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windscreen. Within the cabin, you while on the underside of the trailer
can make out the seating, dashboard
are the air tanks for the brakes and the
and steering wheel which is all very
front landing legs which can be
adjusted in height.
dark.
The power module is nicely done,
containing the full-width fuel tank, air There are a pair of non-functional
legs at the rear of the trailer to stabilise
cannisters and cooling pack with during equipment loading and
a slotted side panel, air intake and the two-section folding ramps can be
lowered once the side locking bars
single exhaust also modelled. There is
a walkway giving access to the have been disconnected. The
coiled service lines and stored wheel cylinders here are not very tight but Above:
chocks. The chassis has a fifth wheel the ramps are really only ever lowered The rear power module holds the fuel tank, air
coupling and a rear drawbar or raised so it doesn’t really matter. cannisters and cooling pack which are nicely
coupling which can be fitted as The deck consists of textured panels modelled, complete with coiled service lines.
required. All the tyres have an that have been printed with a wooden

Left:
The two-section folding ramps
can be lowered once released
from the locking bars.

Above:
The separation of the blue and yellow colours is
immaculate, and the printing is top notch with
plenty of detail enhancing the realism.

authentic tread pattern with the front colour and there is engraving detail
pair of axles having limited steering running along the sides of the trailer
movement. The cabin can be tilted representing the tie-down rings.
forward to reveal the engine block The four axles have a linked steering
beneath. system which operates proportionately Above:
The trailer features a telescopic with 16 tyres taking the load. There is The trailer can be telescopically extended to
frame which can be extended to even a spare fixed to the front storage lengthen the load floor and this works well, with
lengthen the trailer for additional load area of the trailer. The model shown a floating support.
space and this works well, with a nice here is certainly well constructed and
friction to the telescopic motion so finished, and is still available to order
that it does not move on its own. from the Tekno online shop
A floating support beam can traverse (www.tekno.nl)
the extra length to support the load

Above:
All four axles have a proportionate linked steering
system and while there is not much of a range,
it is adequate.

Right: The trailer has adjustable
landing legs, underside air bottles
and a spare wheel connected at
the front of the gooseneck. Summer 2020 - TPMMW Magazine 39