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| Vögele branded box. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Feed belt is
described by the metal casting. |
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Detailed engine. |
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| Opening pane.. |
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| Metal
handrails. |
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| Maximum screed
width. |
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| Good mini
diorama. |
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The
Vögele
Super 2100-5i Tracked Paver has a maximum paving width of
up to 14m and can lay up to 1100 tonnes of material per hour.
This version of the model represents the dash 5
generation of Vögele pavers. It comes with a fixed
long screed.
Packaging
The model comes in a Vögele branded box. Inside, the model is enclosed
between expanded polystyrene trays.
The
review model had no defects or missing parts.
The model comes with what appears to be a radio beacon
which can be installed on the canopy roof. Some spare track links
are also included.
Detail
The plastic tracks are very good including bolt heads in
the pads and scrapers at the front. There is a
long non-functioning spreader auger on the underside.
The small track frames have graphics applied.
At the front the hopper belt is represented within the
metal casting and the hopper sides are also metal with
very sharp graphics. There are some pivoting but
non-functioning rollers for engaging the wheels of a
discharging tipper, and there are docking graphics.
The body has deep grilles and many small warning sign graphics. There
are textured floors in the operator's area, and a
fine mesh grille behind the steps. The operator's
control console is finely detailed for such a small
part. There are see-through sides. The canopy above is
metal with plastic extensions. There are PaveDock signal blocks
on the mirror assemblies. The hand rails are metal and
realistically sized.
There is a detailed engine
under the various opening panel doors.
The long screed has more textured surfaces and high
quality handrails. The cylinders to extend the screed are two stage but have been modelled as a
single piece which is an acceptable modelling
compromise. The side supports for the screed are
plastic and the top supports are metal.
Each end of the screed has a computer console and these
are very finely detailed.
Features
The tracks roll easily and are tensioned by
spring-loaded idlers. The front deflectors can
move on their mountings.
At the front the rollers are on a sliding arrangement.
The hopper sides can close in to force material onto the
belt.
Both operator's seats can be rotated out to provide a
better view forwards, and the roof canopy above can be
extended to provide shelter. The console can move
on a rail from side to side and it also rotates to face
the seat.
The canopy roof and linked exhaust pipe can be lowered
to provide a reduced headroom for travelling on a
transport vehicle. However, the model cannot be
posed as a transport load because of the fixed long
screed.
There are three opening engine covers which reveal a
detailed engine.
The screed can be raised and lowered, and can be
extended on both sides for width.
Quality
This is a very high quality paver model by NZG which is almost
all metal.
It has excellent paint and graphics.
Price
It is good value.
Overall
This latest generation of Vögele pavers by NZG maintains
the very standards or previous models. Although not
as flexible as other models because it cannot be used as
a load, it looks
great posed with related models.
Footnotes
This model was introduced
at Bauma 2022.
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| Wide screed. |
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| Auger screw. |
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| Very detailed
console. |
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| Opening panel. |
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| Detailed
control pad.
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| Roof extended. |
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| Pave dock
signal in front of the mirror. |
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| At work. |
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