Sunday, October 30, 2016

NEWS FLASH! BouwmachinesvanToen "OP HERHALING"

The Stichting BouwmachinesvanToen was present at Vught, The Netherlands where during the weekend of 22th and October 23th, 2016 the event “OP HERHALING” took place.

In 2016, twenty years ago, the military service was suspended in The Netherlands. "OP HERHALING" occurred around the Engineers Corps Museum and was organized by the Regiment Engineers and the foundation "Bravo Company" in collaboration with Military service "Koude Oorlog" VLGH, Badger, Bartje Cie and many others.

BouwmachinesvanToen gave demonstrations on the training ground with their Historic Engineers Corps equipment from the personal collection of Gilbert Ploegmakers and Niels Hoeke. Two unique days of action in the dirt with their Caterpillar D7 Track-Type Tractor, Caterpillar D8 Track-Type Tractor with a Le Tourneau aanhangscraper and Caterpillar HT4 Track-Type loader.

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Friday, October 28, 2016

ANNOUNCEMENT! Caterpillar CT680 6x4 w/East Dump Trailer [WSI 1:50]



DHS Diecast Collectables is the world's largest construction diecast dealer! Their website has been designed specifically for the diecast construction and truck model collector. For new visitors explore the forum section, photo galleries, links to interesting sites and many other features. And of course, order your favorite collectable model today.
DHS offers you, in close cooperation with WSI, in four color variants; Red, Blue, Grey or Yellow a unique Caterpillar truck combination:
  • Caterpillar CT680 6x4 Tractor Unit with a 2-Axle East Dump Trailer #WSI39-1001/3/5/7
 
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

NEWS FLASH! EBIANUM Digger Museum & Modelshow 2017

The Eberhard EBIANUM doubles as a construction vehicle museum and a unique venue for all kinds of events.

Memories, understanding, information, experience, discoveries, and a view of the future.
Different is better than better. These feelings and thoughts guided us when we developed the Museum concept. Which adult doesn’t dream of being a child again for a while? This is where such dreams come true, for children in any case – the ideal environment for tuning into an event.
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Eberhard - Pioneers yesterday. today. tomorrow.

On Saturday April 29th 2017 the EBIANUM Digger Museum celebrates its second year anniversary with a huge scale model exhibition. Outside the museum there will be a SAURER 6x6 Meeting. We can blab out that a heavy (literally!) Dutch delegation will be present.

You are most welcome on Saturday April 29th 2017 between 10:00 to 16:00 and it gives you also the opportunity to admire the more than three thousand different models from the private collection of the Eberhard family.

In addition, the doors from the EBIANUM Digger Museum are open to the public each Saturdays and Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 17:00. On the free Wednesday afternoon EBIANUM is open from 13:30 to 17:00. The entrance to the "moving experience for young and old" in EBIANUM is not for free, but well worth the entrance fee.

Curious? Read the latest news on www.ebianum.ch or even better, come over for a visit!

Sunday, October 2, 2016

AVAILABLE! BAGGERMODELLE 5-2016

imageThe latest edition of BAGGERMODELLE is out now!

In this issue, among other interesting articles, a special about the Caterpillar 245ME Hydraulic Excavator which was released early 2016 from Classic Construction Models in their diecast series in 1:48th scale.

In addition, a special writen by Thomas Wilk about the Caterpillar D7 Track-Type tractor in 1:24th scale by Reuhl. Initially not designed to be a collector's item but to be a travelling salesmens's sample.

Last but not least more attention how you, as a collector, can make without a huge amount of work and effort yet in a nice way distinctive pictures of your own scale model and use your holiday snapshots as background.

Baggermodelle is THE full color magazine for collectors of construction machine models, cranes and heavy haulage. The magazine is writen in German. Detailed English translations of the main sections and features for every issue are available on the website and now also available as App or Android for your computer or mobile.

Learn more about this full-color magazine for collectors? Take a look at BAGGERMODELLE Or even better,

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