Magirus 130M8 tractor Roco

Brand - Reference

Roco 66936

Type

Magirus 130M8 tractor

Comments

The cab is not very well rendered; see especially the non re-entrant step.

The diameter of the fifth wheel hole (2 mm) is not compatible with that of the Herpa or Brekina tractors (3 mm).

Disassembly: start by removing the bumper. Then remove the black part of the cab (two clips on the back and the headlights on the front), then the inside. The most difficult is to remove the windows because the pins on the ceiling are a little hard.

Modifications

Rear lights painted. Mirrors mounted.

Axles shortened and rear tyres glued on the rims. Diameter of the fifth wheel enlarged to 3 mm.

History

Tractor Magirus type 130M8 built from 1975 to 1992. Equipped with the “Club of four” group consisting of DAF, Magirus-Deutz, Saviem and Volvo in 1971. Become Iveco in 1983. See:

• Wikipedia article (in German)
• Photos on baumaschinenbilder.de Magirus and Iveco (in German)
• Photos on Wikimedia.