Other stories in the Nov. TT&C 2012 are:• Kleemann’s New Mobirex MR 110 Z EV0 by Carsten Bengs
• Reality in Miniature
• 2012 Macungie Show by Mark Macreading

In the movie “Inherit the Wind,” the character Henry Drummond explains to Matthew Brady why he never hoped to own Golden Dancer, a beautiful rocking horse in a storefront window—“My father could not afford it,” Drummond says matter-of-factly. “It was two weeks’ wages.”
Most model truck collectors have similar stories of the model that got away because it was too expensive. Richard Coaxum is no exception.
Coaxum’s father, Willie Coaxum, was a career Air Force serviceman, who died from wounds received in the Korean War when Coaxum was just 7 years old. Coaxum had three siblings, but they were all much older than he, leaving him essentially alone with his mother, Beatrice.  
“Mom loved this old department store in Fort Worth called Monnings. Its toy department had a display of Corgi trucks, so whenever Mom had to shop, she left me glued to the Corgi display rack. 
“Around that time, approximately 1960, a Tootsietoy sold for about 75 cents. But Corgis were expensive, averaging $3–$15 each. Corgis were worth the additional money because of their exquisite detail, but they were too expensive for us, so I did not dare ask for one.
“When I was 10 years old, Corgi introduced a circus truck that was a six-horse hauler. It had two ramp doors on one side and one ramp door on the other. Inside each door were two toy horses. The trailer could detach from the tractor, and it even had a facsimile of shock absorbers, which gave it that independent suspension.  Wow!
“This particular truck with all of its accessories cost $25. When I saw its price, I started my bucket list right then ’cause I knew I would never own one. Man, was I ever wrong. Mom scrimped and saved for about six months, and on July 22, for my 11th birthday, Mom gave that truck to me.”
For many reasons, this Corgi circus truck is Coaxum’s most memorable truck. It’s the kind of truck that most collectors regret not still having in their collections as adults, but Coaxum has no regrets. When he was 17 or 18 years old, his nephew, Roland Hayes Brooks, desired this truck, so Coaxum gave him the truck. 
That’s the kind of person Coaxum is. And some 43 years later, Coaxum still has no regrets about giving away his bucket list truck. It may have been the first model truck he gave away, but it was far from his last.
Richard Coaxum is pastor of St. Mary Baptist Church in Pflugerville, Texas. Both as pastor and as a collector, Coaxum drives many hundreds of miles each year.
“I like seeing America, so I enjoy driving,” Coaxum said.  “I stopped using regular car filling stations a long time ago. I only fuel at truck stops now—Flying Js, Pilots, Petros, and TAs—any truck stop I pass. I want to see some of the really nice big rigs on the road.

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Just recently, WSI Models presented the all-new five-axle Nooteboom Multitrailer MPX and the amazing new Liebherr tracked dozer PR776. Both feature fascinating details.
WSI Models has produced perfectly detailed and fully functional replicas. All major dimensions are correctly copied into the 1/50 scale. Both models came without defects.

The all-new Liebherr PR776 dozer was one of the big surprises during the past few months. This 74-tonne dozer is Liebherr’s biggest dozer and features a hydrostatic drive. It automatically adjusts the working speed to the required load conditions. The most interesting feature is the drive concept, as it also consists of an elevated sprocket. The dozer was presented for the first time at Bauma 2016 and also at the Las Vegas, Nev., MINExpo International in September 2016. It is targeted to mining and construction applications.
WSI’s nicely made die-cast model of this dozer was also presented during Bauma 2016. It is the first dozer model from WSI and features many details. 
The most visible feature on the model is the accurately copied new drive system with the elevated sprocket. The Liebherr hydrostatic drive features infinitely variable choice of travel speeds up to the maximum of 10.5 kilometers per hour.
The track shoes are easily moved and the front idler is spring-loaded, keeping the tracks well enough, but with not too much tension. The bottom rollers are not moveable, but oscillate as well. Both crawler frames are also oscillating for a perfect ground fitting. The realistic 650-mm track shoes are also nicely done.
On the machine’s front, the massive blade would have a capacity of 24.2 cubic yards. The U-shaped blade has accurate castings and can be tilted back and forward. Two massive cylinders move it up and down and also keep the blade in an upright position. The wear packages are also integrated well into the casting.

