about the release of one of the most requested toy tractors of all time, the Allis-Chalmers D-21. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. The Atlantic Firm weekly update will be on vacation next week. New to TTS's brand history pages is the Australian International 4wd called the Acremaster found under Case International Merger Pictures and the Case International EXP Steiger and Magnum QUAD-TRACS. TTS is glad to announce that Big Tractor Power.com has joined the TTS Family of websites including C&D MODELS and Churchville, NY Farms. Celebrating the United States 225 Birthday the feature tractors of the week the Spirit of 76' Case 1570 and Steiger Panther II. The feature link of the week is http://www.johnsfarmtoys.com.
June 25-June 30: This is the last week for people to take the TTS Birthday Quiz running from June 1 to June 30, 2001. The top three scorers will win prizes from C&D Models, Moore's Toys, and Toy Farmin'. Go to the TTS Birthday Quiz Page and test your equipment knowledge for a chance to win the contest prizes. The prizes are a 1/64 C&D Models Green 12 bottom Plow , Moores's Toys Limited edition 9 shank V-Ripper 1-250 unpainted 3pt hitch included and Toy Farmin' red Big Baler with decals included for you to add. Gordy Schultz IV and Moore's working 3pt Custom Tip Work Bench. In Replica History this week learn about Ertl's first 1/64 combines. In New Toy news Ertl will offer 25th ANNIVERSARY AXIAL FLOW COMBINE 1/64 SCALE COLLECTOR TOY IH 4 piece harvesting set . New to TTS's brand history pages are the Case 2470, Maxxum and New Holland TJ 4wd Series . New Holland fans maybe interested in TTS's latest prototype finds of the tracked Genesis and Versatile. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. The feature tractor of the week is the John Deere 9400T. The feature link of the week is http://www.prairielinks.com/
June 17-June 24: The C&D Models chat night this past Tuesday was a success. Twenty-three collectors logged on to chat live with owner David Rupel. For a full transcript of the hour and thirty minute chat, click on the Toy Talk button on the navigation bar. Remember to take the TTS Birthday Quiz running from June 1 to June 30, 2001. The top three scorers will win prizes from C&D Models, Moore's Toys, and Toy Farmin'. Go to the TTS Birthday Quiz Page and test your equipment knowledge for a chance to win the contest prizes. The prizes are a 1/64 C&D Models Green 12 bottom Plow , Moores's Toys Limited edition 9 shank V-Ripper 1-250 unpainted 3pt hitch included and Toy Farmin' red Big Baler with decals included for you to add. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. Noel Stevenson display III and Work Bench. New to TTS's brand history pages are the John Deere 4455 and the John Deere 8400. In Replica History this week learn about Ertl's return to offering toys for New Holland. Starting with the July/August issue of the collectors will find up to 11 pages of farm toy information. If you have not subscribed to the Replica in a while or have not before you may want to sign up at http://www.rcertl.com. In New Toy news Ertl will offer an updated CaseIH MX 120 with FWA and a loader. Also new at CaseIH dealers for 2001 is a 1/16 Case 1170 AGRI-KING and new six piece Case/International 1/64 historical set. Look for a 1/16 Allis-Chalmers 7060 at AGCO dealers. Later this year if rumors hold true we may see some new models from John Deere including a 250hp 8520 row crop tractor, new top of the line 9520 4wd and a new planter line called Frontier with a 24 row toy replica. The feature tractor of the week is the International Harvester rear articulated Super 70 series tractors. The feature link of the week is T&T FARM TOYS. June 10-June16: This Tuesday June 12, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT David Rupel of C&D Models will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. This will be a night to discuss 1/64 farm equipment, tractors and equipment kits. Remember to take the TTS Birthday Quiz running from June 1 to June 30, 2001. The top three scorers will win prizes from C&D Models, Moore's Toys, and Toy Farmin'. Go to the TTS Birthday Quiz Page and test your equipment knowledge for a chance to win the contest prizes. The prizes are a 1/64 C&D Models Green 12 bottom Plow , Moores's Toys Limited edition 9 shank V-Ripper 1-250 unpainted 3pt hitch included and Toy Farmin' red Big Baler with decals included for you to add. ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. Moore's New Holland's and Paul-Henri Caron Work Bench. New to TTS's brand history pages are the John Deere 4850, 4955 and 4255. In Replica History this week learn about Ertl's learn about the first 1/64 Ertl row crop tractors with duals, loaders and fwa introduced in 1985. In New Toy news Ertl will offer a new CaseIH 5 Piece Haying Set. The feature tractor of the week is Case 4994. The feature link of the week is http://www.farmphoto.com.
