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Manufacturer: Conrad Item No: 78254/0 Scale: 1:50th Price: £120.00
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MEILLER

Below:
The three and four axle Meiller
tippers, based on Mercedes-
Benz Arocs truck chassis.
Trigenius Tipper

(3 Axle)

Above:
The cabin captures the panel lines with
highlighted door handles and air intake.

C onrad have been busy developing a colour with white printing on the sides of the dump Above:
body. First up is a three axle truck chassis with steering
number of new truck models which were
front axle, authentic treaded tyres and moulded cabin
launched at the IAA commercial vehicles
Chassis detailing includes the fuel tank and si-
show in September 2022. Amongst the
and exhaust silencer box are fixed to the chassis and
new releases are a pair of Mercedes- Benz Arocs tip- interior in left hand drive configuration. Silver fuel tank lencer box.
per truck models produced exclusively for Meiller, the collector needs to fit the side mirrors and aerial.
featuring the new Trigenius tipper body design. The Meiller tipper body design features three-way
The models have been finished in a dark grey tipping operation. In standard rear tip, the dump angle
is very impressive, complete with a rear pivoting
tailgate. A clever design of ball sockets on the truck
chassis allows the side tipping operations to
be demonstrated and this works very well. When
tipping to the left, the side panel is hinged
along the bottom edge while when tipping
to the right, the side panel is hinged at
the top, so pivots as the angle is set. A
multi-stage hydraulic cylinder provides the
friction to keep the body at the required
angle.

Left:
The side tipping
operation works well,
here tipping to the right
with the side panel
hinged at the top.

Above:
The tipping angle of the body when
Left:
The grey finish with white discharging to the rear is very impressive.
printing is a good choice.
32 TPMMW Magazine - Autumn/Winter 2022