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| The box. |
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| The bottom
tray. |
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| Luffing pivot
on board. |
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| The parts
loaded on a truck make a good display. |
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| Cranes set up
to be rigged. |
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| Reeving the
hook. |
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| Rigged with a
short luffing jib. |
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| The full length
jib is massive. |
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The Terex AC 500-2 is a 500 tonne capacity
mobile crane. The model in Felbermayr's colours
was reviewed here. To see photos of
the real machine click
here.
This accessory set is the luffing fly jib which extends
the height and reach of the crane.
Packaging
The kit comes in a plain box with
just a sticker indicating that it contains a luffing jib.
The parts are packed within the two parts of the tray. The
review set had no defects or missing parts.
A colour instruction sheet in German and English
is supplied although it does not cover all the possible
configurations.
Detail
The lattice sections are well made and fit together
using Conrad's preferred plastic bolt system.
Detailing of the parts is simple. Ten additional
counterweight slabs are also included, five for each
side, which makes ten on each side when added to those
supplied with the crane model. However the maximum
used by the real crane is only eight on each side.
The pendants are plastic and are adequate for the
purpose although metal or an alternative design
providing straighter alignments would be better.
With the jib at the maximum length the angles of the
luffing gear do not look right suggesting that overall
length of the pendants supplied with the kit is too
short. The luffing bridle and pulleys are plastic and
higher precision parts would give more confidence given
the loads applied to the jib when erected.
A nice rubber tyred wheel is provided at the jib head to
allow the end of a luffing configured jib to be supported as it is
pulled forward whilst raising it
after being assembled on the ground.
Features
The great feature of the kit is that many configurations
of jib can be assembled right up to the massively long
full jib, with the crane some 3m high with the main
boom fully telescoped out.
Fixed (non luffing) jib
configurations are also possible.
The various sections also make excellent transport
loads.
Quality
All of the metal parts are of a robust quality and are
painted well. The plastic elements are functional.
Price
The price is reasonable given the large amount of parts
provided.
Overall
This kit adds to the base model to produce a huge and
magnificent display. However care is needed during the
assembly as the loads on the model are significant.
It is a recommended kit to anyone wanting to create a
really
impressive model.
Footnotes
The kit was first seen at the BAUMA exhibition in 2001.
This version in Felbermayr colours appeared in 2011 and
was the final run of this kit. The crane in
Felbermayr colours was Conrad model
2098. |
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| The lid. |
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| A load for a
Doll Trailer. |
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| Jib sections
and ballast blocks as a load. |
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| Smaller jib
sections can be carried inside larger ones to reduce the
transport required. |
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| Rigger with a
short fixed jib. |
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| With the short
luffing jib the model's complexity becomes clear. |
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| Excellent
straight jib. |
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