June 3-June 9: Take TTS Birthday Quiz form June 1 to June 30, 2001. The top three scorers will win prizes from C&D Models, Moore's Toys, and Toy Farmin'. Go to the TTS Birthday Quiz Page and test your equipment knowledge and a chance to win the contest prizes. Next week on Tuesday June 12, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT David Rupel of C&D Models will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. This will be a night to discuss 1/64 farm equipment and tractors and equipment kits. C&D Models is running a summer Model Building Contest from June 1st - September 1st 2001.*Win prizes from C&D Models Catalog*. For details see their Promotions page. 1/16 IH farm toys by Russ Sternweis Work Bench. New to TTS's brand history pages are the Spirit of 76' Steiger Panther II, Case 2590, Case/Case IH 3294, John Deere 4850 and John Deere 4955. The June History Article of the month is by Kermit M. DeHaai on his invention of the self-propelled disk which he called the Bumblebee. For those of you interested in how government influences farming visit The Atlantic Firm weekly ToyTractorShow.com AG update by going to http://www.theatlanticfirm.com/id44.htm and using the pass word toy1. The Atlantic Firm ToyTractorShow.com AG update will is new feature you will find in the TTS News each week. Go to the to find C&D Models and Moore's Toys June specials of the month. In Replica History this week learn about ERTL's 1985 purchase of Mini Toys Inc. of Guttenberg, Iowa. In New Toy news look Precision Ford 641 Jubilee tractor in 2001. In September we may see a toy model of the new New Holland 4wd called the TJ or Tractor Jumbo. The TJ series models will be the TJ 275, TJ 325, TJ 375 and TJ 440. It is expected that Scale Models will offer a 1/16 model of one of the NH TJ 4wds. The feature tractor of the week is the John Deere 7520. The feature link of the week is Western Toy Sales. May 27-June 2: ToyTractorShow.com was launched on April 27, 2000. Over the past year TTS has become the premier internet site for toy tractor collectors and tractor history enthusiast. To celebrate TTS's 1st year on the web and to thank all of the users of the site please enjoy the TTS Birthday Quiz Page with prizes from C&D Models, Moore's Toys, and Toy Farmin'. The TTS Birthday Quiz Page will run from June 1 - June 30, 2001. See the TTS Birthday Quiz Page for details. The Moore's Toys chat night this past Tuesday was a success. Twenty collectors logged on to chat live with owner Jeff Moore . For a full transcript of the hour and 20 minute chat, click on the Toy Talk button on the navigation bar. Jeff Moore of Moore's Toys will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night on custom casting 1/64 farm equipment and detail kit parts again on Tuesday July 10th. On Tuesday June 12th David Rupel of C&D Models will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night on casting 1/64 Tractors and detail kits. Scott Mitchell, Jon Sampson and Brandon Casebier's Display Work Bench. In Replica History this week learn about the first 1/64 corn planters released by Ertl in 1985. In New Toy news look at your AGCO dealer in June for an Allis Chalmers Historical Set including an AC WD45, AC D19, AGCO 6690, AGCO 9695 and a Massey Ferguson Historical set including the MH 555, MF 1155, 699 and 8020. At John Deere dealers look for a 1/64 9400 Activity Set, a New 2400 style field cultivator, a 7710 tractor w/ row crop duals, new mixer mill and the re-released gravity wagon. The feature tractor of the week is the Quad Trac EXP Magnum. The feature link of the week is Modeltractor.Pagina http://modeltractor.pagina.nl/ May 20-May 26: This Tuesday May 22, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT Jeff Moore of Moore's Toys will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. This will be a night to discuss custom cast farm toys and customizing 1/64 farm equipment. For those of you not familiar with TTS Chat, when you are on ToyTractorShow's Toy Talk across the tool bar you will see Post Message, Find, Reload, Overview, Previous, Chat, Archive, Register , Login, My Forum. Go to Register and register your name and click back to forum. Then go to the Chat icon on the tool bar and you should all set. Try out TTS Chat this week if you have not before. Last Tuesday's live chat with Bill Walters of Ertl went well. The chat lasted one hour and forty minutes with 27 people. A transcript is posted at Toy Talk. ToyTractorShow.com welcomes Ten Oaks Toys to the Ten Oaks Toys Work Bench. In Replica History this week learn about the 1985 merger of Allis-Chalmers and Klocker-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD) and the first Deutz-Allis Toys. In New Toy news look for several new items at your CaseIH dealer. There are two new Activity sets: build your own 1/64 STX 375 and Axail-Flow combine. Also look for a three piece 56 series Golden Demonstrator tractor build your own Activity Set, a 1/64 1/64 MX 270 Magnum w/ row crop duals and a 3 Piece STX Tractor w/ Implement Set. From John Deere look for a SST16 Spinsteer Mower Collector Edition in 2001. The feature tractor of the week is the International Harvester Pro Ag Line. The feature link of the week is Don Campbell's website Expresso Designs .
