The German-made roller:







To be continued.
Guy

Other Richelmi (Monaco) combination built by Jean-Jacques with a Conrad tractor:









The Richelmi combination on a construction site in Monaco:



Regards.
Guy

To end with that short trip in Monaco, some other Richelmi site equipment in the 60s/70s:







Regards.
Guy

The official name for 25.25 metres combinations, road tested in various European countries around 2010, is "LHV" ("Longer and Heavier Vehicle") and not "LCV" ("Longer Combination Vehicle"), as indicated wrongly in my previous post. Sorry!

Other Swedish combination.
In the 90s, the semi-trailer width (2.60 metres) and more importantly its height (4.50 metres) restricted the combination to Sweden road network and it was prohibited in neighboring European countries:







Volvo F16-T470 6x2/2 tractor and Norfrig WH3-39-125 CFÖM 3-axle reefer semi-trailer (modified Conrad models, fifth wheel to be painted),



Regards.
Guy

Two hooklift tippers in Jean-Jacques's collection.
The MAN unit is produced by Conrad, the Renault is a Conrad chassis-crane with tipper modified by adding MiniCams cab and various parts:







Regards.
Guy

In the USA still with an iconic tractor, the Mack B61.
Mack produced more than 47 000 B61 trucks with approx. 125 000 B Series vehicles built from 1953 to 1996 (data issued from "Mack Model B - 1953 to 1966" T.E. Warth, Iconografix Editions):



Mack B 61 6x4/2 tractor (modified Dinky-Matchbox(*) model) and Fruehauf-US DES-M2-M20/40 2-axle belly dump semi-trailer (Corgi Toys model being modified),







Note (*): Matchbox took-over Dinky Toys en 1987 and will produce a few (4?) models in 1/50 scale in the Dinky Collection. Tyco sold Matchbox to Matteï in 1997.

Regards.
Guy

Late 2010, Solido is back to military modelling, some 1/48 models being built by them in Bangladesh in resin for the American train producer, MHT Electric Trains(*).
A page of the train modeller 2019 catalog:



An US Army vehicle being tested by the Royal Saudi Land Forces:



General Dynamics Land Systems MGS Stryker M1128 8x8/4 armored vehicle (Solido model),







Note (*): Solido subcontracting activities didn't last very long, as the American company disappeared in 2021 in their original form, with the retirement of Mike Wolf, its founder. The few Solido models - very well detailed, as far as I could see - of the defunct American company, were sold direct by the French company from that date: https://www.solido.com/echelle/1-48/?orderby=date

Link to the Stryker Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stryker

Regards.
Guy

Volvo F89 4x2 tractor built by Jean-Jacques from a Tekno kit:









Regards.
Guy

Jamie,

It looks all right in terms of weight. As for many resin models, its level of detail is amazing.
The only problem I found were rams, which need to be "helped" by a wooden stick when towing a vehicle, as they can't hold the load.
Its normal retail price looks quite high, at approx. 165 Euros, but I found it for sale a little bit less than 100 Euros on a French website.


I hope it helps.
Guy

Jamie,

That would work fine but I hope that you have 1/50 good-looking cross-country tires as the Siku ones are "toyish"; moreover the Siku model is fitted with single tires all round, while the Zetros/Empl unit has dual tires on the tandem, resulting in an extra width.

I hope it helps.
Guy