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| NZG windowed
box. |
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| Smart wheel
hubs. |
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| Good chassis
detail on the rear axles. |
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| Good rear
detail including number plates. |
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| The drum is
metal. |
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| Convincing
front view. |
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The Liebherr HTM 904 Mixer can be
installed on a variety of truck chassis and has a
geometric drum capacity of almost 16m³.
This model has the mixer mounted on Mercedes Benz Actros 8x4 chassis.
It is in the colours of
Kammel,
an Austrian company founded in 1967.
Packaging
The model comes in an NZG branded box with a window.
There were no defects or missing parts on the review
model.
There is no information about the real machine,
and as the model is complete out of the box, there are
no instructions provided.
Detail
This is a heavy model with a relatively low plastic
content. Underneath, the chassis is fully detailed
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, and the hubs are detailed.
The cab has horns and aerials on the roof, including one
very small aerial, which is a nice detail. The door mirrors are textured
as are the access steps. There is a detailed number plate and the lights
have lenses. The door handles are realistic
inserts. The Kammel graphics are very good and
there is a fleet number on the cab.
Inside the cab, the Mercedes Benz logo can be seen on
the steering wheel.
Behind the cab the exhaust and intakes are modelled in
plastic. The wheel
arches are metal throughout and the light bar at the
rear has nice plastic lenses.
The mixer drum is metal and looks smart in Kammel
colours. The
water tank and engine are moderately detailed, and at the
rear the access ladder and platform rails are a little
on the fat side for the scale. The loading funnel and discharge
chute are metal.
Features
The truck rolls well and the front two axles have linked
steering which can be posed to a very good angle without
fouling.
The mixer drum rotates very smoothly.
At the rear the access ladder folds down. The
discharge chute has full side-to-side movement.
Quality
As a heavy model it has a quality feel and the
use of plastic is limited. The high quality paint
and graphics add to the feeling of quality.
Price
It is good value.
Overall
Although it is not the most functional truck
model as the cab does not tilt, it is very well made and
looks very good in Kammel livery. It is recommended.
Footnotes
The model in this livery first appeared at the
Nuremberg Toy Fair 2011 and was produced in a run of 300
models.
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| Very smart
decoration. |
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| On the road. |
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| Detailed
exhaust is plastic, but it does not have a hole. |
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| Handrails and
ladder are a little fat for the scale. |
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| The chute
rotates. |
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| Fold down
ladder. |
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