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| JCB
box. |
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| Some of the
paintwork is not the best such as the yellow spots on the bumper. |
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| The shovel
cannot lower any further than this . |
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| Interior detail
is good. |
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| The shovel does
not sit level. |
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| Silver wheel
nuts are a good detail. |
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| Profile view. |
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The JCB 330 Skid Steer is a 4 tonne
machine with a rated operating capacity of just under
1.5 tonnes. It can be configured from a range of
30 tools on the boom including brushes, breakers and
rakes.
Packaging
The box is a JCB branded sleeve which encloses a pair of
clear plastic formers holding the model. There
were no missing parts on the review model.
There is no information on the real machine included,
and strangely the box does not even include the machine
number or name so there is no way of telling the model
is a 330 unless it is taken out of the box. The
model requires no assembly.
Detail
There is no particular detail underneath. The
tyres are good and the wheel hubs have some tiny silver
wheel nuts represented.
The cab has a windscreen wiper and a couple of silvered
lights, and the roof has some nice perforations for
operator visibility. However there is no door
mirror. Inside the cab the detail includes the joystick controls.
At the rear of the body some of the lights are good with plastic
lenses.
The metal boom is simply detailed but the appearance is
spoilt by large silver rivets which contrast with the
black paint on the boom. The shovel is a good casting but the
mounting is off level, at least on the review model.
Features
The model rolls although the wheel pairs share a common
axle so turning is difficult and not like the real
machine.
The cab has an opening door however it has a problem as
it cannot fully open properly because it snags on the rear tyre.
The shovel can be raised to a good height and tips.
However it cannot be fully lowered due to an error in
the thickness in one of the linkages and so the model
will not pose properly in an 'at rest' position.
Quality
There is little plastic used. The paintwork and
graphics are not to the best modern standards.
Price
The model is expensive given its size and what it
offers.
Overall
It is good to see a new release for JCB and the 330
could have been very interesting if a selection of tools
had been provided. However this is a disappointing
model from Motorart and it lets JCB down. It is
poorly engineered and the large rivets on the boom
belong to a previous age. The quality of
manufacture is not the best so this is a model for
hardcore JCB collectors only.
Footnotes
The model was first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair
2011. It was also produced as a Volvo branded
machine: MC 155C.
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| Silver rivets
on the boom make the model look like a toy. |
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| Simple
underneath. |
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| The cab door
opens, but snags on the rear tyre.
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| Height of lift
and shovel tilt is good. |
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| Hitching a lift
on a
MAN TGS Tipper. |
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| It can load a
low sided tipper. |
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