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| Wooden
box. |
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| Nice wheels and
tyres. |
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| No steering. |
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| Simple
underneath. |
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| Loader arm goes
higher but will not hold the pose. Tipping action
is negligible. |
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| Profile view. |
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 Comment on this model.
This is a model of Volvo's first wheel loader, the
Bolinder-Munktell H10.
The roots of the Volvo company go back to 1832 when
Johan Munktell founded his company. In 1950 Volvo
acquired Bolinder-Munktell and in 1954 the first wheel
loader, the H10, was introduced. It was based on a
tractor and had rear wheel steering.
Packaging
The model comes in an unusual box. It is wood with
a clear lid and a clasp on the front. The printed
decoration around the sides is nice. Inside there
is black foam rubber protecting the model although it is
not well-fitting.
There were no defects or missing parts on the review
model.
As this is a model of an important machine in Volvo's
history it is a little surprising that there is no
information describing its history, and so it is an
opportunity missed.
Detail
The model is mounted on a black plastic base with a
metal tab, which gives it a presentation feel. To
release the model two screws have to be undone.
The underside of the H10 is fairly simple but the wheels
have decent tyres with a reasonable tread pattern, and they
are mounted on nice metal wheels secured by silver
rivets.
At the rear end there is a tank which has some nice
casting detail and there are a couple of hoses and pipes.
Some of the bolt heads are nicely highlighted.
The engine cover has the BM logo at the front, and the
engine is just visible from certain angles. The
cab is simply modelled reflecting the standard of the
real machine, and a nice touch is that operating levers with
knobs are just visible inside. A couple of lights
sit on the roof.
The loader mechanism is mostly metal and it looks quite
good although the silver connecting rivets stand out
against the green paint. The bucket is simply
modelled reflecting the original.
Features
The wheels roll although there is no steering on the
rear axle.
The loader mechanism raises but cannot hold a pose at
height. The bucket tipping mechanism is poorly designed
so it has almost no tipping capability. A pity because it appears that proper tipping would have
been easy to implement.
Quality
The model is well made with a high metal
content.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
The model is reasonable value given it is a presentation
item.
Overall
This is an interesting model of a historic machine, and an
effort has been made to make it nicely presented.
However given its special status it would have been
appropriate to have a higher focus on the quality of the
model engineering and to have provided some background
to the history of the machine.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014
and became .available in June 2014.
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| Displayed on
its stand. |
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| Tank at the
front provides some counterbalance to the digging end. |
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| Connecting rivets on the
bucket are visible. |
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| Maker's name on
the side of the tractor. |
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