One final photo showing the winch, warning markings and spotlights on the flat bed bulkhead.
So how do I rate the set as whole?
The criticisms first. The large silver box which comes with the set and which can be seen behind the car at the end of the little recovery story is really redundant. There is nowhere to store it properly as it won't fit in any of the storage areas behind the flat bed bulkhead, and the only items spare to store in it are the four traffic cones and the warning sign, plus it will only take three cones and that's all. Maybe if this item had been omitted a driver could have been provided for the Smart, the lack of which is a minor criticism.
A good point is the printing on the vehicle sides and warning roof light (which, of course, works) rather than using stickers. (Stickers are used for the number plates of the two vehicles, the lenses of the spotlights, the truck rear lights and the ADAC sign above the radiator grille nad the battery and the oil container details.) The printing is neat and crisp, as are the reflective stripes printed on the sides of the storage areas on the chassis. The new design winch is a neat and effective piece of work and the mechanism for tilting and extending the flat bed, although a bit stiff, works smoothly and well. The ADAC uniform of the truck driver is nicely printed and well-detailed with reflective striping on the arms which cannot ne seen in the photos.
Overall, I'm very pleased with the set, especially at the price I paid for it which I estimate in effect gave me free postage to the UK (comparing what I paid with the price of the recycling truck which seems to be a comparable vehicle). It will be a great help in dealing with breakdowns and the aftermath of road traffic collisions in the Copt Hewick area.
Thanks for your time and patience in reading this far.