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Liebherr R 954 C Crawler Excavator - Giorgetti

Maker:  Conrad
Model No:  2921/05
Scale:  1:50
Review Date:  April 2012


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Detail   (max 30)23
Features   (max 20)14
Quality   (max 25)20
Price   (max 15)9
Overall   (max 100)74%

Footnotes


Liebherr R 954 C Crawler Excavator - Giorgetti (and others) Video.
Liebherr branded box.
A uniquely numbered collector card is provided - a welcome addition.
Metal tracks and handrails.
Track frame detail is reasonable.
Hydraulic lines on the boom and stick.
Hydraulic lines run to the boom foot.
Metal handrail and mirror.
Bucket detail is reasonable.
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.
 
Sitting inside the wrapping.
Profile view.
Smart colour and graphics.
Cab has a metal grab rail.
Simple underneath.
Colour of the hydraulic cylinders is pretty good.
Folded up as if it was being transported.