62 10-4 Magazine / March 2026 growing up I was a child of the eighties and thought Rockin’ H Farm Toys just sounded cool,” Eric told me with a laugh, referring to his business’ name and his love of music from that time. “My wife told me, do whatever you’d like, just stay out of the family budget,” Eric added. And the rest is history. As a custom model builder, Eric gets a lot of questions like, “Hey Eric, how do I do this and how do I do that?” referring to customizing DCP trucks, which led Eric to start his own YouTube Channel (Rockin H Farm Toys) back in 2012 where he gives tutorials on how to disassemble, build and customize 1/64 DCP trucks. “I like to help others enjoy the hobby and share my knowledge of what I’ve learned in order to help others build and customize their model trucks,” said Eric. “When I started Rockin’ H, I primarily did so to customize and build farm/ag equipment, but my business has almost fully transitioned to the trucking industry, building and customizing 1/64 scale trucks now,” as Eric continued, adding, “I produce a lot of custom parts for these trucks that I sell to customers on my website, as well.” While talking with Eric he told me that a lot of his business comes from women. “They want a custom model built of their boyfriend or their husband’s truck for a gift,” said Eric, adding, “I also get a lot of work from people who want a replica truck created as a memorial to a late relative or friend.” When I asked Eric if there’s been any favorite trucks he’s built over the years, Eric told me about a Mack he built, saying, “I custom built an old Mack R-Model in 1/64 scale equipped with a grain bed on it. While building it, I honestly didn’t think it was going to turn out very well, but in the end it turned out nearly perfect.” These days, Eric has migrated more to selling parts and teaching, saying, “Through teaching, I can help more people.” If you’re interested in having Eric build you a rockin’ custom model of your truck, or a gift for someone near and dear to you, contact him via his website (RockinHFarmToys.com), but he is very selective these days of the projects he chooses to do. However, whether you know exactly what you want or not, I can almost guarantee he will say, “Let’s give it a try!” And, in the end, you won’t be disappointed. n EDITOR’S NOTE: Thank you to Eric Haselhorst for providing the photos of himself and his model trucks, which are mostly on page 63 (along with the International cabover seen below).
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