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Construction models Collector guides

Understand 1:50 scale, check excavator-to-trailer fit, and inspect tracks, booms and attachments when planning a construction model collection.

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Construction models Collector guides
Conceptual illustration: Printed, molded or perforated grilles: what close-up model photographs reveal

Printed, molded or perforated grilles: what close-up model photographs reveal

Conceptual illustration: Model dimensions and display-base dimensions are two different footprints

Model dimensions and display-base dimensions are two different footprints

Conceptual illustration: A backhoe operator faces forward: how should you compose the display?

A backhoe operator faces forward: how should you compose the display?

Conceptual illustration: A mining truck’s payload number is not a load rating for the model

A mining truck’s payload number is not a load rating for the model

Conceptual illustration: Model safety cables and lifting eyes: detail is not a load-bearing promise

Model safety cables and lifting eyes: detail is not a load-bearing promise

Conceptual illustration: Choose a shelf height that shows the detail you bought the model for

Choose a shelf height that shows the detail you bought the model for

Conceptual illustration: Reading weathered cab windows: dust, wiper paths and the intended scene

Reading weathered cab windows: dust, wiper paths and the intended scene

Conceptual illustration: An excavator folds lower but gets longer: measure both limits

An excavator folds lower but gets longer: measure both limits

Conceptual illustration: Design a removable scene insert for different model attachments

Design a removable scene insert for different model attachments

Conceptual illustration: Clip-on or screw-fastened model tools: know what a change involves

Clip-on or screw-fastened model tools: know what a change involves

Conceptual illustration: Front shovel or backhoe: make the excavation scene readable

Front shovel or backhoe: make the excavation scene readable

Conceptual illustration: Rolling tracks do not mean working rollers on a diecast model

Rolling tracks do not mean working rollers on a diecast model

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