Tag: equipment models

Construction Equipment

Get the latest on construction equipment scale models during these upcoming events

Contractors are well known equipment scale model enthusiasts, but the attraction doesn’t end with them. There’s a global audience for these miniature models, as we detailed in our Model Mania special report last year. Scale models were even a traffic-stopper at this spring’s Intermat trade show, where a detailed diorama took a front-center position as […]

June 16, 2015

Construction Equipment

We’re giving away construction equipment models. Here are the winners so far and what’s still up for grabs

Our Model Mania story has generated lots of interest on our site, and here’s one reason why: We’re giving away 13 construction scale models in weekly drawings! We congratulate these lucky winners: Taylor Running: Special 1 Million Bobcat Loaders S650 Edition . Steve Herbert: Volvo Construction Equipment L60G Limited Edition wheel loader, celebrating the start […]

August 11, 2014

Construction Equipment

MODEL MANIA: How diecast construction equipment models are made and a look at some of the largest collections (PHOTOS)

Go into a contractor’s office and you’re more than likely to see at least one. Sometimes it’s tucked into a corner of the bookshelf or a desk. Other times, a collection of them will take up a wall or even an entire office. Yet, as much as manufacturers like to give them away and contractors prize […]

June 30, 2014

Gear

12 Days of Construction Gifts: Die-cast equipment models

A die-cast construction model built by Classic Construction Models will fit right in with a collector’s set. You can choose from a variety of equipment models, including cranes, shovels, pipelayers, trucks and trailers from well-known brands like Caterpillar, Kenworth, Rogers and more. The selection includes modern and classic models, like the Caterpillar tractor from the […]

December 20, 2012