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Manufacturer: Keng-Fei (Distributed by NZG) Item No: VAKF-0010 Scale: 1:50th Price: £650.00

Left:
The main boom foot section
houses two winches and
detailed hydraulic lines.

Below:
The main boom tip. Strangely,
it does not have many pulleys
for rigging a hook.

ZOOMLION

ZCC 9800W

Lattice Boom Crawler Crane

There are a number of large crane models that have been produced over the years
and a recent release from Keng-Fei of a 1:50th scale Zoomlion ZCC 9800W is another
rather impressive model to add to the list of big cranes.

T he Zoomlion ZCC 9800W is Left:
an 800-ton capacity lattice
There are three main boom
boom
crawler
crane
powered by a choice of
with Zoomlion name plates.
Mercedes-Benz OM502LA.E3A/3 or sections, two of which are fitted
Cummins QSX15-C5560 engines
delivering an impressive 1800hp. It
can be configured in a number of
different ways, from the simple S and
SL standard boom, SLHS standard
boom with wind power jib, SDB and
SLDB with derrick boom and sus-
pended ballast, SLHSDB with derrick
and jib to the SW mode with luffing
jib on main boom or SWDB/SWD lengths. This does help with assembly,
with main boom, derrick, luffing jib but it would have been better to see
and suspended ballast. them individually bolted together. There
The model is presented in a large, is a decent and fairly easy to follow
two-section polystyrene tray with outer instruction book that shows the assem-
cardboard box and has a number bly steps to erect the crane.
of separate parts which need putting The finished configuration is
together to build the crane to its listed as SWDB/SWD
finished height. Unfortunately, while (Superlift luffing jib on main
the real crane can be configured in a boom with derrick boom and
number of different ways, this is not suspended ballast)
immediately possible with the model I have photographed the
due to the various pennant lines being various parts to show just what you get Above:
permanently riveted into specific in the box, and I have to say there is a There are three smaller silver
finished mast sections, two for
the back mast and one for the jib.

22 TPMMW Magazine - Winter 2021