May 13-May 19: Our next chat with Bill Walters is this Tuesday May 15th at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT. The format will have a few slight changes. The chat will run 1 1/2 hours with one hour to ask questions and submit ideas to Mr. Walters and the last 1/2 hour will be used for Mr. Walters to ask for feed back on Ertl products from collectors. Questions will be submitted during the chat one at a time. Jason Hasert the chat moderator will keep a running list of posters and will ask each person to post their question in order of their request to be added to the list. In order to have a successful chat everyone must stick to these rules. TTS is looking forward to our second live chat with ERTL on Tuesday. A transcript of the chat will be posted shortly after chat on TTS's Toy Talk page. TTS unveils two new and exciting history pages. In the History section you will find the June History Article of the month by Kermit DeHaai on his invention the self-propelled 450hp disk the Bumblebee. The proto-type collection in the TTS Steiger section is now complete with the addition of the 2wd Steiger. Josh Cook II, Josh Cook III, Josh Cook III and a new 1/16 page from Jim Fernow are new to the Work Bench. Each week look for a new piece of toy tractor history covered by Ertl's the Replica in the New Toys Section. This week we look back at Ertl's coverage of the 1985 merger of Case and International. Next weeks installment will cover the 1985 merger of Deutz-Allis. In New Toy news look for the 1/16 CaseIH STX 375 collectors edition on dealers shelves now. The feature tractor of the week is the Steiger Panther IV. The feature link of the week is John Deere's updated webpage for 2001. May 06-May12: Remember to mark your calendar for next Tuesday May 15, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT for the next live chat with Bill Walters. On Tuesday May 22, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00p.m. CT. Jeff Moore of Moore's Toys will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night on custom casting 1/64 farm equipment and detail kit parts. ToyTractorShow.com welcomes the Replica by RC/ERTL to the Craig Purcell, Editor of The Replica is a participant on ToyTractorShow's Toy Talk and is happy to answer questions about the magazine and take suggestions on how to better represent collectors interests in the bimonthly publication from RC/ERTL . Learn more about The Replica's history on the New Toys section. The May collector of the month is Joe Sikorski (Joe in CT). The May History article of the month is by Randall Barnard about his experience owning and operating a 1984 Versatile 895 Series III. Josh Cook and Scott Mitchell are new to the Work Bench. Look for more custom projects from Josh Cook next week. The new TTS poll is a second survey on short line tillage companies. Tillage was a big topic on the ERTL chat and the last poll with 222 votes was the largest TTS poll to date, and a second Tillage poll on short lines was created. This poll asks about Brillion, Unverferth, Landoll, Wil-Rich. With 222 votes on the first tillage poll DMI and all of the above tied at 32%, Krause had 18%, Sun Flower and FlexiCoil tied at 9%. The Farming section Spring Tillage and Corn Planting pages have been updated with pictures from Jeff Griffin. In New Toys toy news look for the 1/64 John Deere 7610/500 Grain Cart on dealers shelves now. Unverferth is also offering a 1/64 Grain Train Gravity wagon in addition to its popular 1/64 Avalance grain cart. These large Gravity Wagons are used with large 4wds. Also new to the Massey Ferguson this week is the 4880 4wd page. The feature tractor of the week is the WHITE line. The feature link of the week is Miller-St. Nazianz 100th Anniversary collectible replicas .  