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| Caterpillar style
box. |
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| Wheels and dump
bed look sharp. |
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| Maximum tip angle
is on the flat side. |
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| A pair of Cats. |
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The CAT 772 is a nominal 50 ton (45
tonnes) class machine with a payload of 41yd³ (31m³). It
has a top speed of almost 50mph (80km/h), and the unladen
weight is around 90,000lbs (35 tonnes).
Packaging
The box is the usual Caterpillar branded package with the
model tightly tied to the internal base. The review
model had no defects or missing parts.
The box has no information about the real machine, but the
features of the model are described.
Detail
The detail underneath is pretty good with the transmission
modelled in metal, and there are some plastic hydraulic
lines which is a nice detail for a small model like this.
The wheel hubs are metal and even the wheel nuts are visible,
and the rubber tyres are nice.
The cab area is modelled well and just about the only plastic
used on the model is for the handrails and mirrors and these
all look rather on the large size for the scale.
At the back, the dump bed is robustly formed with good structure
within the casting.
Features
The wheels roll well but the steering is non-functioning.
The dump bed tips but it achieves a very shallow angle which
is much less than the real machine.
Quality
The quality is good with little plastic used. Some
of the graphics are very small and are applied well.
Price
It is good value given the nice quality.
Overall
Norscot have made a good effort with the 772 in this smaller
scale although it is odd that the shallow tipping angle
of the 1:50 version has been repeated here. Overall
though, it looks pretty good and is recommended.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the end of 2010. Norscot
have also produced a
1:50 scale model of this machine.
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| The handrails look
big. |
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| Good detail underneath.
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| Paired with the
Caterpillar 320D L
which is a bit of a mismatch in reality. |
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| Profile view. |
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