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 them, there are those who claim the world of construction models is an unseen one. "Models are a niche market almost hidden from the main equipment market," says Chuck Sword, with DHS Diecast Collectables, a construction model dealer in Berea, Ohio. Adds Roy Ferguson, a model dealer in Manchester, Iowa: "A lot of people don't know we exist." However unnoticed by some, it's a busy world, populated by avid collectors, OEMs, model makers and model dealers.
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