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Manufacturer: NZG Item No: 1062 Scale: 1:50th Price: £200.00

SCHWING S51 SX

Concrete Pump

Left:
The five-axle Schwing
S51 SX concrete
pump is a very
detailed release
from NZG.

One new release at the Bauma 2022 is a 1:50th scale replica of the Schwing S51 SX concrete
pump, produced by NZG. The Schwing S51 SX is a concrete pump with a five section RZ5
articulating roll and fold placement boom. The model is based on a 5-axle Mercedes-Benz Arocs
chassis with working front axle steering and a steering rear tag axle. The truck impresses with
its weight, showing that the main construction uses a lot of metal. The
cabin has a finished interior which is visible through the clear glazing
with the prominent Arocs grille and Mercedes-Benz logo up front. The
tyres have an accurate tread pattern with wider tyres fitted to the
steering axles. Underside chassis detailing includes the drivetrain, air
tanks, exhaust silencer box and fuel tank.
T he model has curved front and straight rear rubber hose extensions stored on top of the

outrigger arm.
outriggers which extend outwards resulting
At the rear, the bumper bar can be lifted and the
in an X- pattern base. The jacks can be
lowered and 12 plastic mats are included
in the box. A nice feature is the rack on the inside hopper has a detachable cover which can be
shown in the raised position. There is a grate over
of one of the rear outrigger arms which can be the hopper and the pump cylinders can be seen in
used to store the mats. There is also a pair of the heart of the chassis, complete with hydraulic

Above: Above: Above:
The rear of the model has a pivoting bumper. There is plenty of detail found on the chassis. The control panel is nicely finished with
colours representing the switches.

20 TPMMW Magazine - Autumn/Winter 2022