Excavator Models:For Collection or Play?

Although they are tiny the small but precise Excavator Models can be very expensive depending on there size and composition. I have priced quite a few for my son to play with and the cheapest ones that I could find were at our local department store. It’s hard to find the same equipment that my husband works on though unless they have them available when he buys the equipment. Sometimes they will have the miniature models at the same place he buys his equipment from. However when they do they always have a very hefty price on them. I don’t think that I can pay that much for something that my son is just going to demolish. I believe these are more for the collecting type. So I just stick with our local department store and let him use his imagination.