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| Conrad
branded box.
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Profile view. |
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| Aerials, horns
and beacon lights on the roof, but no number plates. |
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| Very smart
paintwork and graphics. |
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| Stabilisers at
the rear can be lowered.
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| Opening flap at
the bottom. It is too narrow to store the wheel
supports. |
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| Perforated
cover on the exhaust.
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| Towing a
MAN Tipper. |
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Brechtel is a German manufacturer of heavy duty
wreckers (recovery trucks).
This model is a Brechtel Masterlift mounted on a
Mercedes Benz Actros 8x4 chassis.
Packaging
The model comes in a simple Conrad branded box with
the model protected by a foam rubber insert. The review
model had no defects and no missing parts.
There is no information about the real machine provided
and no instructions for the model either. Assembly of
the model is simple with the only door mirrors and
aerials to be fitted. Two wheel supports get added
at the rear.
Detail
The detail underneath the Actros 8x4 is good, with the
rear axles and suspension parts
made of metal. The steering is modelled in a
functional way, and a plastic prop shaft runs to the
rear axles. All the wheel hubs are very smart
and wider tyres are fitted on the front axles. At
the
rear there are two plastic stabilisers.
The cab detailing is very good with horns, beacon lights
and aerials on the roof, and the lights at the front
have plastic lenses. The standard of the paintwork
and graphics around the cab is very good. Under
the cab is an engine block.
Behind the cab the chrome exhaust looks authentic, and
there is a smart beacon light bar. The sides of
the truck are metal with metal grab rails along the top,
and the graphics on the sides are sharp and clear.
Inside the well is a silver fuel tank, and the
lifting boom is mainly metal with two plastic winch drums
fitted. Small metal hooks are fitted to the
winches. Two metal wheel supports fit to the
towing arm.
Features
A very good steering angle can be achieved with the
linked steering.
The cab tilts forward to reveal the engine and it can be posed
tilted.
Small thin plastic panels can be rotated open at the
bottom of each side of the truck. Although these
may be intended for the wheel supports that fix on the
towing arm, the slots are too narrow for them to fit.
A pair of rear stabilisers can be lowered down for use
during loading and winching.
The main boom can be raised and lowered, and the towing
arm moved in and out. It can also be folded down and have the wheel supports
fitted. The towing frame can also be extended as
it is a three section telescope.
The two winches can be raised and lowered independently.
Quality
This is a high quality model which looks particularly
good because of its excellent paintwork and graphics.
Price
The model is good value.
Overall
Conrad has produced a very good looking model which also
has good functionality, and it poses well towing another
haulage vehicle.
It is highly recommended.
Footnotes
The model was listed as a 2012 release by Conrad.
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| In the box. |
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| The various
parts. |
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| Rear axles are
detailed. |
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| Extendible
wheel support. |
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| Tilting cab. |
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| Independent
winches can be lowered. |
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| Winches and
fuel tank. |
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| Tipper's wheels
held clear of the ground.
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| Impressive
looking display. |
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