April 29-May 05: On Friday April 27th TTS celebrated one year on the web. Thank you for your interest in ToyTractorShow.com . The ERTL chat night this past Tuesday was a success. Forty-Three collectors logged on to chat live with Bill Walters the Product Manager from Racing Champions/ERTL . For a full transcript of the hour and 20 minute chat, click on the Toy Talk button on the navigation bar. Mark your calendar for Tuesday May 15, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT for the next live chat with Bill Walters. On Tuesday May 22, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT Jeff Moore of Moore's Toys will join ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. Joe in CT JD, Gordy Schultz, Gordy Schultz II, and Jason Hasert are new to the Work Bench. In New Toys toy news look for a 1/16 Oliver 1655 with Hiniker Cab at your AGCO dealer in July. New from CaseIH for 2001 is a 1/64 706/806/1206 historical set, 1/64 2388 with 12 row 2212 corn head, 1/64 fwa MX 135 with loader, 1/16 Precision Classic IH "Farmall" 706 and a 1/16 Precision Classic IH Barge Wagon to match the 560/Picker. In June, will we see a 1/64 John Deere air drill to match the 1900 commodity cart and a 1/64 40ft red CaseIH/blue DMI field cultivator? Stay tuned. The John Deere and IH combine pages have had their pictures updated. Many of the pictures on history pages will be updated in the next few weeks. Also new to the IH history section this week is the 815 combine page. New on the Farming section is Spring Tillage, Corn Planting and Potato Planting. The feature tractor of the week is the Ford FW-60. The feature link of the week is Tom's Cyber Place Farm.
April 22-April 28: The ERTL
chat night week has arrived. Jason Hasert the owner of ToyTractorShow.com
will be moderating the Question and Answer with ERTL
product manager Bill Walters on ToyTractorShow's
Toy Talk. The
format of the chat will allow each participant to ask at least one question on
current and past production models and suggest new product idea's. Jason will
ask each participants following the order they logged into TTS
Chat to post their questions
to Mr. Walters. Once the question is answered the next person will be asked to
post their question. This format should allow all participants to enjoy chat and
learn about the production of toy tractors. For those of you not familiar with TTS
Chat, when you are on ToyTractorShow's
Toy Talk across the tool bar you will see Post
Message, Find, Reload,
Overview, Previous, Chat,
Archive, Register
, Login,
My Forum. Go to Register
and register your name and click back to forum. Then go to the Chat
icon on the tool bar and you should all set. Try out TTS
Chat this week if you have not before. RC/ERTL
Replica subscribers
will glad to know Craig Purcell Editor of the Replica
joined ToyTractorShow's
Toy Talk this week. If you have questions or idea's for the Replica
just post on the TTS
message board and Craig will answer your questions. ToyTractorShow.com
welcomes
April 15-April 21: Happy Easter to TTS readers and toy collectors. In an effort to share TTS with more collectors and tractor fans, TTS has enrolled with TrafficMagnet.net, which will be listing the site on 300,000 search engines. ToyTractorShow.com welcomes Peter Simpson's 4wd book Ultimate Tractor Power and Big Tractor Power to the TTSNew Toys after the chat. The chat format and final details will be in next weeks news. Gordy Schultz from Toy Farmin' has shared some great sweet corn harvest pictures with TTS. If you like Byron Pickers and tough mud farming check out Sweet Corn Harvest on the Farming Section. Look for some of Gordy Schultz's toys on the Work Bench next week. Kade Nice II, Kade Nice III, Jeremy Peterson IV, and Jeremy Peterson V are new to the Work Bench. In New Toys, look for another addition to the Hiniker Cab collection on an IH 756. Several new IH, Case and Case IH toys will be out soon. From John Deere the Precision #19 Hay Wagon is on dealers shelves now. Precision #20 will be a Model 3010 tractor. To Celebrate Allis-Chalmers 100th Anniversary ERTL is offering the Precision D-17 and WD-45 Diesel tractor. The feature tractor of the week is the John Deere 8850 4wd. The feature link of the week is Russell E. Koeller Family Farms.
