Andy Park built this model of a Nicolas Industrie (France) heavy pallet carrier as used in steel mills around Europe. The basis is a Kibri Scheuerle carrier but Andy discarded the underslung cab and rear-mounted engine and scratchbuilt a front grille and skirts with access steps built in, added a modified Herpa Liebherr 583 cab (which is basically what Nicolas uses), scratchbuilt air intakes, grab rails, buffer or heavy duty headache rack, added 2 large center axles using Herpa wide truck front wheels (filed and sanded to represent driven axles) and tyres, and replaced the remaining Kibri pendulum axles with Herpa ones. The pallet was shortened by 1 bay and "aged" steel coils added, and the whole lot is finished in the livery of Anglo-American mill services group Heckett Multiserve, and finally weathered with a mist of light matte grey paint. A truly outstanding model!!

Posted August 28, 2004