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| NZG windowed box.
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| Good detailing
at the rear.
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| Good rear detail
including number plates. |
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| Diamond plated
wheel arches. |
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| Good structure
under the tipper body. |
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| Tipping the load. |
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| Being loaded by
an Liebherr
excavator. |
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 Comment on this model.
This model has a
Meiller three-way tipper body mounted on Mercedes-Benz Actros
8x4 chassis.
It is in the colours of
Klarwein, an
earthworks, demolition and gravel company headquartered near
Munich in Germany.
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. The
Klarwein graphics are sharp and clear.
Behind the cab the exhaust and air intake are detailed
in plastic. The rear wheel arches are metal with
an anti-slip surface. 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 graphics on the
tailgate
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, and was free-swinging on
the review model.
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 another good quality tipper model from NZG.
Although the sideways tipping mechanism is not
functional the detailing is nice and the model looks
good.
Footnotes
The model in this livery was released in
Winter 2012 and was produced in a limited
run of 300 models.
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| Good steering
angle. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Metal chassis. |
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| Equipment
behind the cab is plastic. |
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| Decent tipping
angle. |
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| On the road
loaded. |
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