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| Liebherr
branded box.
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| A uniquely
numbered collector card is provided - a welcome addition. |
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| Metal tracks
and handrails.
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| Track frame
detail is reasonable. |
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| Hydraulic lines
on the boom and stick. |
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| Hydraulic lines
run to the boom foot. |
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| Metal handrail
and mirror. |
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| Bucket detail
is reasonable. |
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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.
Giorgetti is a Luxemburg-based construction company
that traces its history back to 1937. It has
annual sales of around 150m Euros.
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.
A label at the end of the box has a small picture of the
model. The review model had no defects or missing parts.
There is no information supplied about
Giorgetti or the
real machine. The model does not require any
assembly and no instructions are supplied.
A nice touch is that the model was supplied with a very
good quality individually signed and numbered
collector card. It is however too large to fit in
the model box.
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 and the colour
match of the plastic hydraulic cylinder jackets is
pretty good.
The bucket is cast well with good teeth.
The
Giorgetti livery has been rendered well with the colour
scheme being interesting and the small graphics are
applied very well. They appear quite accurate to
the real machine.
Features
The tracks roll well and are mounted on spring-loaded
idlers so the tension is good and they are easily removed
if required.
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 paintwork and graphics
are very good.
Price
The model is a limited edition and the price reflects
its rarity.
Overall
This is another unusual livery that HTM has commissioned
and it results in a very attractive model. As with
other Conrad Liebherr R 954 C models it is easy to recommend.
Footnotes
This model in
Giorgetti livery appeared in April 2012 and was made in a
run of 200 models. The
original model in Liebherr colours first appeared in
2006.
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| Sitting inside
the wrapping. |
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Profile view. |
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| Smart colour
and graphics.
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| Cab has a metal
grab rail. |
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| Simple
underneath. |
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| Colour of the
hydraulic cylinders is pretty good. |
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| Folded up as if
it was being transported. |
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