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A First-Class Delivery

4/14/2025

By Tom Hanshaw
Note: This feature is in the May TT&C 2025 issue.

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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been in business for a long time, beginning when Benjamin Franklin was appointed postmaster general by the Continental Congress in 1775.

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Custom & Scratch-Built Projects

3/18/2025

Note: This feature is in the April TT&C 2025 issue.

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THANK YOU to all the
Toy Trucker & Contractor
readers who submitted photos
and information about their
customized and scratch-built projects.

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A Cut Above: Asplundh Tree Experts

2/17/2025

By Jim Livermore

Note: This feature is in the March TT&C 2025 issue.

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Many people may recognize Asplundh Tree Expert’s specialized fleet of orange-and-black trucks. Its bucket trucks have become a symbol of helping to ensure a safe and reliable electrical grid. Most recently, the company has assisted in the restoration of electrical power in regions of the United States impacted by strong storms by clearing debris, brush and trees.

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Let it snow, let it snow

1/15/2025

By Tom Hanshaw

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Builder puts POWER into models

1/10/2025

By Larry LeMasters
Note: This feature is in the February TT&C 2025 issue.

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Crane Expert takes collection to New Heights

12/16/2024

By Luann Dart
Note: This feature is in the January TT&C 2025 issue.

Carsten Bengs has 26 O&K models, including mostly excavators and wheel loaders, but also two rope shovels.

Special models in the collection of Carsten Bengs are his AKV Bochum models, which include seven with lifting capacities between 25 tonnes and 160 tonnes, made by Conrad and NZG.

German collector Carsten Bengs has translated a childhood fascination with construction equipment into an extensive collection of cranes and excavators, authorship of three books and regular reviews in Toy Trucker & Contractor, and even a career.

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Carsten Bengs’s collection also consists of a few YCC models. The legendary Gottwald AMK 1000 in Riga Mainz colors is one of his favorite models. Right beside, the LTM1800 in Thömen colors is assembled with a luffing jib, followed by the LTM1400 in Franz Bracht colors.

In 2013, Carsten Bengs did a review in Toy Trucker & Contractor of the WSI LTM1500 model in a unique space. That year, his house was built and he used the scene for some photos at the home’s foundation.

Crane is IMPRESSIVE - Mammoet flagship

12/14/2024

By Carsten Bengs
Note: This feature is in the January TT&C 2025 issue.

The SX2D4F2B configuration for windmill assembly, with a shortened length.

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The SX boom and derrick with a 400-tonne maximum counterweight.

The base boom with railings and SX boom.

SPOTLIGHT on R/C - Jan. TT&C

12/11/2024

Owner and Builder: Kevin Eversole, Chesterton, IN
MODEL: 850 Dozer
Manufacturer: Lesu
Where to Buy: www.rclesu.com/index.php?c=content&a=show&id=842

Photos in the January TT&C 2025 magazine.

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Driving through History with Branch Motor Express

11/15/2024

By Jim Livermore
Note: This feature is in the December TT&C 2024 issue.

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Branch Motor Express was a large trucking firm located in the eastern United States. At its peak in the 1970s, the company’s territory included approximately 60 terminals across 16 states, extending from New England to South Carolina, and as far west as Missouri. Its fleet consisted of approximately 900 road tractors, 400 straight trucks and over 2,000 trailers.

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Building Massive Mining Machines, one LEGO brick at a time

11/13/2024

By Larry LeMasters
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A First-Class Delivery

Custom & Scratch-Built Projects

A Cut Above: Asplundh Tree Experts

Let it snow, let it snow

Builder puts POWER into models

Crane Expert takes collection to New Heights

Crane is IMPRESSIVE - Mammoet flagship

SPOTLIGHT on R/C - Jan. TT&C

Driving through History with Branch Motor Express

Building Massive Mining Machines, one LEGO brick at a time

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