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| NZG-branded
box is numbered #920/10. |
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| Mercedes-Benz
Actros cab is good.
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| Hiab folded for
transport. |
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| Load deck sides
do not lower.
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| Trailer chassis
detail is good.
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| Deck posts
fitted. |
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| Combination
looks good. |
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| Excavator load
on board. |
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| Good display
combination. |
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 Comment on this model.
This model comprises a Mercedes-Benz
Actros truck with a Hiab Loader Crane and a Nooteboom
ASD40 Trailer. The trailer was previously
introduced around 2005 as model #546.
Packaging
This version of the model comes in two separate boxes,
each with individual model numbers. The boxes are
NZG-branded and inside there are a two piece expanded polystyrene trays containing
the models.
The trailer had a loose wheel which was easily refitted.
One of the ramp chains was missing a hook so it was
replaced.
There is no information about the model or the real
vehicle.
Detail
The Mercedes-Benz Actros is an 8x4 chassis which is
modelled in metal, and the wheel hubs are metal too.
The cab is detailed with aerials, beacon lights and air
horns on the roof and textured two-tone mirrors on the
doors. There is a dummy generic number plate, the
lights have lenses and there is a protection plate under the
engine. Inside the cab there is a Mercedes-Benz
logo on the steering wheel.
Behind the cab the exhaust and air intake is plastic.
The body is metal and the drop
sides are detailed but non-functional. At the rear
the loader crane is marked as a Hiab XS and it is
modelled in metal with the exception of a couple of
sections of boom which are plastic. The hook is
metal.
The rear lights have nice lenses and there is a towing
hitch.
The trailer is mainly metal with textured plastic
inserts to represent the timber decking.
Underneath, there are tanks and the suspension is
modelled, and there is also a spare wheel in a holder.
The wheels appear to be metal with good tyres and the
wheel arches are metal.
The edges of the trailer has the fold-out deck width
extenders modelled within the casting. There is no
yellow highlighting along the edges.
At the front the drawbar has a tiny fixed ram. At
the rear the lights are painted and Nooteboom logos add
detail. Metal posts can be fitted to the deck.
Features
The Actros truck rolls well and has linked steering on
the front two axles which turns to a good angle.
The outrigger beams on the Hiab extend a little and are loose rather than rigid in their holders. The
simple pads can screw down revealing a screw thread.
The Hiab unfolds and rotates, with the four-stage
telescopic boom opening smoothly and able to hold most
poses. The metal hook is nice as it rotates and
has movement in two dimensions.
The trailer is free-rolling and the front bogie steers
well.
The drawbar can be raised and lowered a little, and can
be pinned in travelling position.
At the rear the ramps can be lowered, and they also
slide to narrow the loading width if required.
Deck posts can be fitted if desired.
Quality
This is a solidly made set with a high metal content.
The paint is very good and the few graphics are sharp.
Price
It is moderate value as a set.
Overall
This is a good looking set which provides an alternative
for displaying other models in transport mode.
Although the trailer is an older model, it is good
quality, and the Actros truck is also up to NZG's usual
standard for truck models.
Footnotes
The model set first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 2014
and was made available in other colours also.
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| The trailer box
is numbered #546/10. |
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| The
complete vehicle. |
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| Steering
angle is good.
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| Good chassis. |
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| Unloading a
piece of plant. |
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| Ramps lowered. |
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| Tiny piston
props the drawbar. |
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| One ramp
slightly non-vertical on the review model. |
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