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Historic series
NZG box. |
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High metal
content. |
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Underneath. |
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Maximum
steering set. |
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Very high
quality details. |
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Loading on to a
low loader. |
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Loaded onto a
truck. |
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The Hamm 8.5 VTD was built between 1958 and 1980 and
around 1300 were manufactured. It weighed 9.5
tonnes.
Packaging
The model comes in a box in NZG's old historic
style and is wrapped in soft paper and rests in a polystyrene tray.
There
were no missing parts or defects on the review model.
A reprint of an original marketing brochure is included.
Detail
Underneath, the detailing is simple The metal drums
have a nice smooth finish with a middle seam.
At the front the drum support has metal parts and there
is a Hamm logo on one side. The Hamm name badge
also appears on the nose.
The engine compartment has excellent detailing in the
casting with panels and rivet heads. Highlighting of the
panel straps with black paint looks great too.
The rear drum support has a textured footplate and a
pedal. The operator's controls are finely modelled
and the levers have a realistic thinness.
The canopy is a metal part.
Features
The
drums roll freely and the model rolls well in a straight
line even on a smooth surface.
Each drum steers independently, and can be set to widen
the overall paving width.
Quality
This
is a very nice quality model with a very high metal content.
The graphics and paintwork are very good too.
Price
The model is good value for the quality offered.
Overall
It is great to see another model in the NZG historic
series, and it is a reminder of the great historic
models that NZG has produced in the past. This one
is very high quality and a fine model.
Footnotes
This model first appeared for the Bauma Exhibition in
2019.
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Profile view. |
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Reprinted
brochure. |
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Canopy metal. |
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Rollers set to
widen the paving width. |
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Excellent
controls.
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Hamm badge at
the front. |
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Nice display. |
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