The Shantui SK135 is a wide-body off-highway dump truck built for open-pit mines, and this 1:24 die-cast in alloy puts the whole thing on your shelf.

These trucks do not see a public road. They run the haul roads inside a mine, carrying blasted rock from the face to the crusher, and the "wide-body" layout is the trick: a longer, wider chassis than a standard dump truck so it carries more per trip without needing the giant tyres and price tag of a 100-ton-plus ultra-class hauler. Shantui's SK135 is one of the models that fills that middle ground, and the shape is honest about the job, a deep rectangular tub on a tall ladder frame, a steep dump body, and the cab set low and forward of the load.

"A mining dump truck is one of the few die-cast subjects where sheer mass is the whole point. Get the tub right and the scale reads instantly."

This replica keeps that proportion at 1:24: a long wheelbase, the characteristic raised cab ahead of the dump body, and the chunky off-road stance. The body and chassis are die-cast alloy with a yellow finish, and the model ships assembled, no kit, no glue.

What you get

• Die-cast alloy body and chassis at 1:24 scale
• Wide-body dump truck proportions: long wheelbase, low forward cab, deep dump body
• One finish available: Yellow
• Comes assembled, no painting or glueing
  

Brand new, original packaging, made in China, ages 14+. A good pick if your collection leans toward mining and construction equipment rather than road trucks.