| An Introduction to Collecting Die-Cast Trucks | | | | includes log trucks and dump trucks. |
| Collecting die-cast trucks is a fun and fascinating | | | | · New Ray - New Ray Trucks also focus |
| hobby. Whether you are interested in casual | | | | on road trucks, including 18-wheelers and pickup |
| collecting or if you're a die-hard collector, there is | | | | trucks, but their collection also includes specialty |
| something in this hobby for everyone. When | | | | trucks such as garbage trucks and tanker trucks. |
| starting out collecting, or if you are purchasing a | | | | · Yatming - Yatming is a Hong Kong |
| truck for a collector, there is some basic | | | | company that manufactures a wide line of fire |
| information that all collectors should know about | | | | trucks and police vehicles, in addition to its |
| die-cast trucks. | | | | automobile lines. |
| Die-Cast Truck Types | | | | · Corgi - Corgi is a British manufacturer |
| While some people collect strictly one type of | | | | that specializes in branded trucks and limited |
| die-cast vehicle, there are a wide range of vehicle | | | | edition collectable vehicles. |
| types available. Some collectors focus on antique | | | | · Tonka - Tonka trucks were |
| trucks, and others like to collect trucks from a | | | | manufactured more strictly as toys than many |
| single manufacturer. Others may focus strictly on | | | | die-cast trucks made today. Tonka is currently |
| a type of truck, such as 18-wheelers, and others | | | | owned by Hasbro, and now licenses the Tonka |
| may have an interest in farm vehicles or | | | | name to Maisto for die-cast vehicles. Today's |
| construction equipment. It's important to decide | | | | Tonka trucks include pickup trucks, farm tractors, |
| what sort of truck you are most interested in, so | | | | big rigs and branded trucks. |
| you can focus your research and purchasing. | | | | Die-Cast Truck Scales |
| Die-Cast Truck Manufacturers | | | | A scale refers to the ratio of the size of the |
| There are many different manufacturers of | | | | model truck to the size of the actual truck. The |
| die-cast trucks. Some of these manufacturers | | | | primary scales for die-cast vehicles are 1:18, 1:24, |
| include: | | | | 1:43, and 1:64. In a 1:18 scale truck, one inch on |
| · Norscott - Norscott is the primary | | | | the die-cast truck translates to 18 inches on the |
| manufacturer of Caterpillar die-cast construction | | | | actual truck. Some collectors prefer one scale of |
| equipment, as well as other brands such as | | | | die-cast toy trucks, while other's collect trucks |
| Peterbilt, Kenworth, Case, Claas, Bell, Liebherr and | | | | from a variety of scales. |
| Yale/Hyster. | | | | Resources for Die-Cast Truck Collectors |
| · Ertl - Ertl is one of the oldest die-cast | | | | The majority of resources for die-cast truck |
| truck manufacturers. Ertl's primary focus is on | | | | collectors are web sites created by die-cast truck |
| farm equipment, and manufactures John Deere | | | | manufacturers and sites developed by other |
| and Case/New Holland farm vehicles. | | | | collectors. While manufacturer web sites can easily |
| · Tonkin - Tonkin focuses on road trucks, | | | | be found with a simple search, it is more difficult |
| primarily 18-wheelers, but their collection also | | | | to locate non-manufacturer resources. |