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| Volvo style
box. |
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| Body details
are very good. |
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| Metal tracks
are good. |
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| Nice cab. |
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| Opening cover
lets a nicely detailed engine be seen. |
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| Graphics are
good. |
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| Profile view. |
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| On a low
loader. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Volvo EC300E is a crawler excavator with an
operating weight in the 30 tonne weight class. Unusually
this model was released before the real EC300E appeared
on the Volvo website.
Packaging
The packaging is a Volvo-branded outer sleeve enclosing
clear plastic trays which allow the
model to be seen. A good photo of the real machine is
printed on the reverse side.
There were no missing parts or manufacturing defects on
the review model.
There is no information about the real machine or model
included.
Detail
The undercarriage has lifting eyes at the four corners.
The narrow crawler tracks are metal with the triple
grouser pads having tiny bolt heads. They are mounted
on track frames with no
moving rollers.
The cab interior is quite good with the controls
modelled. On the outside there are door hinges in the
casting and a tiny Volvo graphic on the door handle.
There are twin wipers and a beacon light on the roof,
although there is no mirror adjacent to the door. Grab
rails are metal.
The detailing of the body is very good with panel
handles and grilles modelled in the casting.
The counterweight has the Volvo name embossed in the
casting with a video camera on top, and small graphics
add to the appearance. Handrails are metal and a
couple of mirrors add detail.
On top of the body there are textured walking surfaces
and under the engine cover is a nice detailed
plastic engine.
Thin plastic hydraulic hoses run up the boom and across to
the stick and down to provide a supply for tools. The
hydraulic rams have plastic jackets and metal pistons.
Rivet heads are painted so the overall appearance is
very good.
The bucket is a very nice metal part.
Features
The tracks roll well enough on a rough surface.
The body rotates
smoothly without rocking.
An opening engine cover allows the engine to be seen but
it will not stand in the open position.
The boom, stick and bucket have a very good range of
movement and the rams have the right stiffness to enable
poses to be held.
Quality
This is a high quality model with a low plastic
content.
The graphics and paint are very good.
Price
The model price is good value.
Overall
Motorart has produced a high quality excavator model for
Volvo with both the detailing and functionality
being satisfying. It is easy to highly recommend.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at ConExpo in March 2014.
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| Looks very
good. |
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| Reaching up. |
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| Undercarriage.
Some detailing underneath the body too. |
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| Detailing on
top is good. |
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| Nice bucket and
painted rivets. |
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| Loading. |
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| Realistic
model. |
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| Convincing. |
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