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| Liebherr box.
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| Compact
body shape. |
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| Simple
underneath. |
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| Aerial at the
back of the cab raised. |
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| Two buckets. |
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| Good load for a
truck. |
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| Digging deep. |
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The Liebherr R 920 Compact
excavator has an operating weight in the range 20 tonnes.
This version of the model has a 2-part boom.
Packaging
The model comes in a Liebherr-branded box with the model
packed within
foam rubber.
There were no defects or missing parts on
the review model.
There is no information about the real machine
or model. Assembly is limited to fixing a mirror.
Detail
The undercarriage has metal tracks mounted on frames
which have no working rollers. The drive sprockets and
idlers are plastic with a good colour match.
The dozing blade is modelled in metal.
The cab
has plastic grab rails and the windows
have the seals and windscreen wiper
represented by graphics. The mirror does not have
a silvered surface,
but the internal cab detailing
is good.
The body is metal with detail in the castings
including the Liebherr name embossed at the rear. The
graphics on the body are very good and a grille is
formed of a textured insert.
The hydraulics are very good.
Soft hydraulic hoses run to the two piece boom, together with
silver pipes and more hoses crossing to the stick.
Connection rivets are reasonably small.
Two buckets are included. The digging bucket is a
nice casting. The metal ditching bucket is a simple casting. The
quick connector is plastic.
Features
The tracks
are stiff but roll well enough on a rough surface and are tensioned by springs in the idlers.
The dozer blade has a good range of movement and is
stiff enough to hold any pose.
The model rotates smoothly without rocking.
The aerial on the cab rotates in and out of a transport
position.
The
two piece boom and stick have
a good range of movement on all rams and any pose can be
set. The bucket movement and digging depth is particularly good.
The buckets are removable and are held in place with a
simple clip system.
Quality
As usual Conrad has made a typically solid and heavy small model with a high metal
content.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
The model is moderate value.
Overall
Conrad has made another robust model with very good
functionality and some nice detailing. It is
pleasing that two buckets are included.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2018.
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| Decent track
frames. |
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| Two piece boom. |
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| Simple dozing
blade. |
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| Nice detail on
top. |
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| Profile view.
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On the road. |
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