April 08-April 14: Only two weeks until the live chat night with Bill Walters from Ertl at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on April 24th. For those of you not familiar with TTS Chat, when you are on ToyTractorShow's Toy Talk across the tool bar you will see Post Message, Find, Reload, Overview, Previous, Chat, Archive, Register , Login, My Forum. Go to Register and register your name and click back to forum. Then go to the Chat icon on the tool bar and you should all set. Try out TTS Chat this week if you have not before. There 5-20 collectors on each night from 5:00 p.m. ET to 1:00 a.m. ET. ToyTractorShow.com welcomes Moore's Toys and B&R Hill Side Custom Model Combines to the Moore's Toys is running an ToyTractorShow.com's introductory rates at $10 per month, $42 for 6 months, and $74 for 1 year it is a good way to share your business with collectors online. Other TTS pages are available for sponsorship. TTS has revamped Tractors, Plows, and Harvesters of the Past from a picture page of older farm equipment to an informational page with monthly articles by guest writers on models of the past. For the month of April enjoy Dan Richards Tour of a 1958 Steiger #1. Tractors, Plows, and Harvesters of the Past is listed as history under the navigation buttons and the picture page of older 4wd tractors, combines and implements can be found under Tractors with few additional pictures including the GPS John Deere 5510N, an IH 2+2 converted to a Deutz 7.0 air cooled engine and 14 Steigers in one barn. to see a certain model covered or have an article to share. David Mensing and Ryan Deckard are new to the Work Bench. Caleb Stone contributed the tip of the week on on how to build a 7 Section Chisel. In New Toys, if you are a CaseIH fan clear your shelves for the STX 440 collectors edition with triple duals. The STX 440 is on dealers shelves now and needs its own zip code with the large box it is packaged in. This model is as nice as the STX 440 QuadTrac released last fall but with 6 tires across makes the 1/16 John Deere 9200 with triples look small. Red fans will be equally pleased with a revised 1/64 MX 135 with updated styling, revised decals, fwa/duals and a new wheat interior. C&D Models will introduce a generic 52ft, 39ft and a 24ft 1/64 field cultivator kits this spring. Scale Models has a web page up now at http://www.cdmodels.com/ . It is still under construction so TTS Poll that asks which short line equipment companies like Krause, Sunflower, CNH's FlexiCoil and DMI, ERTL should look at providing for collectors. The feature tractor of the week is the Titan 4wd. The feature link of the week is Central Maryland Antique Tractor Club. Central
Maryland Antique Tractor Club April 01-April 07: Mark your calendar on Tuesday April 24, 2001 at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT Bill Walters the Product Manager from Racing Champions/ERTL will participate on ToyTractorShow.com Toy Talk's Live Chat for a Question and Answer Night. This will be a good opportunity for collectors to ask questions and make suggestions to ERTL about toy farm equipment. In other RC/ERTL news, subscribers of the Replica will find a survey in the next edition asking how the magazine can be improved for collectors use in finding out information about RC/ERTL products. In effort to serve a central information source for toy farm equipment on the web ToyTractorShow.com is working on providing a place for toy vendors to advertise their products. ToyTractorShow.com's TTSTTSTTS's introductory add rates are $10 per month, $42 for 6 months, and $74 for 1 year. The April collector of the month is Kent Loewen of Hirezminiatures. Don Campbell, Neal Miller and a display by Josh Cook to the Work Bench. In new toy news look form some new selections from New Holland including a 1/64 Ford Tractor Assortment: 8N, NAA, 681, 2000, 4000 & 5000, 1/64 Ford Golden Jubilee, and 1/16 New Holland TM150. AGCO's Massey Ferguson toy line will expand with the addition of a 1/16 8780 XP combine with duals (very sharp looking machine), 1/16 4255 with cab/fwa, 1/16 4225 and 1/16 8280 with fwa/duals from Scale Models. The feature tractor of the week is the Allis Chalmers 8070. The feature link of the week is Big Tractor Power.
