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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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| On the road. |
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| Fold-down
ladder |
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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 MAN TGS 8x4 chassis.
It is in the colours of
Van
Nieuwpoort, a Dutch company founded in 1905 also
operating in Germany and Belgium.
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 is of a high standard with aerials, beacon
lights and horns on the roof. The access steps are
textured, there is a number plate and the lights look
convincing. The door handles are realistic
inserts.
Behind the cab the exhaust and other aspects such as
fuel and water tanks are rendered well. The wheel
arches are metal throughout and the light bar at the
rear has nice plastic lenses.
The mixer drum is metal with good decoration. The
water tank and engine look smart enough. 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 good angle although the
wheels on the second axle become fouled.
The mixer drum rotates very smoothly.
At the rear the access ladder folds down. The
discharge chute has full side-to-side movement.
Quality
This model has a quality feel due to its weight and very
good paintwork and decoration, with sharp graphics.
Price
It is good value for the weight of metal.
Overall
NZG has produced a good looking high quality
model. Some additional features such as a tilting
cab and attachable chutes would have enhanced it further,
however it is certainly a recommended model.
Footnotes
The MAN model in this livery first appeared at the
Nuremberg Toy Fair 2012 and was produced in a limited
run of 300 models. It had previously been made in
this livery on a Mercedes Benz chassis in a run of 300
models.
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| Very smart
decoration. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Good chassis
detail. |
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| Handrails and
ladder are a little fat for the scale. |
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| The team ready
to lay the grey stuff. |
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