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| Volvo branded box.
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| Detailed tracks
and metal grab rails on the body. |
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| Cab has lightly tinted
windows. |
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| Opening cover
with Volvo engine. |
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| Bucket detail
is good. |
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| Getting shifted
on a Nooteboom Low Loader.
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| Loading a
Volvo A40D. |
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The Volvo EC460CL has an operating
weight of around 48-50 tonnes.
This version of the model is in the colours of Heinrich
Loock, a German company.
Packaging
The box consists of
shaped clear plastic formers held within an outer
cardboard box which allows the model to be seen.
There is also a clever tray in the bottom of the packaging
which holds some spare track links and a replacement beacon
light, which is a nice addition.
There is no information provided about the real machine,
and nothing for the model either although there is no assembly
required to display the model.
Detail
The metal tracks are mounted on detailed frames which
have working sprockets and idlers and the lower rollers are moving
parts.
The body is almost all metal with the result that the
whole model is quite heavy. Detail inside the cab is
good, and the windows are slightly tinted and have the
glass frame finely delineated. A mirror, beacon light
and wipers add detail. The rest
of the body has grilles formed within the casting and there
are a number of metal grab rails. At the rear the
counterweight attachment mechanism is modelled, although
the counterweight is permanently fixed on the model.
The modelling of the hydraulics is very good. There is
a detailed hydraulic unit at the boom foot and the
hydraulic lines are modelled in rubber and run up the
boom and stick and overall these add to the
look of the model greatly.
The boom and stick are metal with plastic blanking
plates on the underside.
The bucket is a very good casting with anti-wear plates
and sharp teeth.
Features
The tracks roll well and are mounted on spring loaded sprockets
so removal is straightforward. However as the track links
are hooked together they easily come apart when not under
tension so care is needed not to lose any links.
The body has an opening engine cover and there is a nicely
detailed engine underneath. The hinge is stiff enough
to enable the cover to stay open.
It rotates well and the boom and stick movement is good
and the cylinders are stiff enough to hold any pose set.
The bucket has a very good range of movement and it
would have been better if it could have been interchangeable
with other tools.
Quality
This is very nice quality model with some very good
detailing. The paintwork and graphics in the Loock
livery are also very
good. A few
more small graphics would have added to the look even more.
Price
NZG have produced a very good value model.
Overall
This is a very nice model of a Volvo machine, and is
smart in the colours of Loock. It looks
realistic and performs well, and is highly recommended.
Footnotes
The model first appeared as an NZG Summer release in
Volvo colours in June
2010. This model in the colours of Loock was produced in
a limited edition of
300 models, as was a version in the colours of Van Dalen.
These appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 2012.
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Profile view. |
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| Big boom and
stick. |
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| Detail
underneath. |
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| Loock
decoration is interesting. |
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| Plenty of
hydraulic lines are modelled.
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Together with
its brothers in other colours,
Volvo yellow and Van
Dalen. |
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| Poses well with
other models. |
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