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| WSI style
box. |
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| Big Peterbilt. |
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| On the
road. |
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| Detailed
chassis.
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| Hood tilts
forward and there is a detailed engine. |
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| Second axle
raised out of service.
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| Very detailed
graphics. |
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| Rear axles.
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| Axle clipped out
of service. |
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| Ready to go to
site.
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| Loading up. |
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| Big load for
the road. |
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This model pairs a Peterbilt 379 8x4 Day Cab with a 3-axle lowboy
by Rogers Trailers. It is in the colours of
Bay Crane, the US crane hire company based in New York,
which was founded in 1939.
Packaging
The model is packed in a standard WSI style box. It
also has the Sword Models logo.
The review model had no defects or missing parts.
Included in the box are small bags of parts to fit although
there are no instructions. Fortunately it is fairly
straightforward to see where the parts go. It is nice
to see that a pointer tool is
included to help the collector.
Detail
The chassis is very detailed. At the rear the
axles are complete with prop shafts and differentials
and replicated suspension details. The wheels have very
good metal hubs with treaded tyres of the same pattern, and there are nice
soft
mud flaps. The underside of the engine is visible.
The imposing front of the Peterbilt is modelled very well
with a superb finely etched radiator grille. The bumper
is metal with license plate, and the headlight clusters have lenses incorporated
for both headlamps and indicators. Both at the top
of the radiator and on the sides of the hood there are tiny Peterbilt
badges which are perfectly legible. The front wheel
arches have an excellent soft lining which
become mud flaps behind the wheels. Under the hood
is a detailed engine, with a separate radiator, and there
are various pipes and hoses.
The cab detail is excellent with really nice chrome
work. The steps to the cab have nicely patterned
treads. The exhaust stack has a fine grab rail and
the pipe has a realistic hole at the end. There is
lots of chrome work around the top of the cab with very
good metal door mirrors, lights and air horns, and the rack
behind the cab has chains and there are coiled lines.
Inside, the cab is well detailed also.
The Bay Crane graphics look great.
The trailer is also excellent. The gooseneck is well
detailed with lines to the hydraulic cylinders and some
very small graphics. Lines run the length of the trailer
from the gooseneck to the rear axles. The bed has
a wood effect plastic surface with the structure of the
trailer in metal and having some non slip surfaces.
An excellent detail is the tying down points along the side
of the trailer which are extremely small and fine.
At the rear, the lights and mud flaps are very good.
Features
The front axle steers, with a decent range of movement.
The steering is notched rather than smooth.
The second axle can be clipped out of service.
The hood opens nicely and the cab doors can also be opened.
The ‘fifth wheel’ on the tractor works and is operated with
a spring loaded lever to secure a trailer kingpin in position.
The trailer has neatly folding loading ramps at the front,
and the width of the bed can be extended by using fold out
support brackets and one-piece extension boards on each
side. It is detachable from the gooseneck to facilitate
loading, and the gooseneck has working cylinders providing
a range of movement to the connection to the trailer.
The rear axles all have working suspension, and to save
wear on the tyres the last axle can be clipped out of
service when the trailer travels unloaded.
Quality
This model is nearly all metal and the detail level is very
high.
The paintwork and graphics are to a high standard.
Price
This is a very high quality model and is very good
value.
Overall
It is nice to see a re-issue of this Sword Model in a new
livery. Although it is an older set of castings, it more
than holds its own against recent models. It also
looks great paired with a crane in Bay Crane colours.
Footnotes
The model was released in 2017.
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| The parts. |
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| Impressive
tractor. |
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| Detailed rack.
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| Opening doors. |
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| Trailer is very
detailed underneath. |
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| Deck with width
extenders added. |
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| Ramps folded
down. |
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| It looks great
with a Bay Crane. |
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| Carrying a
counterweight tray. |
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| Nice
collection. |
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