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| Fassi box.
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| Smart looking
Mercedes-Benz. |
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| Big loader
crane. |
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| Tilting cab.
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| Main outriggers
with pad. |
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| Crane up. |
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| Impressive with
the fly jib. |
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| A Nooteboom
trailer attached. |
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| Unloading a
tower crane section. |
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| Setting down a
load.
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 Comment on this model.
This model is one of WSI's Premium Line.
The tractor is a Mercedes-Benz Actros 8x4 MegaSpace and a Fassi
F1300RA Loader Crane is mounted on board. The
crane is rated at 95 tonne metres with a maximum lift of
25 tonnes. It can reach around 32m.
Fassi
is an Italian company founded in 1955.
Packaging
The packaging is a generic Fassi-branded
windowed box.
There were no defects or missing parts on the review
model.
An instruction sheet is included and this covers all the
versions of WSI's Fassi model range. It explains
the features of the crane well. There is no
information about the real machine.
Detail
The Mercedes-Benz has a very good chassis with
the 8x4 transmission fully modelled and that includes the gearbox.
The wheels are very detailed with different tyres on the
front and rear axles.
The cab
has windscreen wipers and orange
beacon lights with a generic Fassi number plate. The
cab interior is very good and includes the Mercedes logo
on the steering wheel.
Under the cab is a detailed engine bearing the Mercedes-Benz name. The wheel arches are metal and at the
back the lights have plastic lenses. There is also
a plastic clip-type towing hitch. The rear
two-stage outrigger beams have metal pads.
The Fassi crane is an impressive piece of modelling.
The outriggers are three-stage with graphics on each
part. The pistons are smooth, and small separate
pads are supplied for the front and rear outriggers.
An additional set of small square plates is also
included.
There are many small signs represented as graphics
although they are more indicative than legible.
The synthetic oil tanks are very detailed and include
various hoses.
The base section has a slewing motor complete with hose,
and a bank of hoses run from the boxes up the boom.
There are lights and a winch which has thread hidden
under a tape covering. The
boom sections appear to be thin-wall
metal, and they certainly have a stiff profile whilst
being smooth in
operation. The final boom section has a small
fixed metal hook.
A fly jib is also included with the model and this can
be attached by swapping out the final main boom section.
The fly jib is also finely made just like the main boom
with a modelling compromise in that the last four sections are one piece.
Features
There is stiff linked steering
on the front axles of the Mercedes-Benz and only a small range of movement is possible.
The cab tilts forward to about 45° and can just be posed in the
tilted position.
The fifth wheel is adjustable longitudinally allowing a
range of trailers to be attached.
The front outriggers are pinned in the up right position
and can be telescoped out and rotated and the pads
lowered. The rear outriggers can be extended and
lowered.
The crane rotates fairly smoothly and the boom unfolds
with the rams being stiff and sometimes a little 'jerky'
to extend. The boom has seven telescoping sections
which extend well and generally hold a pose.
The optional fly jib can be fitted and it has three
extending sections.
The maximum extended height with fly jib is around 55cm,
or 22 inches.
Quality
This model is high quality and is well engineered
and made.
The paintwork is good with the smallest graphics not
being particularly legible.
Price
The model is good value.
Overall
WSI has made a very good job of engineering this Fassi
Loader Crane and it makes an impressive model when posed
in use. It is an outstanding example of small
model engineering.
Footnotes
The model first appeared in March 2013.
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| The parts and instruction sheet. |
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Profile view. |
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| Steering angle
is very limited. Here the fly jib is fitted. |
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| The usual
detailed WSI chassis. |
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| Rear outriggers
with more detailed pad. |
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| Detailed tanks. |
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| Without the fly
jib.
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| Fly jib
details. |
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| On the road. |
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