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| Branded box. |
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| Detailed track
frames. |
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Ballast blocks are detailed. |
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| Reeving of the
gantry is odd. |
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| Overall profile
is good. |
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Lifting a steel fabrication. |
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The XCMG XGC260 is a crawler crane with a
capacity of 260 tonnes.
Packaging
The model comes in an XCMG branded box
and the model is
contained in an expanded polystyrene tray with a lid.
The parts are covered with soft paper.
The review model had no missing parts or manufacturing
defects.
It is fully assembled out of the box although some
attention may be required to reset the ropes. The
reeving of the main hook block was changed for the
review to a two fall operation.
Detail
The
small tracks are metal with good detailing, and the
track frames have good detailing considering the scale.
The ballast blocks
between the track frames have graphics applied.
The crane cab
has grab rails and hand rails but they look thick for
the scale.
The crane body has sharp graphics and ladders are
mounted on each side. The counterweight stacks are one
piece but they look surprisingly good for their size and
they have graphics applied. On one side of the
body is a winding handle to operate the winch.
The gantry looks right although the reeving of it looks
weird, and does not appear to represent the real
machine. Brass pulley blocks are used.
The boom and jib are fully modelled lattices, although
the thickness of the lattice chords detracts from the
look somewhat. Walkways are also represented by
grey plates and there are signs attached.
Hydraulic rams are modelled, but again they look over
large on the model.
The winch drums are modelled in brass, as are the pulley
blocks at the boom and jib heads. There seems to
be one extra set of pulleys at the top of the jib and
the luffing pendant ropes are glued to it.
Two metal hook blocks are supplied. They have
fixed pulleys but nice graphics.
Features
The crawler tracks roll easily by hand.
The cab rotates from a transport position.
The crane rotates, but was stiff on the review model.
The boom and jib luffing mechanisms are non-functional,
although the jib angle can be altered by hand and a
different angle could be set with the pendant rope
lengths adjusted to suit.
The main winch works well and is operated by the handle.
It is possible to operate the secondary winch also but
it has no friction.
Quality
This model has a high metal content given its
very small size. The quality level is very good overall.
The paintwork and graphics are
also very good.
Price
It is relatively inexpensive for a
crawler crane, but that reflects the small size and the
promotional target market.
Overall
It is very unusual to see a crane model
made in this scale and inevitably compromises result.
But it has a high metal content, and would suit anyone
looking for a smaller sized heavy crane model.
Footnotes
It was released in September 2021.
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| Profile
review. |
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| Details such
as handrails and hydraulic rams are oversized for the
scale. |
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| Winding handle
for the winch is unobtrusive. |
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| Walkways and
signs on the boom. |
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| Big crane,
small scale. |
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