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| High quality box.
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| Smart looking
Mercedes. |
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| Wheels are
detailed. |
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| Detailed
equipment tower.
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| Tilting cab. |
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| Underside of
the gooseneck. |
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| Detailed 4-line
unit. |
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| Tiny graphics
on the edges. |
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| Heavy load on
board -
the
Liebherr LB28. |
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| Great display
pose.
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| Vessel bed
extended. |
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| Configured for
a wide load. |
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| Short
configuration loaded with a Liebherr R916 . |
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This model is in the colours of
Zaugg, a company operating in the German and French
regions of Switzerland.
The tractor is a Mercedes Benz Actros 6x6 and the
trailer is a Scheuerle InterCombi with 2 and 4-line
modules and a vessel bed.
Packaging
The packaging is a high quality Tii-branded presentation box with the
model parts held within black foam rubber, and the whole
box was shrink-wrapped and delivered in two outer layers
of packaging.
There were no missing parts on the review model,
although the guide for the rear towing hitch lacked a
through hole for the pin so an additional one was
drilled in.
There is no information provided about the real machine
but a colour instruction sheet provides the main
assembly points for the model. There are some small parts supplied which are not
used in the base configuration.
Detail
The Mercedes tractor has a very good chassis with the
6x6 transmission modelled really well, including the gearbox.
The wheels are very detailed with different tyres on the
front and rear axles.
The cab is detailed with windscreen wipers, orange beacon lights,
and an authentic number plate, and there is a
towing hitch at the front which can have a cover fixed with
a supplied pin. The cab interior is very good and
includes the Mercedes logo on the steering wheel and the
ceiling is also modelled. The Zaugg colour scheme
looks nice and the Mercedes model number on the cab is
3365.
Under the cab is a detailed engine bearing the Mercedes
Benz name.
Behind the cab, the equipment tower is very detailed and
includes a very fine grab rail, wheel chocks and fuel
tanks, however there are no coiled air lines. Diamond plated surfacing extends to the
fifth wheel, and over the plastic wheel arches covering
the rear
axles. At the back, the lights are nicely detailed
and there is an authentic number plate. The rear towing hitch
has a guide and pin.
The trailer is made up of the gooseneck, two Scheuerle
modules and the vessel bed.
The gooseneck is a metal part with some very good
details such as banks of hoses and the cabinets on each
side have excellently detailed handles. A couple
of plastic boxes sit in the load storage area, and two
width marker signs can be fitted.
The Scheuerle modules consist of one 4-line and one
2-line unit and they are from the standard WSI Scheuerle
range.
Underneath the modules there are intricate hydraulic lines
joining the tanks. The wheels are nice and the structure
of the trailers is modelled in an authentic way. The
steering linkages are metal and diamond plated metal cover
plates provide the protection.
Decoration of the modules includes maximum speed signs, and
a pair of clip-on rear light clusters is provided.
The Vessel bed comprises of a number of detailed metal
adaptors for fitting to the modules or gooseneck, and
the main beams are nicely engineered parts. The
pins used to secure the beams have painted heads which
is a nice touch.
Features
The Mercedes tractor has very stiff steering but it is
good to see that a decent range of movement can be
achieved so more interesting poses are possible.
The cab tilts forward to about 45° and can pose in the
tilted position. A pin and cover is provided for
the front hitch and a pin and guide for the rear hitch.
The gooseneck has working cylinders so different angles
can be set. It connects to the other components
using the sliding locking pin system although
surprisingly on the review model the pin was too short
to make a strong connection. Two supports are
provided which can be used when the gooseneck is not
connected to a tractor.
Both Scheuerle modules have excellent independent
suspension and the steering is proportional on the
4-axle module and parallel on the 2-axle. The steering
is configurable by adjusting the position of the metal
steering bars, although no information is provided on
this aspect.
The vessel bed beams can be configured in a narrow or
extendible wide configuration, and they are also
telescopic, so a large model around 65cm long can
result. There are two plastic loading ramps which
can be attached in the normal width arrangement.
Quality
This model is high quality with plastic used
appropriately. On the review model the fit between
various InterCombi components was not quite as good as
seen on previous Scheuerle models.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
The model is fairly good value.
Overall
WSI's Scheuerle modules always make interesting models
and this one is no exception. The vessel bed can
be configured in different ways giving a variety of ways
to display the model. It is highly recommended.
Footnotes
The model appeared in May 2012.
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| Quality foam interior
- and instruction sheet. |
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The vehicle in basic
configuration. |
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| Graphics are
good. Steering can be set to a good angle. |
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| Very detailed
chassis and transmission. |
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| Plenty of
anti-slip surfaces. |
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| Towing hitch at
the front. |
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| Excellent
painting of panel handles. |
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| The two line
unit.
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| Hoses and width
markers at the gooseneck connection. |
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| Rear light
clusters are clip-on. |
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| Configured with
the module units only.
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| Small ramps
fitted. |
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| Impressive
truck. |
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