March 25-March 31: The experimental Triple Engine Steiger is now on ToyTractorShow.com. TTS welcomes several pages highly of detailed toys and a display by Jeremy Peterson to the Work Bench. Also new on the Work Bench this week are projects by John Schomburg, Victor Loeppky, Scott Mitchell and Josh Cook. Congratulations to John Schomburg for having his JD 8410 with Coulter chisel, CIH 9370 with Soil Finisher, and CIH STX 375 with tillage tool featured in the Toy Farmer annual custom built issue. The custom tip of the week is Moore's Toys 1/64 9750 STS Fixes. has been updated for easier viewing of the newest items on the market. In new toy news Scale models will produce 1/16 Scale Grain Head for 2388 AXIAL FLOW Combine. C&D Models has new batch of 1/64 Case Corp licensed Brastoft 7700 Sugar Cane Harvesters and CaseIH/Austoft 7700 Sugar Cane Harvesters ready for spring 2001. From John Deere look for a 325 lawn tractor /roto-tiller set and a 1/16 Gator. The feature tractor of the week is the Case 2670. The feature link of the week is FMC Pea Harvest Pictures by JOHAN BUREGÅRD. March 18-24: The top news of the week is that ToyTractorShow.com's upload speed has been increased to improve site navigation and page usefulness. New projects for the week on the Work Bench are custom tractors by Patrick Loewen and Johan Buregard's farm display. ToyTractorShow.com is looking to expand it's Work Bench page with articles from 1/64 and 1/16 custom builders about their projects. TTS is also interested in hearing from pedal tractor experts in order to create a pedal tractor page. If you are interested in either project contact Jason Hasert at Webmaster@toytractorshow.com. In new toy news C&D Models will release a 1/64 60 ft field cultivator kit for 2001. Another long awaited implement line by 1/64 enthusiasts is sugar beet equipment. C&D Models, Inc. will produce a 1/64 6 row sugar beet harvester and 6 row beet defoliators in styled kits that can be be used for several harvesters. The new TTS Poll asks which type and scale of construction equipment would you most like to see made. The feature tractor of the week is the Kinze 640. The feature link of the week is Harvest Time in the Palouse. March 11-17: Bill Walters the Product Manager from RC/ERTL will participate in an on-line live chat with TTS Toy Talk this April. Stay tuned for details. In an effort to speed up ToyTractorShow.com several sections will be under construction in the coming weeks. New Toys is being revamped this week and Collector's Corner has been replaced by the Work Bench. TTS's Work Bench has become a popular forum for collectors to submit their custom projects and displays. New projects in this week are from Kent Leowen , Phil Altstaetter,Shireman Farm's , and Shireman Farm's layout. Also a new Work Bench feature is an "how to article" by Caleb Stone on his scratch built White 4wd. Send your projects and articles to Jason Hasert at Webmaster@toytractorshow.com. Collectors are eagerly awaiting the 2001 CaseIH, New Holland, and AGCO toy buyers guides. John Deere 2001 toy guides should be available at dealers now. C&D Models has returned it's catalog to the web for 2001 at http://www.cdmodels.com. Look for more information on C&D Models next week. There will be a 4 piece 1/64 set for MF this year including an MH 555, 699 2wd, 1155 and 8280. Moore's Toys has released several nice enhancements to some of the newest toys on the market. These items are an STX detail Kit, Limited edition 9 shank V-Ripper, AG-Chem 1254 Ro-Gator Steering Kit, Knight Auggie TMR mounted on the Ford F-750 and the Knight Pro-Slinger mounted on the Avalance undercarriage. The feature tractor of the week was a hot topic on TTS Toy Talk this week and is the CaseIH 9260. The feature link of the week is Brandon's Barns. March 04-10: Joe in Ct and Custom Kid have shared their latest custom projects on the TTS work bench. The March collector of the month is Cody Kaminski of Hamlin, NY. Would you like to be the next collector of the month? E-mail Jason Hasert at Webmaster@toytractorshow.com. TTS is launching an on-line toy show for farm toy collectors visiting Toy Tractor Show to have a permanent and central source to the newest toys available, older hard to find items, parts and decals from web and non-web vendors. Stayed tuned for the . Good news for John Deere collectors the updated dual 1/64 9400 and 8870 4wds are now available. They have the same style tires used on the triple dual 9400 and they are sold separately on blister cards. The new TTS Poll asks a if a a large 1/64 field cultivator was brought to market that matched the new ERTL 4wds, which color and brand would you most like to see made. The feature tractor of the week is the John Deere 8870 4wd. The feature link of the week is Precisiontractors.com.
