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| Transport
Series box sleeve.
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| Nice grille. |
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| The rear end. |
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| Tilting hood
and opening cab door.
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| Trailer
chassis. |
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| Landing legs
lowered. |
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| Looks good. |
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| Looks good. |
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| Opening
container doors. |
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This truck is a
Freightliner Cascadia Sleeper Cab with a 40' Dry Goods Sea Container.
Packaging
The packaging consists of a cardboard outer shipping
carton which encloses a very high quality drawer-style tray
within a picture sleeve.
There were no missing parts
or defects on the review model.
Included with the model is a towing hitch which can be
fitted. The box has some details of the real truck. A
Diecast Masters Transport Series mini brochure is
included.
Detail
The chassis has the engine, gearbox and transmission
detailed in plastic, but it looks good. The chromed
tanks and boxes have black highlights, and there are
soft mud flaps. The plastic wheels are detailed with
unusual rear hub cabs.
The front grille
looks impressive and there is a tiny Freightliner badge
at the top. The lights look good, although there is no number plate as this is a
generic truck model.
Around the cab the
mirrors are plastic.
The roof is a plastic part with an excellent colour
match to the metal parts. The windows are not
modelled in the doors to allow them easy to open.
The interior detail is very good. Behind the cab
the farings are modelled well and there is a stepping
plate, but no coiled lines. Soft mud flaps have
Freightliner on them.
The trailer is mainly metal with a good structure, and
the axles are nicely detailed. The wheels look
good. Red and white highlighting is applied around the
trailer edges. The rear lights are painted.
The trailer has fixing points for a 40' container, but
the casting does not provide the same for both ends of
20' containers.
The container is an all plastic part, and is therefore
lightweight. It looks good and has small graphics
applied to add to the realism. The rear door bolts
are highlighted.
Features
An optional towing hitch can be fitted to the Cascadia.
The
tractor steering has a moderate range of movement, and the
model rolls well. The wheels on the front axle
were a little loose on the review model.
The fifth wheel has an adjustable longitudinal position.
The hood tilts forward to about 45° and can pose in a
tilted position. The engine underneath is detailed.
The cab doors open to a reasonable angle.
The roof can be detached to give a view inside.
The landing legs on the trailer can be folded down.
The trailer kingpin can be fitted into 4 different
positions.
The container has opening doors and they open to an
excellent angle.
Quality
This model is good quality with plastic used for the
container and on the tractor chassis details.
The paintwork and graphics are to a high standard.
Price
It is good value.
Overall
This Freightliner Cascadia model is very functional and
looks impressive coupled with a container trailer.
Footnotes
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| Out of the box. |
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On the road. |
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| Clean lines. |
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| Detailed
chassis. |
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| Roof removed
shows detailed interior. |
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| Nice trailer. |
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| Without the
container.
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| Container is
plastic. |
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