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| Mammoet branded box.
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| Impressive
Kenworth. |
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| Coiled lines
are large for the scale. |
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| Nice engine. |
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| Underside of
the trailer. |
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| On the road. |
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| Flip axle. |
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| Licence plate
at the rear |
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| Tie downs are
included. |
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This review is of a Kenworth W990 Tri-axle Cab and
Fontaine Magnitude Tri-axle Lowboy Trailer with Flip
axle. It is in the colours
of Mammoet, the worldwide heavy lifting and
transportation specialist.
Packaging
The model comes in a Mammoet branded box. Inside,
the model is contained
within a pair of plastic formers.
There were no missing parts or defects on the review model.
A simple instruction sheet is included. Also included
is a Mammoet Collect card and small parts. Some
spares are also included.
Detail
The Kenworth chassis is detailed although the screw
heads are large. The engine is coloured and the
drive shaft is modelled but not continuous. The tyres
have a decent tread pattern, and
the chrome wheels are detailed.
A set of optional stick-on signs are
supplied such as 'Oversize Load'.
The radiator grille is excellent and the large chromed
bumper has a realistic licence plate. Under the
cab is a detailed engine, made of different parts. The
cab interior is also good. The roof of the cab has
painted beacon lights, and other lights and air horns.
There is a chromed exhaust stack, and
the chrome
fuel tanks look very good. The cab windows are not
'glazed'. The red and black colour scheme is crisply
rendered and there are graphics on the bodywork
including a fleet number.
Detailing behind
the cab includes
coiled lines and chains although they appear large for
the scale. There is an excellent non-slip
walking surface and at the rear the lights are painted,
with Mammoet printed on the mud glaps.
The Fontaine trailer gooseneck is excellent with
modelled equipment on top and an impressive array of
sharp graphics.
The deck has plastic replica timber surfacing and there
are plastic fold out brackets to extend the width along
the edges. However, extension planks are not
included.
At the rear there are graphics applied.
Load tie-down straps and small marker flags are a nice
inclusion with the model.
Features
The Kenworth's front axle wheels have notched steering
with a reasonable range of movement.
The engine cover tilts forwards to reveal the detailed
engine.
The ‘fifth
wheel’ tilts although it sits high. The helper
axle is raised permanently out of service.
The gooseneck can be detached from the trailer deck.
The flip axle can be posed up or in service although it
cannot be locked in the service position.
Tie-downs, flags and signs can be fitted.
Quality
This is nice quality model, with a good
metal content.
It has excellent paintwork and graphics.
Price
It is fully priced given the scale.
Overall
It is interesting to see a Mammoet model in 1:64 scale
and it will appeal to the collector market in the US in
particular. It is a nice looking model with not
too many compromises to suit the smaller scale.
Footnotes
This model appeared in December 2024 with Mammoet model
number 410316. It is a
limited run of 1500 models.
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| Parts out of the
box. |
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| Helper axle is
permanently raised. |
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| Detailed
chassis. |
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| Fifth wheel
sits high. |
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| Sharp graphics. |
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| Replica
timbers. |
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| With a load. |
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