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| Liebherr
branded
box. |
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| Big bucket. |
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Nice grilles and graphics. |
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| Simple details underneath. |
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| Mesh walkways
and very good hydraulics. |
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| Very dark tint
on the windows. |
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| Stretching out. |
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| Large bucket is
a nice casting. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Liebherr R 9100 is a mining excavator which has an
operating weight of 108.5 tonnes in backhoe
configuration. It is optimised for loading trucks
in the 50-100 tonne range and has a bucket capacity of
6.8m³.
Packaging
The model comes in a Liebherr branded box. The review model had
no defects or missing parts.
No information is provided about the real machine or
model. Assembly is simple and is limited to
adding a mirror and ladder.
Detail
The metal tracks are strong
and have bolt heads just visible on the pads. They are mounted on
track frames which are a good representation of the real
machine but without working rollers. There is no
other real detail underneath the model.
The operator's cab has darkly tinted windows however
some interior details are still visible. The main
windscreen wiper consists of applied graphics and there
are lights on the front but no local mirrors.
Outside the cab there is a nice mesh walkway with
realistic metal handrails. A plastic access
ladder fits to the side which is different to the ladder
arrangement usually seen on the real machine.
The body casting is good with some very nice grilles on
each side and the graphics are very sharp. A
couple of video cameras are modelled in plastic.
The inside of the body looks good with a mesh platform
and plastic hydraulics equipment. Hoses run to the
boom foot, and there are hoses and pipes on the main
boom rams. Lifting eye shapes are modelled on the
counterweight but without holes.
The gooseneck boom has some very good hydraulics
consisting of plastic pipe arrays and hoses. It
has lights but the lifting eyes are not modelled.
The short stick is modelled well and includes lifting
eye shapes, but without holes.
The bucket is large and is a detailed single casting.
The teeth are good.
Features
The tracks are tensioned by spring-loaded idlers and
roll well on a rougher surface.
Rotation of the body is very smooth with no rocking.
The boom, stick and bucket have a good range of movement
with cylinders that are stiff enough to hold any pose.
The access ladder slides up and down.
Quality
As expected this is a very solid model from
Conrad with a high metal content.
The paintwork is good, and the applied graphics are very
sharp.
Price
It is good value for a relatively larger
excavator model.
Overall
After a considerable gap it is good to see a
new model of a Liebherr mining machine. It looks
good and has some nice detailing. It would have
been nice if it could strip down to make transport loads
but overall it is good enough to be highly recommended.
Footnotes
It was first seen at the MinExpo exhibition in
September 2012. |
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| In the
tray. |
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| Parked up with
the access ladder lowered. |
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| Metal
handrails. |
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| Pipes on the
ram jackets. |
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| Metal tracks
mounted on heavy frames. |
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| Hopes on the
boom. |
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| Simple graphics
on the boom. |
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| Loading a small
dump truck. |
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| Hard rock
digger. |
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