Mercedes-Benz 1625 van Roskopf

Brand - Reference

Roskopf 712

Type

Mercedes-Benz 1625 van

Comments

Faded box, paint poorly applied on the cab. Many moulding burrs. At the rear, the body is not properly glued to the chassis and is more than a millimetre apart. Opening tailgate.

Miniatures presented in Loco-Revue:

• No. 390 of January 1978: MB 1632 (similar cab) Kibri ref. 10021 “tridem” (3-axle) semi-trailer.
• No. 521 of December 1989: MB 1625 Herpa Car Transport.

Modifications

Case glued correctly; mirrors mounted; headlights silvered; rear lights painted red; wipers painted black; axles shortened to 24 mm to reduce the clearance.

History

This series of lorries called NG (Neue Generation) succeeded the LP series, and was produced from 1973 to 1988.

The MB 1625 was equipped with an OM 422 engine with 250 hp (184 kW) and had a GVW of 16 t.

Documents:

• Wikipedia article.
• Photos on baumaschinenbilder.de.
• Photos on Wikimedia.