The "revolution" is the momentum that 1/87 scale vehicle modeling and collecting has been building over the past five years and the respect and attention being paid to this scale by more and more prominent  manufacturers! As more and more manufacturers recognize the seriousness of the 1/87 collectors market, both collectors and modelers benefit with wider selections of models with greater and greater degree of accuracy and detail! This initial launch model from OHS Models is nothing short of spectacular!

First announced at our 2000 East Coast Meet regional club show in Towson, MD last year, OHS Models (England) has completed and shipped its first 1/87th scale model ever. This fabulous brass model of the Unit Rig MT4400, a 260 ton mining truck, is now on its way to customers around the globe. The OHS Models launch into 1/87th scale was a run of  300 models. The MT4400 program has already achieved an unprecedented "sold out" status at OHS corporate level! The three different paint schemes are shown above. Item  #871 is the Unit Rig Lectra Haul Yellow (left),  #871.1 Unit Rig Terex Yellow (right), and #871.2 Unit Rig White & Gray (center). The models feature working steerable front wheels, see-through front grille, full engine and engine compartment detail, simulated window material in cab, positionable dump bed with working cylinders and simulated hydraulic hoses, Bridgestone logo on rubber tires, serial numbered and delivered in a hard shell box. To protect the investment of the individual collectors, OHS Models' policy is NOT to ever re-run these exact models (although different paint schemes may certainly be produced in the future). OHS Models has indicated to Club President Dan Goins that the company has plans to produce more 1/87th scale brass construction and mining models in the future based on the outstanding success of this initial release. Our 1/87th scale community can be very proud of this achievement!!! [posted 08/01/2001]