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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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| Side opening
mechanism is represented within the casting. |
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| Chassis detail
is good and there are reflectors on the wheel arches. |
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| Realistic
looking truck. On rear tyre is not grounded
properly but this is barely visible in practice. |
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| Tailgate opens. |
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| Looks great
with a load on board. |
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This model has
a
Meiller tipper body mounted on MAN TGS 8x4 chassis.
It is in the colours of Merz, a haulage company in the
Bayern region of Germany.
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 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, and the wheels 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 have
plastic lenses. The door handles are realistic
inserts and the MAN type number is on the doors: TGS
35.410.
Behind the cab the exhaust, air intake and fuel tank is
rendered well. The wheel arches are metal throughout
and some tiny paint dots represent reflectors.
At the back the light bar has nice plastic lenses, a
number plate and there is a usable 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 very 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 snaps shut in the closed position, but it is not
free-swinging.
Quality
This model is good quality and mostly metal, with good
paintwork and graphics which are faithful to the real
truck.
Price
It is good value.
Overall
This tipper truck is solidly made and although
the sideways tipping mechanisms are detailed well, it
would have been even better if they had been
functional. It is a recommended tipper truck model.
Footnotes
The MAN 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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| Excellent
steering angle. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Smart cab
decoration. Side opening mechanism is detailed but
non-functional. |
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| Good chassis
detail. |
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| Number plate
and towing hitch. |
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| Tipping angle
is reasonable. |
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| On the road. |
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| Detail behind
the cab and painted water cap. |
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| Being loaded by
a Liebherr 916. |
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