Smith-Miller with custom logging body. ​

Smith-Miller cab with a Nylint U-Haul body, Doepke wheels and custom bumpers. ​

Other stories in the Oct. TT&C 2012 are:
• Evolution of WINROSS by Mark Macreading

• Siku’s New Zealand Emergency and Rescue Models by Christopher Moor

• walk down...The Little Engine House...laneby Larry Phillips

• Get Up There with Ladder Chief! by Richard Marmo

David Piller praises his wife, Marilyn, for supporting his toy-collecting hobby that swelled into a part-time business. Then again, Marilyn is in part responsible for the obsession. 
She works at a bank where the chairman of the bank is a founder of a “little” toy show in Sublette, Ill. Collectors in the region know that the small farming village (population 400) bursts at the seams with about 7,000 people during the Sublette Farm Toy & Antique Tractor Show every March.
With the support of his wife, David attended the 1998 show and purchased two Grove truck cranes, just because cranes fascinate him. It might have ended with the cranes, except that David maintained contact with the vendor, who only lived 35 miles away.
“I started to buy more and more toys. As things developed, I needed a return on my investment,” David said with a laugh. By 2000, he had more than enough toys to set up his own table at a John Deere Two-Cylinder Club show at the fairgrounds just 10 blocks from his Mendota, Ill., home. 
“We thought we’d get our feet wet,” he said. 
Twelve years later, more than the Pillers’ feet are wet. They sell trucks of all kinds at about a dozen shows a year through their business, Classic Toy Models.
That’s in addition to David’s large personal collection. Most are newer models, but there is a special older one among them.
“I never had very many toys when I was a child growing up on a farm,” David explained. “I had a John Deere tractor with a man on it and a stamped-steel semi I played with outside. Also, I had a John Deere combine 12A, which I still have today. My mother marked the dates on everything, and it was given to me Dec. 25, 1952. It’s in one of my display cases.” 

Other stories in the Sept. TT&C 2012 are:
• The Logs Must Roll! by Richard Marmo

• Anthony Ricchio The Garbage GURU by Larry LeMasters

• Collector Update Checklist by Ray Crilley

When you first meet Mike Marchini, one thing stands out—he is a New Yorker through and through. He lives in Queens and has devoted his life to the sanitation business. He’s a garbage man, who speaks with a strange but wonderful New York accent.
“I went to work for my father’s, Anthony Marchini, company—Atlas Sanitation Inc.—when I was about 6 years old. I’ve been working in garbage ever since then, and I’m 73 years old today. Dad specialized in picking up garbage for large hotels, paper box companies, UPS and other large companies throughout New York City. 
“I worked my way up through the company, eventually becoming owner and CEO of Atlas Sanitation. Today, my son, Michael Jr., runs the company, so we are third-generation garbage men, and the future only looks bright since the fourth generation is already being trained in the family’s business.”
Marchini doesn’t remember the exact age when he started collecting. “I was very young, perhaps 9 or 10, and since I hung around trucks all day, I wanted a truck model. My first model truck was an Army truck made out of thin wood. It was a cheap little thing, but I loved it. I wish I still had this model, but it was lost a long time ago.”
Marchini has about 250 trucks in his collection. “I quit counting awhile back, but it seems like a large collection to me. I have a variety of sizes and shapes, and my models run from die-cast to wood, plastic and resin. 
“I don’t have a favorite scale, so my collection covers 1/8 scale, 1/25, 1/34 and 1/50 scale. Some of my collection is stock, but I have customized items, especially if a customer asks me to do so, and I have scratch built most of the trucks I have.”  
Marchini continued working for Atlas Sanitation and attended school part-time to learn drafting. He used his drafting skills to design model trucks that he wanted to cast build. 
“A good design is always the place to start, so I detailed my drawings to make sure everything would fit and be perfect.”
The majority of Marchini’s models take about 150 hours to make, including casting, assembly and painting. “I’ve made a few of the models to sell, and people still ask about buying models from me, but I don’t sell many. I did sell a roll-off 40-yard box truck a few years ago for $1,500.”
Beginning modelers think that selling a scratch-built model for $1,500 is a lot of money, but when the cost of material and time spent is factored into the price, modelers, such as Marchini build models for enjoyment, not for money.
The majority of Marchini’s trucks are Mack trucks. “I especially like Mack Hayes trucks.” 

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