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| The box. |
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| Decent
steering on the axles. |
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Detailed underneath. |
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Counterweigh carried for transport.
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| Travelling.
It looks best with the outrigger pistons removed |
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| Twin
winches. |
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| Ready for
work. Counterweight extended. |
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The
Gottwald AMK 126-63 mobile crane was a successful mobile
crane which entered service in Mammoet colours in
1983.
The real crane
had a capacity in the 100 tonne class which was
groundbreaking at the time for a six axle crane.
Packaging
The model comes in a box enclosed within a Mammoet-branded outer sleeve with a
secondary box having foam rubber inside.
There were no missing parts on the review model. A part
was detached during shipping and had to
be refixed.
The model comes with a numbered Mammoet Collector Card.
A
simple instruction sheet includes information about the
main boom rams and counterweight. There is no
reeving information.
There is no information about the real crane.
Detail
The chassis is detailed, with the
transmission system represented in plastic.
The tyres have a decent tread pattern
with branding in the side walls, and the wheels have
different hubs for driven and non-driven axles.
The carrier cab has door mirrors, windscreen
wipers, and beacon lights. There
are printed headlights.
Interior detailing is good.
Behind the carrier cab the engine area has a mesh
grille, and the decoration on the sides is sharp.
At the rear of the carrier is a towing hitch.
The outrigger beams are two stage with the inner section
being tough plastic. The outrigger pads are metal but
cannot be attached to the screw thread pistons so in
transport mode it looks best to remove the pistons.
The crane cab has a plastic grab rail and a decent
interior.
The crane body has some graphics and detailing with
plastic parts, and there is a
mesh grille at the rear. Many hydraulic hoses give
a realistic appearance. There is metal hand
railing on the crane body.
Part of the counterweight can be separated if required.
The main boom rams have metal jackets although the grub
screws that lock the extension are over long so look
slightly odd.
The boom sections have good looking wall thicknesses and
the overall profile is good. Detailing on the lowest boom section
includes spooling drums. The boom head has
separate silver metal pulleys.
A large hook block is included which has a separate
plastic top cover.
Features
All wheels spin freely enough and there is
independent steering on axles 1, 2, 3 and 6 which works
well.
The outriggers can be extended and lowered, and the model can be supported wheels-free
but there is lack of straightness so it is best to pose
the model with the wheels grounded.
The crane rotates without rocking.
The counterweight can be detached and posed in transport
mode by removing small pins.
In service, the counterweight position can be extended
out at a greater radius.
Raising the boom is easy with the locking mechanism on
the main boom rams using a key to tighten grub screws
on the jacket tops.
Telescoping the boom works well and each section can be
locked at about 50% and 100% extension.
A key is also used to operate the winches and they rely on friction to hold a load. However, the
hook is awkward to reeve and the rope easily jumps over
the shallow grooves in the sheaves.
Quality
This is a very detailed model. A number of parts
are plastic with 3D printing used for some pieces.
As such it does not match the highest quality of the
best modern models.
The paintwork and graphics are generally very good.
Price
It is moderate value for a limited edition model.
Overall
It is great to see a model of this historic Gottwald
crane and Kranlab has generally made a very good job of
it. This version looks smart in Mammoet colours
and only on close inspection does the plastic nature of
some parts not match that of high quality diecast.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at Bauma in
April 2025 and was released in November of that year.
In Mammoet it was made in a run of
350 models.
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| Nice
decoration.. |
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| The full
chassis. |
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| Large hook
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| Crane cab. |
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Chevrons on the outrigger beams. |
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| Rear end. |
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Chevrons on the outriggers. |
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Part of a triple lift. |
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