 | | Conrad box. |  |  | | Plastic mirrors are clip-on and unsilvered. |  | | Metal tracks and handrails. |  | | No hydraulic lines out on the boom. |  | | Cab interior has some detail. |  | | Colour match on the cylinder jackets is a little off. |
| This is a very unusual model from Conrad as there is no Original Equipment Manufacturer's name on the model or the packaging. It also does not have a model number underneath. The OEM version of this model appeared at the Toy Fair in 2013 as the Link-Belt 250 X3.
The body and track castings look to be derived from an earlier Case CX240B excavator model.
The model is in the colours of Heffner, a building company based in Conrad's home town of Kalchreuth, outside Nuremberg.
Packaging
The model comes in a Conrad branded box and it is contained within a foam wrapping. The review model had no defects or missing parts.
There is no information about the real machine. Assembly is limited to the attachment of a couple of mirrors.
Detail
The tracks are metal and they sit on track frames which are reasonably detailed although there are no moving parts other than the sprockets. The rivet on the main drive sprocket affects the look of the model a little. There is no detailing underneath.
The body is metal and the casting has a reasonable level of detail within it, and the access handrail is also metal. The cab has a reasonably detailed interior with a plastic grab rail. Two mirrors are fitted although they do not have silvered surfaces so they are not so realistic.
The boom and stick are metal castings with hydraulic piping within the boom casting. Rubber hydraulic hoses run from the body to the boom foot. The plastic cylinder jackets are a little off colour compared to the metal parts.
The bucket is cast well with good teeth.
Features
The tracks roll well and are mounted on spring-loaded idlers that provide tension and allow them to be removed.
It rotates and the boom and stick have a very good range of movement as does the bucket. The hydraulic cylinders are stiff so the model can be posed in any position.
Quality
This is solid model from Conrad with a high metal content.
The livery is fairly simple but the paint finish is very good.
Price
The model is somewhat expensive for the detail and features.
Overall
This is an unusual model because of the anonymous identity of the machine maker and this may put off some collectors. In another sense that makes it fairly unique, and it looks reasonably good.
Footnotes
This model was released in July 2012.
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|  | | In the box. |  | | Profile view. |  | | Cab grab rail is plastic. |  | | Simple underneath. |  | | Track frame detail is simple. |  | | Hydraulic hoses run to the boom foot. |
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