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| Liebherr
branded box.
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| Large size
bucket. |
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| Metal tracks
and handrails.
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| Hydraulic lines
on the boom. |
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| Track frame
detail is reasonable. |
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| Loading a
Volvo A40D. |
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| Sweating hard
with big rocks. |
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| It makes a good
load. |
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The Liebherr R 954 C Crawler Excavator is a machine with
an operating weight in the range 49-62 tonnes. The
bucket size is 1.25 to 3.50m³.
Christen AG is a Swiss construction company that was
founded in 1952.
This model is an exclusive run by Heavy Transport
Models (HTM)and is made for them by Conrad. It
appears to be modelled with a 6.7m gooseneck boom and a
2.9m stick.
Packaging
The model comes in a Liebherr branded box and inside it
is contained within a foam wrapping.
The review model had no defects or missing parts.
There is no information supplied about Christen or the
real machine. The model does not require any
assembly and no instructions are supplied.
Detail
The
metal tracks are individually linked and they are
mounted on track frames which are single-piece castings
without any moving rollers.
The cab has door hinges detailed and there is a good
metal grab rail although no mirrors or wipers. The
interior detail is fairly simple. The body casting is
good with grilles and mostly metal grab rails all
around, and the Liebherr name is nicely cast in relief.
The engine cover is plastic. At the rear there are
some painted lights, the exhaust pipe is solid rather
than having a hole, and at the front there is a metal unsilvered mirror.
There are plastic hydraulic lines at the boom foot, and
to the bucket cylinders. Other casting details on
the boom and stick add to the realism but the colour
match of the plastic hydraulic cylinder jackets to the
metal parts is just slightly off.
The bucket is cast well with good teeth.
The decoration of the model is striking with very good
graphics applied.
Features
The tracks roll well and are mounted on spring-loaded
idlers so are easily 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 another solid model from Conrad which is well
made with a high metal content.
The Christen livery has been produced well with high
quality paint and graphics.
Price
The model is a limited edition and the price reflects
its rarity.
Overall
HTM have commissioned a the model in very smart looking Swiss livery
and as a display piece the Liebherr R 954 C is eye
catching. It is easy to recommend.
Footnotes
This model in Christen livery appeared in November 2011. The
original model in Liebherr colours first appeared in
2006.
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| Getting out of
bed. |
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Profile view. |
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| Smart colour
and graphics.
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| Simple
underneath. |
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| Hydraulic lines
run to the boom foot. |
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| Colour of the
hydraulic cylinders is very
slightly off. |
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| Loaded on a
Goldhofer trailer. |
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| Stretched out
for the ride.
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