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Below:
The 1:50th scale Diamond
T969 comes fitted to a
plastic base and has a
clear Perspex cover.
Above:
The twin arms of the Holmes wrecker have been
cleverly developed for maximum realism, fully
cabled up.
About Colonia
Danial Wietlisbach, editor of Laster & Bagger magazine gives us a brief
history of Colonia;
“Founded after the Second World War with an old Opel Blitz, Colonia
got its first towing contract on the 3rd of December 1945 and it would
not be the last one, because the Colonia Abschleppdienst (Colonia
towing service) still exists today. In 1948, the first Diamond T joined the
fleet; in 1951 a second one followed and three years later, a third Above:
one which was a heavy-duty version. Often, in the years following The cabin interior is finished in a matching red
the war, the work involved salvaging scrap metal from the Rhine River colour with photo-etch parts for the screen wipers.
and cleaning up war rubble.”
Above:
While non-functional, all the structural detailing
of the wrecker body has been captured.
Above:
The front of the model sports a large front ballast,
complete with towing brackets.
Above:
The 6x6 chassis has been
modelled convincingly.
Summer 2020 - TPMMW Magazine 53
