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| NZG windowed
box. |
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| Smart wheel
hubs. |
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| Good rear
detail including number plates. |
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| Detail behind
the cab. |
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| Chassis detail
with non-slip wheel arches. |
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| Being loaded by
a Komatsu PC 200-8. |
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| Tipping the
load. |
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This model has
a
Meiller tipper body mounted on Mercedes Benz Actros 8x4 chassis.
It is in the colours of
Reinert Logistics, a haulage company headquartered
near Berlin. It was founded in 1990 and has grown
to have 500 vehicles and 700 employees in 2012.
Packaging
The model comes in an NZG branded box with a window and
a smooth interior.
There were no defects or missing parts on the review
model.
There is no information about the real truck,
and as the model is complete out of the box, there are
no instructions provided.
Detail
Underneath, the chassis is detailed
mostly in metal with only the steering linkages being purely
functional as a modelling compromise. The tyres
have a good tread and appear to be the same on all
wheels. The wheels are nicely detailed.
The cab is of a high standard with aerials and horns on the roof. The access steps are
textured, there is a number plate and the lights have
plastic lenses. The door handles are realistic
inserts. In terms of graphics there is a fleet
number and some tiny Mercedes graphics.
Behind the cab the exhaust and air intake are plastic,
but detailed. The wheel arches are metal and some tiny
paint dots represent reflectors. At the back the light
bar has nice plastic lenses, a number plate and there is
a towing hitch.
The tipper body is all metal with good decoration.
The real tipper has a three-way tipping functionality
and the mechanism for sideways tipping is detailed but
is non-functional.
Features
The truck rolls well and the front two axles have linked
steering which can be posed to a good angle on the
review model.
The tipper can be raised and reaches an angle of around
50°before it clashes with the towing hitch.
The tailgate opens
and closes, but it is not
free-swinging.
Quality
This is a well made truck with little plastic used.
The
paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It is good value.
Overall
This is good quality tipper model from NZG and
although some additional features such as a tilting cab
and working sideways tipper would have been better, it
is certainly good looking. It is recommended.
Footnotes
The model in this livery first appeared at the
Nuremberg Toy Fair 2011 and was produced in a limited
run of 300 models.
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| Smart livery. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Side opening mechanism is detailed but
non-functional. |
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| Good chassis
detail. |
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| It looks good
with a load. |
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| Poses well with
other models. |
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| Maximum tipping
angle is reasonable. |
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