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Liebherr
branded box. |
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| Travelling on
the rails. |
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| Detailed
underneath. |
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| Detailed
appearance. |
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| Rear camera on
top of the counterweight. |
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| Detailed
hydraulics. |
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| Being loaded on
to road transport.
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| Pallet forks. |
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| The clamshell
grab. |
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The Liebherr RE 25 M is a dual mode excavator capable of
travelling on road using its tyres, or on rails using
the rail bogies. It weighs around 25 tonnes.
Packaging
The box is Liebherr-branded. Inside the model is
wrapped in foam rubber.
There were no missing parts on
the review model but the bar for supporting
the grab during travel was broken off. It was
easily glued into place.
There are no instructions provided and the only assembly required is to fit mirrors.
Detail
The underside of the machine has the
transmission to each axle modelled. The double-tyred
wheels are detailed and they have a good tread pattern.
At each end the rail wheels are plastic and detailed,
and they have tiny light plates in front of each rail
wheel. The hydrostatic motors on each rail axle
are modelled.
The outrigger pads are also plastic. Metal bumper
bars are positioned at end.
The large cab has lights and a mirror, and the interior
detail is good. The
body casting is good and it is enhanced by painting of
panel handles and the application of very many small
graphics such as warning signs.
The modelling of the hydraulics is very good with soft
plastic hoses and pipes on the ram jackets. More
small graphics enhance the boom and although the rivets
used are small, tiny friction rivets would have been
even better.
Two tools are provided, a clamshell grab and pallet
forks.
The clamshell is metal with a plastic connection.
The metal pallet forks are attached to a plastic tilt
rotator.
A section of track is provided and it has metal rails
and plastic sleepers (ties).
Features
It rolls well on its road tyres and the steering works
well and turns to a very good angle. The
steering axle pivots significantly.
The rail
bogies can be lowered and the machine can travel on the
supplied track.
The outriggers can be lowered and the pivoting pads can
rest on the sleepers.
The model rotates well although on the review model the
cab slightly snagged on the rear bumper bar.
The movement of the boom and stick is very good and the
cylinders have enough stiffness to hold any pose.
The clamshell opens and closes well and it rotates also.
It can be unpinned from the quick connector.
The pallet forks do not fit to the quick connector as
the holes for pin do not line up. It can be made
to fit by cutting a notch in the tilt rotator with a
modelling knife, but it is disappointing this issue was
noticed during the model's development.
Quality
It is generally well made.
The paintwork is very good and the many warning graphics add realism.
Price
It is moderate value.
Overall
This is a good looking model with its detailed
appearance being the standout aspect. Most of the
functionality is very good but it is disappointing that
out of the box the pallet forks do not fit.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Bauma exhibition in
2025.
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| The parts. |
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| Short tail
swing design.
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| Rail wheels are
plastic. |
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| Road wheels
engaged on the rail tops. |
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| Many tiny
graphics. |
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Profile view. |
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| On the road.
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| Loading a
tipper. |
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