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| Doosan
branded
box. |
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| Large bucket. |
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Handrails and mirrors are plastic. |
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| Cab detail. |
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| Nice
detailing on top. |
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| Hoses lead to
the boom. |
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| Nice bucket. |
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| Digging at
depth. |
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The
Hyundai HX505L Crawler Excavator has an operating
weight of around 50 tonnes. It is not listed as an
available machine on Hyundai websites at the date of the
review.
Packaging
The model comes in a
Hyundai branded box. Inside the box, the
model is contained within a pair of plastic formers.
The review model had
no defects or missing parts.
No information is provided about the real machine.
A plastic pointer is included in the box.
Detail
Looking underneath, there is
little detail with a plastic base plate on the
undercarriage, but the underside of the body has some
panels detailed in the casting. The track frames have
small graphics, but, there are no working rollers. The tracks
are metal with detailed pads.
Outside the operator's cab the mirror
and grab rails are plastic. Lights are painted. The
interior detail is good, with the seat having the
Hyundai
name. There are perforated protection grilles at
the front and on the roof.
Behind the cab the grilles
are formed by graphics.
There are solid lifting eye lugs above the counterweight
and it has sharp graphics on the back.
On the side there are plastic hand rails and mirrors.
The engine cover has textured surfaces with a nice air
intake with the Hyundai name on it. Hydraulic hoses run to the slewing motors
in the centre.
The boom
has hydraulic hoses running to it from equipment inside
the body, and the boom top has pipes modelled within the
casting. There are no hoses across the boom /
stick.The ram jackets are plastic and the
connection pins are small. There are nice graphics
on the boom.
The
bucket has wear plate detailing with large teeth.
Features
The tracks are tensioned by spring-loaded idlers
and they turn easily enough by hand, and roll well on a
rough surface.
Rotation of the body is very smooth with no rocking.
The door of the operator's cab opens
to a moderate angle.
The boom, stick and bucket have a good range of
movement. The rams are stiff and will hold any pose.
Quality
This is a solidly made model with a quality
feel.
The paintwork and graphics are very good.
Price
It is understood to be reasonably priced.
Overall
This is a good looking model of the Hyundai HX505L.
It is in the relatively unusual scale of 1:43 for a
machine like this, it is a nice balance between detail and
functionality.
Footnotes
It was released in 2023. |
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| Poses well. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Underneath. |
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| Tiny graphics
on the track frame. |
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| Opening door. |
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| No soft hoses
to the stick. |
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| Opening door. |
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| Nice quality
model. |
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