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| Branded
box. |
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| Impressive
model.
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| Stairs and
carrier cab. |
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| Opening doors
on the diesel container.
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| The tower top. |
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| Large
counterweight. |
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| Excellent boom
profile. |
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| Looks great. |
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The Konecranes Gottwald ESP.8 is a mobile harbour crane,
built to serve Post Panamax class vessels. It has a
working radius of up to 54m.
Packaging
The model comes in a large Konecranes Gottwald-branded box which
has a plastic carry handle at the top. The parts
are contained in two expanded
polystyrene trays.
There were no missing parts or defects on the review
model.
The box has some information about the real crane, and a
poster is enclosed. An excellent instruction leaflet in English describes
the assembly and operation.
Detail
The tiny wheels are finely detailed for the scale
with nice rubber tyres mounted on detailed wheels and
assemblies. Large metal spreader plates are hung off
metal outrigger beams. The pistons are simple screw threads. At
one end a metal stairway leads to the crane body, and
there is metal carrier cab. At the other end an
electric cable reel can be fitted. On one side a
diesel power container can be attached, and metal
handrails surround the top of the carrier.
The crane body and counterweight are metal and the
graphics and paint have a good finish. A ladder
leads up from the carrier and there are more metal
handrails. The grilles look good. A hole in one
side allows the winch to be accessed with a key.
The roof is textured.
The tower is metal with the upper cab and
platform modelled in metal. A seat is provided
inside the cab and there is an oversize window wiper. At the tower top the pulleys are
metal as are the platforms.
The large lattice boom is cast in two parts and it is
well made and painted. The two sections are connected
with pins and clips which is an old fashioned system
which is not as good as nuts and bolts connections. At
the boom tip there are more metal pulleys and a large dolly wheel.
The luffing cylinder has a plastic jacket.
The hook is metal and provides good tension
on the ropes.
Features
The small wheels roll well and each wheel group steers
independently so crab steering is possible.
The outrigger beams extend and the pads can be lowered
by unscrewing. The pads hold the weight of the
crane easily allowing the model to be posed wheels-free.
The crane rotates smoothly.
The luffing cylinder works well to hold the boom with
the extension being locked using an allen key in a grub
screw. A large range of boom movement is possible,
although you cannot lower the boom fully onto the dolly wheel.
The winch has two lengths of thread and the hook can be
raised and lowered using a key. Equal lengths of
thread for each half of the hook are maintained well.
The diesel pack and electric cable reel can be
optionally fitted. They are secured by magnets and
they work well.
The diesel container also features two opening doors and
these are also held shut by tiny magnets. With the doors
open, excellent detail can be seen.
Quality
This is a high quality 1:87 scale model, with a high metal content.
The paint quality and graphics are very
good.
Price
It is a large model which is fully priced.
Overall
This is a really good harbour crane model and is very
detailed for a 1:87 scale model. It is
surprisingly large and impressive.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2023.
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| The tray and
instruction sheet.
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| Underneath. |
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| Metal body. |
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| The crane cab. |
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| Boom has
metal pulleys. |
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| Impressive
wheels. |
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| Profile view. |
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