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| Ashok Leyland
branded
box. |
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| Nice mud flaps
and the rear lights have guards. |
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Detailed chassis. |
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| Excellent
lights and front grille. |
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| Tilting cab. |
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| Dump body is
all metal. |
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| Heavy duty
chassis. |
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| Tipping. |
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| Big compared to
a 1:50 scale truck. |
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The Ashok Leyland Captain is a mining truck developed
for the Indian market. It comes in a number of
chassis variants. Ashok Leyland are one of the largest
truck manufacturers in India.
This scale model is the four axle Captain 3136, and is
in the large scale of 1:24.
Packaging
The model comes in a large Ashok Leyland branded box which has a
plastic carry handle. Inside the box, the model is
contained within a pair of expanded polystyrene trays.
The model is protected by soft paper.
The review model had
no defects or missing parts.
A plastic pointer tool is included with the model.
Detail
The chassis is heavy duty and the underneath the
engine and the gearbox are modelled, with some nice
detailing on the gearbox. The transmission and
suspension are modelled in a combination of metal and
plastic. Tanks are made of plastic, and this
reflects the polymer fuel tank of the real truck.
At the rear the light clusters have guards.
The wheels look good and they have nice heavy duty tyres.
Plastic mud flaps are good and some have Ashok Leyland
written on them.
The cab is robustly modelled with nice texturing on the
roof and strong plastic mirrors. At the front it is particularly good with the Ashok Leyland name
and badge represented very well. A metal mesh
grille is also visible. The lights look very
realistic although they do not have mesh guards.
Inside the cab the detail is very good, particularly the
driver's instrument panel which has dials clearly
visible.
Behind the cab there is a plastic exhaust and other
components which look fine.
The lift ram for the dump body
is two stage. The body is metal and very strong,
with an excellent structure. It is nicely
decorated on the outside, and plastic wheel chocks are
attached at the front.
Features
The
model rolls very smoothly because of its heavy weight.
The linked front steering has a moderate amount of steering
movement, but this is similar to the angle the real
truck achieves. The steering is also linked to the
steering wheel which rotates slightly as the wheels are
steered.
There is working heavy duty suspension on all wheels and
it is suitably stiff.
The cab tilts smoothly as it is controlled by a
hydraulic ram. The cab doors open to a good angle.
The steps to the cab are jointed and can move.
The dump body ram is smooth and stiff, and can hold a
pose in most positions. The angle of tipping is
reasonable but the real truck achieves a steeper angle
as it has a ram with more stages than the model.
Quality
This model is a strong and robust model which
is made well. It has a high metal content with
plastic used appropriately.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
Although not offered through retail channels,
the model represents good value.
Overall
Sunraise has produced a very good model, and
has made very good use of the large scale to provide
realism. It is also very nice to see a model of a
machine made by an Indian company.
Footnotes
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| A tough truck. |
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| Profile view. |
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| The steering
angle is reasonable. |
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| Detailed
gearbox and heavy duty tyres. |
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| Very detailed
interior. |
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| Loaded. |
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| Impressive
model. |
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