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| Hamm branded
box. |
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| Smooth roller
tyres with scrapers. |
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| Ballast blocks
are coloured grey. |
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| Excellent
detailed engine. |
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| Plenty of fresh
air with the canopy removed. |
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| Paired with its
twin - the cab version. |
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Hamm is part of the Wirtgen Group of companies. The Hamm GRW 280 Rubber-wheeled
Roller is a flexibly ballasted road roller with an
operating weight ranging from 10 to 28 tonnes depending on the
amount of
ballast installed. The machine has an asymmetric
wheel arrangement to provide uniform compaction.
The GRW 280 series rollers won the iF design award in
2010.
This is a model of the open version of the machine with
a Roll Over Protection Structure (ROPS).
Packaging
The GRW 280 comes in a Hamm branded box, and it is held
within two expanded polystyrene trays, and wrapped in soft
tissue.
There is a little information about the real machine on
the box sleeve and a small leaflet describes how the
canopy is fitted to the model which only takes
seconds. Two spare mirrors are also included which is a
nice touch.
Detail
This is a compact model with a nice weight.
Underneath, the detail is simple with the ballast blocks
denoted by colour difference. The wheels have
smooth tyres mounted on metal hubs and each pair has a
scraper for removing material from the tyres.
The lights at the front and rear are very good with
plastic lenses giving a realistic appearance. On each side
there is a plastic mirror but they look convincing, and
the handrails are metal and pleasingly thin. There
are textured steps and walking surfaces.
The operator's console is great with a nice seat and
controls and the computer screen is replicated with tiny coloured graphics. The real machine has sight
lines for the operator down to the tyres front and rear
and it is an excellent detail that these have been
replicated accurately on the model.
The canopy is a simple plastic piece, whilst the Deutz
engine is very detailed with pipework and different
coloured components.
Features
The rubber tyres roll well although the scrapers can
sometimes act as a brake when going backwards. The
wheel scrapers can be lifted from the tyre surface.
At the front the wheels steer as a linked pair with
reasonable movement. Each pair also has suspension
modelled with a spring although there is no actual
'springiness' in the mechanism.
The operator's console rotates right and left and also
slides across the cabin floor.
At the rear the engine cover opens widely to reveal the
detailed engine.
The canopy can be added and removed as desired.
Quality
This is typically high quality offering from NZG.
Both the paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It is good value.
Overall
The Wirtgen range of models aims to achieve a high
standard and this model of the GRW 280 hits the spot and
is highly recommended.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair
in 2011. A version of the model with an enclosed cab is
numbered NZG 832.
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| The parts out
of the box. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Nice lights. |
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| Operator
console position can be varied. |
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| Good quality
graphics.
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| Loaded on a
Nooteboom low loader. |
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