Wellys has sent me their
Mercedes-Benz Actros Car Carrier for review. this is
part of there COLLECTIBLES /1:32 COLLECTION SERIES .
Welly has done an aesthetically pleasing job on this
truck. this is a fine looking truck, but no way is it a
collectible quality vehicle. The exterior of the truck
has a very well done paint job, the tampo printing of
the details is also very clear and crisp.
A fine looking truck,
Unfortunately it has too many flaws to be considered
collectible quality. The truck is plagued with small
problems. The rear gate sticks and sounds like it is
going to snap when lowered. Also the second level
Hydraulics, although impressive looking, fail to work
with out a fair amount of man handling. I do have to
give credit where credit is due, The looks of this with
scale cars is incredible. This model is very well
proportioned for size and scale. This truck would make a
fine display platform for your diecast or your slot car
collections.
The small details that
drag this truck out of the collectible quality arena are
shown in the photos below. The truck is detailed fairly
well on the inside, much attention is paid to the
placement of the mirrors, steering wheel and gauge
cluster then non-Functioning doors. why go through all
that effort and not let someone enjoy it fully. The
front tire and wheel assembly looks good from a distance
but under examination they show major flaws. The
underside also lacks the full range of detail that
collectible quality vehicles require.
Overall an aesthetically
pleasing job, but just can not make it to the
COLLECTIBLES /COLLECTION SERIES that they advertise it
to be. This would look great on a shelf/layout to
display your collection. As I stated earlier, The looks
of this with scale cars is incredible. Overall a good
stage to show something off, but not a main actor.
I would like to thank
Welly for shipping this in from Hong Kong for me to
review. I do truly appreciate this companies vision in
producing a line such as this and hope to see Continuing
growth and development in the coming releases.
With regards
Frank N.
What the real one looks
like.....