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| NZG windowed
box. |
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| Good steering
angle. |
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| Good rear
detail including number plates. |
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| Tipping angle
is very good. |
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| Roof light in
the cab is clear. |
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 Comment on this model.
This model has
a
Meiller tipper body mounted on Mercedes Benz Actros
6x4 chassis.
It is in the colours of
Otto Schüßler, a small family-run haulage company headquartered
near Augsburg in Germany.
The model represents a real truck in the fleet although
there are detail differences largely resulting from the
model being a standard casting.
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 linkage being purely
functional as a modelling compromise. The tyres have a
good tread and appear to be the same on all wheels,
which are nicely detailed.
The cab is of a high standard with aerials and horns on the roof
but it misses the beacon lights of the real truck. The access steps are
textured, there is a realistic number plate and the lights have
plastic lenses. The door handles are realistic
inserts. In terms of graphics there are some tiny
Mercedes signs.
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
colour and graphics. The real tipper has a three-way
tipping functionality and the mechanism for sideways
tipping is detailed but non-functional.
Features
The truck rolls well and the front
axles has 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 another good quality tipper from NZG.
Although the feature count is low it is a well finished
good quality model. It is recommended.
Footnotes
The model in this livery first appeared as a Winter
2012 release and was produced in a limited
run of 300 models.
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| Side opening mechanism is detailed but
non-functional. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Good chassis
detail. |
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| Detail behind
the cab. |
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| It looks good
with a load. |
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| Delivering a
load. |
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