Page 45 - TPM Issue9

Left:
The cabin construction
incorporates opening doors.

Above:
More of the upper deck components Above:
for realism. The wheels are made up from
a number of discs to recreate
a treaded tyre design.
Below:
The front wheels are freely rotating,
with the elastic band wind-up system
working well to drive the rear axle.

Above:
The dump body has
plenty of structural
detailing, and goes
together well.

build over 46 steps. No glue is needed, as
the parts all clip together with candle wax
included for lubrication of the moving parts,
sandpaper to remove any rough areas and
rubber bands to power the wind-up engine
and to operate the tipping dump body. Below:
Assembly is relatively straight forward with The chassis features a steering front axle, controlled
the instructions showing pictorially how each by a thumbwheel on the side below the cabin.
part fits together as well as identifying which
plywood sheet the parts are located. Once
built, being in 1:48th scale, you can get
an appreciation of size of the real truck by
placing the model alongside 1:50th scale
die-cast haul trucks. The 75600 is a little
smaller than the Cat 797F. The kits from Eco
Wood Art are entertaining to put together
with the moving features working well.

Left:
The fully finished build,
looking very authentic
to the original.

Winter 2021 - TPMMW Magazine 45