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| Freighter branded box.
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| Nice detailing
underneath.. |
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| The complete
trailer with nice metal gates. |
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| A big road
train. |
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| A loaded road
train. |
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This review is of a Freighter Flat Top Road Train Trailer. It is in the colours of the
Australian company
Betts Bower Group.
Packaging
The kit comes in a Freighter-branded box.
Inside, the parts are contained
within expanded polystyrene trays.
There were no missing parts or defects on the review
kit.
A Freighter marketing brochure is included, and this is
a nice document. Also provided is an instruction
sheet describing the features and functions of the
Freighter trailer models. Another very nice
inclusion is a sheet describing various configurations
of Australian road trains.
Detail
and Features
The
trailer structure is modelled well, and hoses run to each
axle. The wheels and tyres look good and working
suspension is provided which is nicely engineered.
The plastic storage box has highlighted handles and
sharp Betts Bower graphics.
The landing legs can be lowered by unscrewing.
The trailer deck has a textured surface and the edges
are a very nice piece of casting work with separate
rails formed.
The gates are metal and can be clipped together, and
bows added across the top. Although initially
loose, the system becomes rigid enough when fully
clipped up.
A spare wheel can be stored under the deck. Gates
can also be stored but because of the clearances only a
couple will fit comfortably on the rack.
The dolly is a nicely engineered part. The fifth
wheel on the dolly is operated by a lever
which grips the kingpin of the trailer.
Hose connections have tidy storage points. The
drawbar can be raised and lowered, and it has its own
foldable landing leg.
Quality
and Price
This is a well made trailers with a high metal content.
There is some plastic used for the box, wheel arches
and underside storage frames. The model is high quality.
The price reflects the quality.
Overall
This is a very nice Freighter
trailer which can be combined together with others to produce hugely
impressive Australian road train configurations.
Footnotes
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| The parts. |
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| The deck
surface is metal and textured. |
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Dolly drawbar perched on its landing leg. |
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