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| Caterpillar branded
box. |
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| Detailed rear
end. |
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| Underneath. |
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| Poses well
carrying. |
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| Painted rivets. |
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| Tipping angle
at the max. |
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 Comment on this model.
The Caterpillar 966K
wheel loader has an operating weight of around 24 tonnes
and bucket capacities of 2.5 - 9.2m³. It has
a maximum travel speed of around 37 kilometres per hour.
Tonkin Replicas have modelled the 966K in two scales.
This 1:87 version and a
1:50 version.
Packaging
The model comes in a
small Caterpillar-branded box style with windows. It
is enclosed within a one-piece plastic holder that pops
open to release the model.
The review model had no missing
parts or defects.
There is no information about the real machine.
Detail
The underside has some detailing with the rear axle
modelled but the front axle transmission is missing. Nice quality rubber tyres with
a good tread pattern are mounted on decent looking
wheels.
The engine cover has grilles in the sides
and top formed of indentations rather than holes. As a
compromise the arrays are completely painted rather than
just the holes. The rear grille has silvered lights and
the CAT logo.
The walkways around the cab have a non-slip texture and the
plastic handrails are thin.
The cab is detailed with wipers at the front, and the mirror
and light assemblies are plastic as is the aerial on the roof. The interior
has the controls modelled and surprisingly given the
scale there is a CAT logo on
the seat back.
The pivot point is simply modelled with the pistons
provided.
The loader arm with the Z-bar linkages is modelled well
and the rivets used are
small and they are touched up with paint which improves
the look.
The material handling bucket has good detailing on the
outside.
Features
The wheels roll well with each pair of tyres fixed to a
common axle. The rear axle is able to oscillate
slightly.
The model steers across the pivot point with a moderate
angle. The mechanism is loose however.
The loader arm lifts the bucket to a moderate height and
can hold a pose. Both the tipping
angle and the carrying angle is slightly shallow.
Quality
This is a well made model in a small scale.
The paint finish is good and the graphics are sharp.
Price
It is a reasonable price.
Overall
Even though this is a 1:87 scale model it is still
detailed and looks good. The functionality is
quite reasonable too.
Footnotes
The model was announced in 2013 and was available from
February 2014.
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| Bucket cut
angle is good. |
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| Reasonable
maximum steering angle. |
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| Bucket height
is reasonable too. |
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| Parked up.
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| Profile view. |
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