Welcome to the amazing, hand-crafted "Deuce and a half " trucks of Chris Benson Owner: Chris Benson, Fresno, CA E-mail: chris_m_benson@yahoo.com My name is Chris Benson and I'm a "plasticcrack" addict! That is, I love my GIjOEs. I have been collecting since 1992. It all started at a swap meet in my home town of Fresno, CA. I picked up a vintage 1965 GIjOE for $0.75 cents. It was in great condition and it reminded me of my childhood when my father would buy my brother and me Joes and accessories for our birthdays and Christmas. Now I'm 48 years old and I have over 350 figures and 35 vehicles. My collection consists of vintage Joes plus others from new manufactures such as Dragon, BBI, Sideshow Toys, Hot Toys, ACE, Toy Soldier etc. My main collection is based around WWII and Vietnam. As I began to build my collection, I noticed that there were very few options when it came to 1/6 scale vehicles. Hasbro had a few and 21st Century Toys followed with a few of their own. In 2002, my father and I began making our own 1/6th scale trucks for my troops. We unveiled our first "Deuce and a Half " at the 2003 Weekend of Heroes show. It was a soft cab, cargo/troop carrier truck that was a great success for us. Since that time, we've custom built over 45 of these trucks in many variations. WWII and Modern Soft cab, Closed cab, Truck and Trailers etc. This hobby has been a blessing to me personally and is my way of dealing with everything else in life. It is my joy. I hope you like the pictures of my collection and those of our custom trucks. Thanks! --Chris Benson More Custom Vehicles And Don't Miss... Collections Indoor Dioramas Outdoor Photos Custom Figures Custom Vehicles Tips & Tricks Club Websites Feedback Submit Your Collection About GIjOE Collections Cool Links HOME Address any questions or comments to webmaster Mark Otnes, at 303 E. Sherwin Drive, Urbana, IL 61802, or Phone: 217-337-1706 or Email: sterling@shout.net