Collecting 1:64 farm toys
Many of the most exciting toys for kids and adults alike are those modeled after farm equipment or commonly used tools and items typically located on farms. 1/64 farm toys is one of the most popular scaling. We cannot exactly fit a legitimate tractor into a typical house, so a scaled down version is the next best thing. Despite being an adult at present, I clearly remember having a large collection of various toy tractors, pedal tractors, horse toys, and custom farm toys when I was a child. These were most certainly my favorite type of toys. Of course, I had plenty others, but they were never nearly as much fun to play with. If you are curious about rebuilding that childhood collection or building one for your own young ones then I can be of some help. I will give you some guidelines on maintaining and collecting several types of farm toys. I hope you will find this information useful.
As I already mentioned, one of the most sought after types is the 1/64 farm toys sizing. A large portion of my collection, currently and from childhood, would loosely fit this label. You could call this a regular sizing in some respects. It is definitely a huge seller. This goes for manufactured toys from gigantic companies and even the custom farm toys created by a local carpenter. It is not a horrible idea to keep life-size toys, especially if you are after horse toys because those are always fun to rock on. But, you will want to make absolutely sure that you have a complete collection that includes the smaller kinds. These are easily displayed on shelves or in cases. They are also easier to keep tidy. The more sizable toys can require extra maintenance depending on the materials used in construction. Wooden materials are not so bad to maintain with the proper oils, but metals can issue a challenge depending on the weather you usually experience in your region. If your local climate tends to be wet and humid then your metals may have problems with oxidation. You must clean them weekly in such a case. If your wooden toys are handled correctly during the creation process then the upkeep on them will require less effort as they will be resistant to most weather events. It may be a good idea to clean them weekly in any case.
My childhood sets were made up mainly by John Deere collectibles. Many of them were 1/64 farm toys by scale, but I had several others that were built to be ridden by young ones as well. This includes a John Deere pedal tractor, a John Deere toy tractor, and a John Deere wagon. I have quite a few awesome memories of using that wagon. It gave me the chance to have plenty of fun with my imagination. I know most kids nowadays have technological gadgets instead of actual toys, but you would be amazed at how even they can enjoy hand held toys instead of the virtual kind. This particular brand is huge in farm related toys. Even if you primarily want rare handmade toys, I would suggest that you also build up a John Deere collectibles display as well. Even if they are not your most expensive, you may find their value to be quite big in the future.
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