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Manufacturer: IMC Models Item No: 410277 Scale: 1:50th Price: £140.00
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MERCEDES-BENZ

AROCS 8x4

with Ballast Box &

Fassi crane ‘Mammoet’

Above:
There are plenty of towing options, from the
fifth-wheel coupling to the pintle hitch and
there is an additional fifth-wheel coupling
Below: to accommodate other brand trailers.
The Mercedes-Benz Arocs
8x4 tractor is nicely realised
and packed with detail.

Above:
The rear tower is packed with realism, including
the main fuel tank, cooling system, air tanks,
coiled service lines and access ladder.

A nother new release to feature the Fassi loading crane is a Mercedes-Benz Arocs heavy duty

8x4 tractor with rear ballast box finished in Mammoet decoration. The model has a working
fifth-wheel coupling, allowing the ballast box, complete with integrated Fassi loading crane
to be fitted or not, as desired by the collector.
The ballast box design has an open centre section, ideal for tool storage and there are two
lifting chains supplied in the box. The crane has extending outriggers which are impractical in the
configuration shown, as they are unable to lower enough to provide any support, but this is not an Above:
issue as they can be removed. The detachable ballast box with integrated Fassi
lifting crane is constructed mainly from metal
The Arocs cabin features opening doors with a supplied figure that can be fitted. The front and with plastic parts used for the upper covers.
second axle have working steering, the rear tower module is highly detailed, with clever use of a
photo-etch panel for the cooling grille which adds realism

Below:
The rear ballast box with
integrated Fassi loading
crane makes for an
interesting configuration.

Above:
The crane is fully functional, complete
with telescopically extending section
but does not have much friction,
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