 | | The Atlas branded box. |  |  | | Good tyres and steering. |  | | Outriggers down. |  | | Good hydraulics on the boom. |  | | Tinted cab windows. Mirrors are not silvered. |  | | Hydraulic cylinder jackets have external pipes. |  | | Orange peel grab is plastic but it looks good. |  | | Loading a tipper. |
|  Comment on this model.
The Atlas 350MH is a machine designed for material handling applications. Depending on configuration it weighs between 33 and 36 tonnes.
The modelled version appears to have a scaled 8.7m loading boom and 6.9m stick. It is fitted with an orange peel grab.
Packaging
The model box is Atlas-branded but it does not have any information about the real machine. Inside the model is contained within expanded polystyrene trays.
There were no missing parts or defects on the review model.
The only assembly required is to fit two mirrors.
Detail
The underside of the machine is good with the transmission to each axle modelled. The double-tyred plastic wheels are detailed and they have a good tread pattern.
The undercarriage is metal with plastic outrigger beams and separate pads and the rivet connections are very small and hard to see. However the real machine is usually seen with integral unpinned pads.
The cab is plastic with silvered lights and dark tinted windows which obscure the detail inside a little. The elevating mechanism has visible brass rivets and the cable band is nice soft plastic. The two external mirrors do not have silvered surfaces.
The body casting has some detailing and there are painted panel handles and small graphic warning signs. There are textured surfaces on top and the various grilles are formed well.
The modelling of the hydraulics is very good with soft plastic hoses and silver pipes on the boom and stick, and the cylinder jackets have external pipes too. The rivets used are small, but visible.
The orange peel grab is plastic and it looks convincing.
Features
It rolls well on its tyres. The steering also works well and turns to a good angle, and the steering axle also oscillates.
The outriggers can be lowered and the pads pivot. They will hold the machine wheels-free.
The cab elevates smoothly.
The model rotates well.
The movement of the boom and stick is very good and the cylinders have enough stiffness to hold any pose. However as the tool is fixed it prevents the model posing in a realistic transport mode.
The orange peel grab rotates on the connection and can swing in two dimensions. It opens and closes smoothly.
Quality
As usual for Conrad it is a robust and well made model. There is a little more plastic than usual but on the whole it does not detract from the look of the model.
The paintwork is very good with nice sharp graphics.
Price
It is reasonable value.
Overall
This is a model which has good engineering as its hallmark. The brass rivets would have looked better painted or as friction rivets and it would have been good if the grab was removable. Overall it looks good in the Atlas colour scheme.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 2013.
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|  | | Sitting in the box. |  | | Warning signs on the body. |  | | Impressive. |  | | Plastic transmission elements. |  | | Profile view. |  | | Elevating cab. |  | | Folded as low as it will go with the tool attached. |  | | Handling old pallets. |
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