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| Liebherr branded
box. |
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| Metal tracks
are good. |
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| Metal
handrails. |
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| Detailed cab. |
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| Warning graphic
on the stick and thin hydraulic hoses. |
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| Loads a road
tipper with ease. |
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| Bucket detached
as it travels as transport load. |
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Good display set. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Liebherr R 916 Classic is a tracked hydraulic excavator
and has an operating weight of around 25 tonnes.
This model is in the colours of
WK-Bau.
Packaging
The model comes in a Liebherr branded box and inside the
model is contained between a pair of polystyrene trays.
There were no missing parts or defects on the review
model.
It is fully assembled so no
instructions are supplied, and NZG have usefully
supplied a bag of spare parts including
track links, mirrors and pins.
Detail
The metal tracks are detailed including bolt heads and they
are mounted on single piece track frames that have no moving
rollers. The drive sprockets are detailed.
The cab has good interior detailing including control levers,
and there are realistic-looking window
seals. The grab rails are metal, with the wipers
and mirrors being plastic.
The body is a good casting with plenty of detail on top,
and there are metal handrails. The WK-Bau paint
scheme is fairly simple.
The hydraulics on the boom are very good with thin hoses
at the boom foot. The colour match of the cylinder
jackets with the metal parts is reasonable.
The connections at the end of the stick are simple and
the bucket is a reasonable metal part.
Features
The tracks were too stiff to roll freely but can be turned
by hand. They tension in the tracks is maintained
by spring loaded idler wheels.
The body rotates smoothly. The range of boom and stick
movement is very good, including the bucket movement.
The bucket can be unpinned from the end of the stick and
the bucket can be attached facing forward if required.
Quality
This is a good quality model with little plastic used.
The
paintwork and graphics are applied well.
Price
It is a limited edition model and is fair value.
Overall
NZG has produced a model up to their usual standards.
The colour scheme is a little plain but it is a
collectible limited edition model.
Footnotes
The model first appeared in Liebherr colours
in 2013. This version was made in a run of 300 models
and first appeared in July 2014.
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| Profile view. |
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| Colour
scheme is plain.
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| Reaching out. |
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| Simple
underneath.
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| Decent
detailing on top. |
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| Reaching up.
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At work. |
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