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| WSI branded box. |
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| Steering angle
is very limited. |
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| Detailed
chassis. |
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| Engine has some
detail underneath. |
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| Winch drums on
the boom. |
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| Ready to pull
over a truck. |
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| A broken down truck
can be supported properly. |
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| It makes an
interesting display. |
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 Comment on this model.
Falkom BV is a Dutch manufacturer of towing and
recovery equipment.
The truck is a Scania R6 Highline on a 8x4 chassis.
Packaging
It comes in a typical WSI-branded windowed box with the
model held in a clear plastic insert and lid
inside an expanded polystyrene tray.
There were no defects or missing parts on the review
model.
No instruction sheet is included and something would be
helpful as a number of small parts are provided in a
separate bag and it is not obvious where they all go.
There is no information about the real vehicle.
Detail
The chassis has fully detailed steering, transmission
and suspension mostly modelled in metal. The
detailed wheels have different tyres on the steering and non-steering axles.
The cab is convincing with lights and horns on the roof,
and the front grille is enhanced with small graphics
including a R620 badge. The cab interior includes
sleeping provision at the rear. Under the cab is a detailed engine.
The sides of the body are metal and the panel doors are
detailed within the casting, and the panel handles are
nicely detailed too. The applied graphics are
sharp.
At the rear the light clusters have plastic lenses but
there are no number plates as this is a model of a generic vehicle
rather than one from an operating fleet.
The recovery winches are mounted on a metal beam and
plastic hooks hang from the end of a plastic extension
boom. The hydraulic rams have hoses leading to
them. A wheel lift bolts and pins to the lift
frame.
A small folding plastic towing hitch attaches at the
rear and there are twin grippers.
Features
The Scania has very stiff linked steering on the front two axles and the range of movement is
small.
The cab tilts forward to about 45° and can pose in the
tilted position.
The lifting frame elevates and the two hydraulic
cylinders are still enough to hold a pose and support a
vehicle on the lift and tow frame.
The winches can be turned by finger and have enough
friction to not spin freely.
The winch boom extends.
The wheel lift frame can be attached or detached and
when mounted it has its own extendible boom.
The grippers can be lowered but the range of movement is
restricted to the level of the bottom of the tyres.
The towing hitch can be rotated but it is not a good fit
into its final position due to the scaling and
orientation of the parts. It is not usable as a
towing hitch.
Quality
This model has a high metal content.
The paintwork is very good with many very small graphics.
Price
The model is moderate value for money.
Overall
This is a solid model from WSI with reasonable
functionality. It looks good posed with other models.
Footnotes
The model was announced in early
2012 and was initially available only through Falkom. A
variety of different cab variants was produced.
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| The paint and
graphics make the model look good. |
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Profile view. |
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| The silver
coloured wheel lift frame is detachable. |
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| It looks good
on the road. |
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| Detailed
graphics. |
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| Towing hitch
rotated into position. |
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| The boom
winches in use.
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