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Manufacturer: Conrad Item No: 5521/0 Scale: 1:40th Price: £84.00
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BUCHER

MUNICIPAL

CITY CAT V20E

Compact Sweeper Below:

Based on an articulating Above:
chassis, the City Cat V20e The articulating chassis achieves a good range
has plenty of detail.
of movement.

Above:
The brushes are implemented to look realistic.

B ucher Municipal are a world leading manufacturer of innovative vehicles for street cleaning, snow

removal and garbage collection. We can look back to 1807 when Heinrich Bucher opened a smithy,
working as a blacksmith repairing agricultural equipment. From then, the company has grown over the
years and it was in 1960 that the company entered the municipal sector with a number of acquisitions
since adding to the portfolio of vehicles, like Rolba, Schorling, Giletta, Johnson, Beam, Gmeiner and Assaloni
who are just some of the companies that have expanded the offerings of Bucher.
Conrad has already produced several 1:50th scale models of Bucher road sweepers and it is somewhat
surprising to see the latest releases produced in the larger 1:40th scale, like this City Cat V20e articulated
sweeper which has a large cabin with detailed interior, exterior mirrors and screen wiper. There are adjustable Above:
rotating brushes on both sides of the front chassis with a third brush mounted to an adjustable arm. The rear The rear hopper can be tipped to discharge the
collection hopper has a hinged upper cover and can be tipped. The model is finished in the corporate white collected waste.
colours with crisp printing of the logos and markings.

Left:
With adjustable sweeper
brushes and a detailed
cabin interior, Conrad
has done a good job.

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