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| Komatsu branded
box. |
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| No front access
stair. |
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| Rock deflectors
lowered. |
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| Rear axle
detail is good. The inside faces of the wheels
have detail. |
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| Metal hand
rails are thin. |
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| Mesh grille. |
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| Running loaded. |
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| Large
model with impressive wheels. |
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| Being loaded by
a Komatsu PC 3000
Shovel. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Komatsu HD785-7 Off-Highway truck has a maximum
gross vehicle weight of 166 tonnes and a heaped body
capacity of 60m³. The empty vehicle weight is
72.6 tonnes.
Packaging
The model comes in a Komatsu-branded
box, with the model contained within a pair of expanded
polystyrene trays.
There were
no defects or missing parts on the review model.
There is detailed technical information about the real machine printed
on the box but there are no instructions for the model.
There is no assembly to do as the model is complete.
Detail
The
undercarriage is detailed well in a combination of metal
and plastic, with a number of elements being
realistically thin. The large rubber tyres are
high quality and are mounted on authentically detailed metal wheels.
The inside faces of the wheels also have some detail.
Flexible rubber mud flaps are a nice touch and the
engine detailing is good too with a large cooling fan
visible.
The front grille is plastic but that has allowed finer
mesh detailing with the radiators behind. Metal
ladders rise up to the cab deck but for some reason the
front stairway is not modelled although it is listed as
standard equipment on the real truck. Handrails at
deck level are metal and thin, and the mesh walkway
outside the cab is fine quality. The air intake
equipment is plastic.
The cab is very good with thin grab rails, tinted
windows and a decent interior with twin seats.
At the rear the lights are painted and the plastic
jackets of the suspension cylinders have a very good
colour match.
The rams driving the body are two-stage and pleasantly
thin. The body is mainly metal with just a few
plastic elements and the structure and ribbing is
captured well. There are rock deflectors for the
rear wheel gaps and lifting eyes in the sides of the
body.
Features
The model rolls without being free-rolling as the front
wheels have some friction. The front axle steers and has a good
range of movement, and holds any pose. At the rear
the suspension on the axle is very good.
Rock deflectors can be pinned in the up position or
allowed to hang between the rear wheels.
The tipping action is very good with the cylinders able
to hold almost every position, although it may loosen up
over repeated use. The maximum angle
of tipping is realistic.
One neat touch is that the body can be pinned in the up
position to provide safety for anyone working on the
chassis, and it is good that the model engineering is
accurate enough to replicate this.
Quality
NZG has produced a high quality model with a little more
plastic than usual for NZG, but the plastic is used
appropriately.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It is a little pricey.
Overall
It is good to see another Komatsu model from NZG and
this one has been implemented well, with a good balance
of detail and features.
Footnotes
The model was first announced at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in 2014
and became available in July of that year.
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| Good steering
angle. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Good structure
on the body. |
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| Detailed
chassis with some elements in plastic. |
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| Detailed cab.
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| Nice detailing. |
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| Excellent
tipping angle. |
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| Don't drive
under a bridge like this. |
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