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| HBM-NOBAS branded box.
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| Grading with
the front axle offset.
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| Detail
underneath. |
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| Hydraulic lines
are very narrow gauge. |
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| Ripper down.
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| A good load for
a truck. |
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| Loaded on
a
Nooteboom OSDS trailer. |
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 Comment on this model.
HBM NOBAS is a German company which is part of the
Papenburg Group. The history of the NOBAS part of
the company goes back to 1841.
The BG 19 TA-3 is a 19 tonne motor grader.
This model is in the colours of
Hinnenkamp, a German company specialising in grading
work.
Packaging
The box has a photo of the real machine but there is no
other information provided. There were no defects
or missing parts on the review model.
There is no information provided about the model and no assembly
is required to display it.
Detail
The tyres have a good tread pattern and they are mounted
on very good metal hubs which are different for the
front and rear axles, and they have metal wheel arches.
The wheel nuts are also detailed.
There are metal ladders which lead to the cab, which has
front and rear windscreen wipers, and plastic grab rails
and mirrors. The glass of the cab is slightly tinted.
The seat and steering wheel is provided, with the wheel
having a knob for one handed steering.
Behind the cab, the simple lines of the real machine are
replicated well and there are metal lighting stalks and
an exhaust pipe. At the rear a six tine ripper assembly
is of heavy construction and features nicely delineated
teeth.
The front frame structure is a simple casting, and
hydraulic lines to the moldboard, front axle and front
blade provide detail. The circle and A-frame drawbar
are neat, and the hydraulic assembly for control of the
moldboard is very good, with particularly good detail on
the hydraulic cylinders, although they lack caps on
top.
At the front, there is a metal light bar with painted
lights, and the front blade has a wear plate on the
lower edge.
Features
The front axle has a good range of steering although not
quite as much as the 45° of the real machine. It also
has an oscillating range up and down, although the model
cannot lean the front tyres.
The steering is also aided by articulation of the front
frame and this approaches the 30° possible on the full
size grader. The rear axles also oscillate and the
range of movement is surprisingly good.
At the rear, the ripper assembly can be raised and
lowered, and the same is true of the blade at the
front.
Movement of the grading blade is very good. It can be
raised and lowered, and rotated on the circle. It also
has a range of tilt movement (both side to side and
forward and back), and the blade has significant
side-shift available.
Quality
The quality of this model is very good, with very little
plastic used.
The paintwork and graphics are to a high standard with
the Hinnenkamp name rendered sharply.
Price
This model is reasonable value for the quality and
functionality offered.
Overall
NZG have executed this grader model very well, with all
the main functions of the real machine replicated as
working features. The detail level is also good.
It is highly recommended.
Footnotes
The model first appeared in
HBM NOBAS colours in 2007. A version was also
produced in Terex colours. This version in the colours of
Hinnenkamp was a Summer release in 2012 and was made in a limited
run of 300 models.
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| Profile view. |
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| Front blade
lifted. |
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| Impressive
model. |
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| At work. |
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| Nice tyres. |
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Lights and wipers on the cab. |
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| Off to a new
site. |
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