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| Branded
box. |
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| Nice metallic
blue paint. |
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| Detail
underneath. |
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| Tilting hood. |
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| Nice structure
and soft hose. |
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| Detailed hatch
and graphics. |
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| Opening grain
hatch. |
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| Nice blade. |
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| Interesting
posed with a loader. |
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This is a model of a Kenworth T880 + East Genesis
End Dump Trailer in a surf blue / chrome colour scheme.
Packaging
The model comes in a First Gear-branded windowed box
with the model contained between plastic formers.
The review model had no missing parts. However,
the trailer had some shipping damage with loose parts in
the box. These were easily re-fixed with super
glue.
Detail
The Kenworth chassis has the engine,
gearbox and transmission detailed in plastic and there
are
chromed tanks and boxes although the steps are not
textured. The wheels are
detailed and there are different tyres on the front and
rear axles.
The front grille is very good and there is a tiny
Kenworth badge at the top. The lights and front
bumper are fine and there is a towing hitch too, although there is no number plate
as this is a generic model.
The cab has modelled door handles and there are no
windows in the doors. The
mirrors are plastic. The exhaust stack is detailed and
there is an array of lights on the roof. The blue
metallic paint finish is very good.
Behind the cab is a plastic headache rack with coiled
lines and coloured hoses. At the rear the large
mud flaps are stiff plastic.
The trailer is nearly all metal. The chassis has
detailed landing legs and a soft hose runs to the rear
axles. The wheels are detailed.
The front of the trailer looks very good with a hose and
the access hatch detailed, and there are sharp tiny
graphics. The finish of the dump body is very
shiny, and there are red and white stripes down the
sides and more detailed graphics.
The lift ram for the dump body is multi stage with shiny
rams.
At the back The tailgate has the grain hatch modelled in
detail.
Features
The
Kenworth's steering is notched with a very good range of movement.
One of the rear axles on the review model was slightly
bent meaning that it wobbled when rolling.
The hood tilts forward to about 45° and can pose in a
tilted position. The engine underneath is detailed.
The landing legs on the trailer can be lowered by
unscrewing and the screw thread is revealed.
At the back the grain hatch can be opened and this is an
excellent feature. The tailgate opens about 90
degrees..
The dump body can be raised but the maximum angle is
shallow and less than the real trailer would need to tip
its load. At the maximum angle the stiff rear mud
flap is grounded and affects the rolling of the trailer.
Quality
It is a good quality model.
The paint is very good and the graphics are sharp.
Price
It is reasonable value.
Overall
This is a an interesting model of a Kenworth and large
dump trailer. The tipping angle of the trailer is a
little disappointing, but the opening grain hatch is
excellent.
Footnotes
The model was released in December 2020.
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| Steering angle
is very good. |
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Large stiff mud flaps at the rear. |
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| Coiled lines. |
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| Landing legs
work well. |
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| On the road. |
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| Tipping. |
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| Looks good. |
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| Tipping a load. |
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