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| Dynapac branded
box. |
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| Hopper sides
closed, screed retracted. |
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| Canopy is
metal. A
Eurovia operator drives the paver. |
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| Detailed
control panel. |
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| Being loaded
with 'air' from a tipper.
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| Good transport
loads on a
Nooteboom
trailer. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Dynapac SD2550CS is a tracked
paver with a maximum laying width of 12m. The
machine can lay up to 900 tonnes per hour.
Packaging
The model comes in a Dynapac branded box and it has some
specification details about the real machine. The model is
contained between a pair of polystyrene
trays, and the review model had no defects or missing parts.
There is no assembly to do, and no information about the
model is supplied.
Detail
Underneath there is a large material auger visible, but
it is non functioning. The rubber tracks have
a ridged tread pattern and are mounted on simple frames.
The hopper sides are metal as is the material conveyor,
although it all looks pretty good, and there is a
pivoting bar with rollers to engage the wheels of a
discharging tipper truck.
The operator's area is of a good standard with a diamond
plated floor and a couple of seats. The control
console is particularly finely detailed and the canopy
above is metal. There are plastic steps leading
down to the screed and gas battles stand on either side.
The screed is a mixture of plastic and metal, with more
diamond plate surfacing, and there are excellent control
consoles on each end. Most of the hand railing on
the model is metal.
Features
The tracks are reluctant to roll when the model is
pushed but they can be turned by hand.
For displaying in a transport mode, the hopper sides can
close up and can pose at any intermediate position.
The canopy roof also folds down to lower the headroom
and a linkage achieves the same with the exhaust pipe.
The whole screed can be raised and lowered using stiff
hydraulic cylinders so any height can be set, and the
access stairs from the operator's platform pivot to
follow the screed. Each side of the screed can be
opened up for width with clever multi stage cylinders.
The whole of the operator's platform slides from side to
side to give the operator a better view forward, and the
operator's console also slides on a bar and can be set
on either side.
Quality
This is typical high quality model by NZG which is
pleasantly heavy without too much plastic. The
paintwork and graphics are sharp.
Price
The model is good value for money.
Overall
NZG has produces good paver models and
this one maintains the high standard although a few
more graphics would have added to the realism. It
poses well with other models and is highly recommended.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the end of 2011 and was
shown at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in February 2012.
A tracked version of the paver was produced as
NZG 842. and a
smaller SD2500CS version as
NZG 8411.
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| Profile view. |
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| Ready for work. |
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| Underneath. |
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| Paint and
graphics are good.
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| Detailed
screed. Gas bottles are
a nice detail.
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| On a truck with
its smaller brother - the SD2500CS. |
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