Guides
Short, factual guides for choosing farm toys or scale models: scale, brands, age, collecting, pedal tractors and building a play farm.
- Black Friday 2026: which deals are real? Around Black Friday every shop says everything is cheaper. We put today's price next to the lowest price our shops asked in the 30 days before. Read the guide
- Farm toys as gifts for Sinterklaas and Christmas A gift for a young farmer or a collector? Choose by age first, then by budget. We list the makers' age marks and show what you find in each budget. Read the guide
- Farm advent calendars: tractors and animals A door every day and, on Christmas Eve, a finished tractor or a farm full of animals. These are the advent calendars for little farmers and how they differ. Read the guide
- Which scale to choose: 1:16, 1:32, 1:50 or 1:87 The box says 1:32 or 1:16, but what does that mean for the toy you are buying? Here is how to work it out and how to pick the scale that suits you. Read the guide
- Bruder or Siku: the differences Bruder and Siku are the two best-known names in toy tractors, but they differ in scale and size. Here are the differences and how to choose. Read the guide
- Farm toys by age: from toddler to collector Which farm toys suit which age? We list the manufacturers' age labels side by side, from toddler to collector. Read the guide
- Starting a collection: Britains, Wiking and more If you want to collect farm models, you face three choices: scale, manufacturer and the real tractor make. Here is how to start without regrets. Read the guide
- Choosing a Rolly Toys pedal tractor: which size? For its pedal tractors, Rolly Toys gives both an age and a body height. Here is how to read those numbers and choose the size that fits. Read the guide
- Building a play farm: Schleich, Bruder, Britains A play farm is made up of vehicles, animals, buildings and farmers. Here is how to combine brands without the proportions going wrong. Read the guide
- Choosing a Bruder tractor: which one fits your child? All Bruder tractors are 1:16 scale, but their sizes differ a lot: about 25 cm (compact), around 35 cm (3000 series) or up to 50 cm (John Deere 9620RX). Bruder rates most from 3 years, the largest from 4, and for children under 3 there is Roadmax. Read the guide
- Choosing a remote-control toy tractor: remote or app? A tractor that drives itself makes the play farm more exciting. But a simple RC tractor is quite different from a Siku Control model with an app. Here is how to choose. Read the guide
- Toy lorries for the farm: tipper, livestock lorry or low loader? A lorry takes cattle to market, collects grain and drops off a new tractor. Here is how to choose one that matches the scale and the way your child plays. Read the guide
- Telehandler, wheel loader or front loader: which one fits? Stacking bales, scooping or loading with the tractor itself? A telehandler, a wheel loader and a front loader each do something different. Here is how to choose. Read the guide
