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| Atlas branded box. |
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| Blade at the
rear. |
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| Metal handrails
and hydraulic hoses. |
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| Hoses on the
boom and unobtrusive rivets. |
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| Loading a DAF
Tipper.
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Atlas was part of the Terex Company
from 2001 but in April 2010 it was sold and became Atlas
GmbH, an independent company making excavators and truck
loading cranes.
The 140W is a wheeled mobile
excavator with an adjustable boom arm, with a maximum dig
depth of 5.5m. It is often used in road works and
drainage works, where the wheels provide greater site mobility
than crawler tracks, and they do not damage the road surface.
It weighs around 15t.
Packaging
The model comes in a small Atlas branded box and is held between expanded polystyrene trays.
There were no defects or missing parts on the review model.
The model is fully assembled when removed from the box
and there is no information provided about the model or
the real machine.
Detail
The model has a simple chassis and the treaded
tyres look good and they are mounted on metal hubs.
Attached to the undercarriage are two distinctive silver
wheel chocks, one either side. Even though these are
not removable, they add further interest to the model.
At one end of the chassis is the stabiliser beam, which
is all metal, and at the other is a blade.
The cab has good detail with tinted windows and raised frames,
and inside there is a steering wheel, seat and control
levers. On the outside there are mirrors and lights on
the cab, and there is also a mirror on the grab rail
which is a nice addition.
The casting of the body is very good, with grilles over
the engine area being nicely shaped, and some nice metal
handrails. The graphics include maximum speed
signs.
The boom is also well cast and detail is
enhanced with very fine delicate rubber hydraulic pipes.
Friction rivets are used on the boom and stick and the
rivets on the bucket connection are painted so the model looks
very good.
The bucket is nicely formed
with sharp teeth.
Features
The body turns smoothly on the undercarriage and the rear
blade can be raised and lowered easily.
The front wheels can be steered to a good lock.
The stabilisers can be moved into position and they support
the weight of the model and remain stable.
A full range of boom movement is possible.
Quality
The model is high quality and is made mostly of metal.
The paintwork and graphics are to the usual high NZG standard.
Price
The model is reasonably priced.
Overall
This is essentially a re-working of the earlier
Terex-branded model in Atlas livery with the graphics
and paintwork improved a little since the earlier
version.
It is a typical high quality
NZG model and is just good enough to remain highly recommended.
Footnotes
The model first appeared at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in
2011. The original version of this model was the
Terex TW140 which was NZG
697.
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| Ready for the
start of shift. |
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| Underneath. |
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| Detailed cab. |
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| Ready to dig. |
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| Travelling.
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