 | | Liebherr branded box. |  |  | | Metal tracks are good. |  | | Metal handrails. |  | | Detailed cab. |  | | Warning graphic on the stick and thin hydraulic hoses. |  | | Loads a road tipper with ease. |  | | Bucket detached as it travels as transport load. |  | | Good display set. |
|  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. |  | | Colour scheme is plain. |  | | Reaching out. | |
|  | | Simple underneath. |  | | Decent detailing on top. |  | | Reaching up. |  | | At work. |
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