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Genie branded
box. |
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Being driven. |
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Plastic access
ladder. |
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Parked up. |
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Partly elevated and extended platform. |
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Very good floor in the platform. |
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Looks good on a suitable trailer. |
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The Genie GS-4390 RT Scissor Lift has a maximum working height of 14.75m / 49ft. It
has a lift capacity of 680kg / 1500lbs.
This model is 1:32 scale.
Genie is part of Terex.
Packaging
The model comes in a Genie branded box and is
protected with some soft paper, and contained in a
pair of expanded polystyrene trays.
There
were no missing parts or defects on the review model.
There is no information about the model or the real machine.
Detail
The chassis is simply modelled with
a plastic baseplate, but a nice touch is that engine
parts can just be seen. The wheels have detail on the outer faces, and nice small rough
terrain tyres. The outriggers are mounted in
plastic boxes with screw thread pistons and nicely
shaped pads. The lifting / towing points at each
end are solid instead of with holes.
The metal cabinets on each side have the panels detailed
in the casting and the graphics are sharp. Plastic
access ladders rise up to the platform.
The scissors are metal with small pinned
connections. The hydraulic ram has a simple
plastic jacket.
The platform has an entirely metal structure with nice
handrails, although the portable control box is not
modelled. The diamond pattern platform floor is
very good.
Features
The front axle steers with a decent range of movement,
and it is also a mildly oscillating axle for rough terrain
work.
The outriggers can be lowered.
The scissors extend smoothly and will hold any height.
The fully extended height is slightly short of the
scaled height of the real machine. Locking bars
can be moved into position at full extension, and pins
can be used to lock the movement of the scissors on the
rails.
The platform is extendible at both ends and it slides smoothly.
Quality
This is a relatively heavy model with a high metal
content.
The graphics and paintwork are very good.
Price
It is good value when obtained from
Genie Merchandise.
Overall
This is another
robust model in NZG's series for Genie. It has
nice functionality. A few graphics to replicate the
safety notices on the real machine would have added to
the detail.
Footnotes
The model was announced in September 2019.
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Profile view. |
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Large platform. |
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Fairly simple
underneath. |
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Nice wheels and
tyres. |
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Maximum height.
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On the way to
site. |
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