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Vestas V90 Nacelle

Maker:  WSI
Model No:  12-1008
Scale:  1:50
Review Date:  June 2011


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Vestas V90 Nacelle Video
The box is plain cardboard.
The V90 is a large unit.
The hub end.
Loaded on a Nooteboom MCO Trailer.
Attached to a Nooteboom MWT.
Lifting points on the frames allow the V90 to be posed being lifted.
This is a model of a VestasV90 3MW Nacelle which is the generation unit of a wind turbine.  It is fitted with frames at each end for transport using a Mega Windmill Transporter.  It can be transported using another suitable heavy trailer but this nacelle is not designed to be transported without the frames attached.

The V90 weighs around 70 tonnes and the frames add a further 5 tonnes.

Packaging

The box is unusual as it is completely plain cardboard.  Inside the model is wrapped in tissue and held between two foam trays.  There were no defects or missing parts on the review model.

There is no information about the V90 or the model.

Detail

The model is fairly heavy as it is a robust resin piece with metal frames at the ends.

The detail on the V90 is quite good with bolt heads at the sides and ends and there is a silver grille pattern at the rear.  The graphics are crisply applied.

The frames at each end are metal and are nice castings which replicate the detail of the structures well and include bolt heads and lifting eyes.

Features

The frames can be unscrewed and removed although one of the screws was glued on the review model and was difficult to remove.  The screw holes left on the nacelle are a little untidy however.

The model can be posed either on a heavy trailer or it fits well on Nooteboom Mega Windmill Transporter.  It can also be posed being lifted using the frames.  There are no lifting points on the nacelle.

Quality

The resin nacelle is well made and the frames are very good.  The paint and graphics are fine.

Price

It is perhaps a little expensive although it is a relatively large part.

Overall

This nacelle is a good looking accessory which makes a convincing load.  It is only a little bit of a pity that it has not been designed to be attached to other windmill components such that a complete wind turbine could be formed.  It is a recommended accessory.

Footnotes

This accessory appeared in June 2011. 
 
In the foam it arrives wrapped in tissue.
Profile view.
Adaptor at the rear has good structure detail, and the grille in the V90 is modelled too.
A good load for any suitable trailer.
The Nooteboom MWT and Nacelle in a mini diorama with a Terex AC500 and Nooteboom OSDS and Hub.
Connection at the rear of the MWT.
Up in the air.