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| Stylish box.
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| Large flywheel
is plastic. |
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| Underside of
the roof is replica wood planking. |
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| Underside view. |
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| Smooth metal
roof. |
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| The original
machine was not huge. |
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In 1911 Hans Hamm introduced the world's first diesel
powered road roller. Prior to this machine-powered
rollers were steam driven. It was a three-wheel
roller and had a weight of 15.2 tonnes.
To commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the
roller, Hamm commissioned this scale model.
Packaging
It comes in a presentation box which is in a mock aged
style, and there are a few technical details on the
side. It would have been good if there had been
some more history about the roller.
The model sits in black foam rubber. The review
model had no defects or missing parts, and is complete
out of the box with no assembly required.
Detail
As befits a commemorative model it comes with a
presentation base. It is metal and has a name
plate on both sides. The model sits within indents
in the base plate which holds it well.
As often with models of old machines it is on the small
size but it looks detailed. The rollers are metal,
including a split drum at the front, and the spokes are
plastic. A nice detail is that the inside of the
rear rollers is toothed for the drive mechanism.
The front steering chain is present although a finer
gauge will probably have looked better. There is a
smart name plate on the front and the main support for
the front roller has rivet details within the casting
which are produced well.
The rest of the body is mainly metal with the flywheels
being plastic. The steering drive mechanism is
plastic but this has allowed some fine detailing of the
worm drive at the end.
The rear rollers have scrapers and cutters modelled.
The roof is metal with a smooth top, but looking inside
it has a painted replica wood underside.
Features
The front roller drums are split and roll independently.
The front assembly can steer to a good angle and there
is also a degree of sideways pivot.
Both the flywheels can be rotated.
Quality
The
quality is good with a high metal content, and the
paintwork and finish is of a very good standard.
Price
The price of this model was not known at the time of the
review so it has been rated on the basis that it is
reasonably priced.
Overall
This is a good model from Conrad and is a fine tribute
to this historic roller. It would have been really
nice if the plastic flywheels and roller drum spokes had
been metal but no doubt this would have increased the
cost significantly. The 1911 Hamm is good enough
to recommend highly.
Footnotes
The model first appeared in June 2011.
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| Very nice baseplate. |
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| Front roller
has a split drum. |
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| Nameplate on
the front. |
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| Cutters on the
rear rollers. |
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| The steering
chain is perhaps on the large side. |
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| Profile view. |
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