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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
How a machinist 3D printed a Caterpillar D10 dozer (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
3D printing is one of those amazing, futuristic technologies that has somehow snuck beneath the radar of the majority of the general public. That’s probably because most 3D printing is still done on the small scale and with plastics, but continuing innovation in the field is bringing us closer and closer to the day where […]
June 10, 2015
Construction Equipment
PHOTOS: Detailed RC loaders, cranes and trucks move dirt in their own mini world at Intermat
[imagebrowser id=246] Throughout the Intermat trade show in Paris last week, the first pieces of yellow iron attendees saw as they entered the earthmoving pavilion were a bit on the small side. RELATED >> Model Mania: Construction scale models have fervent collectors both in and out of construction Situated just before the entrance of Hall 5 […]
April 27, 2015
Construction Equipment
Best dad ever builds drivable mini Caterpillar Model 22 dozer using lawnmower parts for son
No. 2 Video of 2015 « No. 3 No. 1 »  It’s not every dad that loves heavy equipment and tinkering so much that he builds a bulldozer for his young son. Which is why we thought YouTube user Ryan M deserved everyone’s attention. After seeing a kid dig a trench with an amazing mini […]
February 18, 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
Construction Equipment
Baby Bertha? Bechtel builds mini tunnel-boring machine using 50,000 Legos
The Lego Movie, which hit theaters this past weekend, is fantastic. But we wish the folks who made it had talked to Bechtel first to include the company’s incredible miniature tunnel-boring machine (TBM). The company commissioned professional Lego builders Bright Bricks who assembled a moving, 6-1/2 foot TBM using 50,000 Lego bricks. Like Big Bertha, […]
February 10, 2014
Construction Equipment
This incredible Caterpillar D11 R/C model moving dirt will make you question what’s real
No. 2 Video in 2014 « NO. 3 NO. 1 »  The genius of this video is that when it starts out you’re thinking so what? It’s a D11 moving dirt. However, depending on what visual cue sets you off (the grass in the background in the first few minutes did it for us), […]
January 31, 2014
Construction Equipment
Looking to buy a construction model? Check the review first.
Contractors love construction models — we’ve seen many proud displays when we visit their offices.  While they receive a number of these models as gifts from appreciative equipment dealers, those gifts may only be the start of life long collections. If you’ve gotten the model collecting bug, here’s the website for you. Cranes Etc. was […]
August 1, 2012
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