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Manufacturer: Conrad Item No: 80000/0 Scale: 1:50th Price: £71.00
Dimensions: L=117mm, W=62mm, H=87mm Weight: 315g Buy it here

MAN TGX GX

2-axle

Tractor

Left: Above:
The new design for the The cabin interior has not been forgotten, and
latest series MAN TGX has a two-colour finish.
has been expertly replicated
in 1:50th scale.

Above:
The new grill design is distinctive, still sporting the
MAN Emblem.
I n February, MAN unveiled their includes a painted roof window, roof

mounted aerials and tinted sun visor
latest generation of TG series
trucks which includes new TGX
with chromed air horns and colour
and TGS designs and it should
be no surprise that the day after the matched rear view mirrors which are
easy to fit. The configuration of 4x2
launch, the MAN merchandise shop incorporates a fifth wheel coupling
began sales of the brand new 1:50th with silver fuel tanks and silencer box
scale models produced by Conrad. fixed to the chassis, protected behind
The new TGX GX model is brand new side skirts with a textured service
tooling and authentically captures the platform behind the cabin. The front Above:
new aesthetic looks of the original axle achieves a very tight range of Fuel tanks along the sides of the chassis are
hidden with side skirts.
well. Until now, all the MAN trucks
from Conrad had a tilting cabin and
on the new series, the cabin is now
fixed to the chassis which allows for
the engineering of the cabin to be
executed in a way that allows the
separate parts to fix together allowing steering movement with all tyres
a host of different colour and having a nicely formed tread pattern.
configuration options. What stands out is the front of the
The flagship TGX 18.640 D38 has model, authentically capturing the lines
been chosen for the replica, and of the original with the distinctive main
comes with a modelled interior black panel with MAN branding and
with coloured seating and black chrome accents. Below this is a second
dashboard. The tall cabin shell panel with three chrome highlighted bars
while the bumper design incorporates the
main driving lights which use printing to
Right: simulate the daylight led lighting and this
The 4x2 chassis really does look good. The model is
configuration has a available in the metallic gold colour
functional fifth wheel
allowing it to connect of the original launch truck and is also
with the range of available in the same configuration,
Conrad trailers. finished in a metallic blue decoration
from the MAN fanshop (www.man-shop.eu)

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