February 25-March 03: TTS set up an information table at the York,PA toy show on 2/24 and plans to visit several more toy shows in the VA, MD and PA region this spring to visit with collectors. Check the Toy Show listings page for shows TTS plans to attend. In new toy news the #18 Precision 720 with weather shield, 3pt #80 blade and #45 loader is on dealers shelves now for $114-$130. The #19 vintage flat bed hay wagon will be at dealers in Mid May. Look for the 1/16 fwa 4230 in April. The White Demo Super A is at dealers now as well as the new CNH/CIH DX 33 compact tractor. TTS's John Deere, IH, Case, CaseIH, Oliver, Allis-Chalmers, and MF sections are all being expanded. Check out latest custom projects shared by collectors on the TTS Work Bench. Please feel free to submit your displays and custom toys pictures with TTS at Webmaster@toytractorshow.com. The feature tractor of the week is the Magnum. The feature link of the week is CaseIHtractors.com.
February 18-24: The big news of the week is TTS/NewAg Chat. The new format has has proven to be a popular feature on the new message board. The popular hours are from 5:00 p.m. ET to 1:00 a.m E.T. depending on your time zone. It is a great way for collectors from across North America and around the globe to exchange idea's, tips, and information. TTS Toy Talk's old message board will remain on ToyTractorShow.com until March 1, 2001. Upcoming Toy Shows were added to the Toy Show page. The navigation buttons have been improved across TTS. There are no new toys to report on this week. The SpecCast 1/64th scale Avalance grain carts continue to be the #1 sought after toys. A shelf edition is available. In the rumor mill for 2001 is a Precision Allis-Chalmers D-21 and a 1/32 DMI Tiger-Mate II Field Cultivator or Ecolo-Tiger disc-ripper. The feature tractor of the week is the 1988 The Spirit of Oliver . The feature TTS link is Hirezminiatures. February 10-17: ToyTractorShow.com introduces a new message board for toy collectors. The new Toy Talk will take some time to get used to and the current TTS Toy Talk will also be available for a transition period. The 1/16 STX 375 Quad Track and MX 240 are on dealers shelves this month. Look for the big triple dual STX 440 collectors edition later this spring. John Deere fans can look forward to the National Toy Show tractor this year, it will be a 4520. The Tiger IV was added to the Steiger section this week. The 1/64th scale AGCO Avalance grain carts from SpecCast are a big hit with collectors and a popular topic on Toy Talk. The new TTS Poll asks which IH toys would represent 100 years of the IH brand name best . The feature tractor of the week is the Case The Spirit of ' 76. The feature TTS link is Carter & Gruenewald Company, Inc.. Carter & Gruenewald Company, Inc.
February 04-09: Welcome to the first full week in February. The collector of the month is Noel Stevenson of Caledonia, NY. The Allis-Chalmers section on TTS has been updated. There is a rumor that the AC D-21 will be released as a Precision Classic for the 100th anniversary of the Allis-Chalmers brand name in 2001. SpecCast has put out an AGCO Limited edition, 1/64th scale Avalance grain cart. The next 1/8 model From Scale Models is a nf Case 730. The Collectors Corner display section has also been updated. The feature tractor of the week is Steiger ST-650 Panther Twin with a new color photo and 1/64 model. The feature TTS link is Dalton's Toys.
January 28-February 03: Toy Talk returns to TTS for collectors to exchange ideas and to learn more about the hobby after a week on hiatus. Byron has been added as a new company section. Ertl will produce a 1/16 MF 1155 and a Allis-Chalmers D-17 Precision Classic equipped with a New Idea corn picker for 2001. A toy tractor wish list was added. The feature tractor of the week is the John Deere 8560 4wd. The feature TTS link of the week is Rendezvous Farms.
January 21-27: Toytractorshow.com announces the development of a new talk page with NewAGTalk.com. A new 1985 CaseIH merger history page through pictures is added. The Case Tractor and Steiger sections were updated with new pages and pictures. Upcoming Toy Shows were added to the Toy Show page and several new toys for 2001 were added to the new CIH toys and new AGCO toys pages. The new TTS poll for 1/64 John Deere vintage equipment is posted. The feature tractor of the week is the Versatile 8wd 1080 "Big Roy". The feature TTS link of the week is Moore's Toys new website.
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