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| Bell
windowed
box. |
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| Nice wheels and
tyres. |
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| Tipping angle
is very good. |
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| Silver rivets stand
out. |
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| Looks real. |
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| Opening
tailgate works well. |
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| Profile view. |
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| Being hauled. |
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 Comment on this model.
The
Bell B30E is an articulated dump truck with an unloaded
weight of 19 tonnes and it is capable of carrying a
payload of 28 tonnes giving a total weight of 47 tonnes.
Packaging
The packaging is a windowed
Bell-branded box with a
photo of the real machine on the back. The model is
secured to a clear plastic former with a tie.
There were no missing parts on the review
model. However there was a poor fit of the tilting
cab because of a clash of parts, but this was improved
by trimming with a modelling knife.
There is no information included about the real machine
or model.
Detail
The chassis of the dumper
is detailed with a combination of metal and plastic components at the rear, and at the front the
transmission detailing
is only compromised with a screw position. The rubber tyres look
good and a very nice touch is that they have Michelin on
the side walls. They are mounted on wheels which have
the inside and outside faces detailed.
The front of the machine is faithful to the real machine
with a tiny Bell badge on the front. Under the engine
cover is a detailed single-coloured plastic
engine.
The cab is plastic and looks good and the handrails and
mirrors are soft plastic. Textured surfaces are on
the steps to the cab and inside Bell is printed on the
seat back.
Behind the cab there is a plastic exhaust and an armoured
hydraulic hose crosses the pivot point.
The dump body has a differently coloured inside surface
and only the large silver rivets on the connections
spoil the look a little. Soft rubber mud flaps are mounted
forward of the rear axles. The red
stoplights at the rear are nicely painted.
Features
The wheels roll easily.
Some longitudinal oscillation of the rear axles is
possible.
Steering at the pivot point is a little lees
than the real machine achieves and the pistons do not
seem to engage jackets inside the body. Reasonable rotation is possible at the pivot point.
At the front the engine cover opens up and
can be posed that way. The cab also tilts but the
angle is restricted by the outer handrail so it cannot
be posed tilted.
The rear window of the cab is hinged but could not be
posed shut on the review model.
The tipping angle of the body is full but the pistons
will pop out of the jackets at full extension. The
tailgate opens well.
Quality
The model has a reasonable metal
content with a number of plastic parts. Poor
assembly of a part of the cab prevented it lying
completely upright.
The paint is very good and the graphics
are sharp.
Price
The price is
good value.
Overall
USK has produced an interesting model with some novel
functionality on an ADT and some nice details at a
reasonable price. The manufacturing quality could
have been better on the review model.
Footnotes
The model
was available from December 2014.
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| Realistic. |
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| Detailed
chassis. |
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| Plastic
handrails. |
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| Engine and
transmission. |
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| Poses well with
an excavator. |
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| Being loaded. |
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| Makes a good
looking load. |
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