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Manufacturer: First Gear Scale: 1:50th Price: €80.00

Komatsu

HD605-8

Haul Truck

Below:
The 1:50th scale “Dash 8”
HD605 quarry truck has been
produced by First Gear.

It is always interesting for me when an OEM commissions different model companies
to produce the same type of equipment, or an update for the same machine

designation as is the case here with the latest incarnation of the Komatsu HD605-8
which has been produced by First Gear, while the previous version of the
HD605 was produced by Universal Hobbies.

I have to say that First Gear have ensure that there are no blind spots. block has some surface detailing
Both front and rear suspension
which is fine considering it is hard to
done a great job in creating a
superbly detailed model which
see in the first place.
systems have been modelled to
In my opinion is actually better
underside structural details including
than the predecessor, particularly include the detail without any The dump body has all the
functionality and while hydraulic
where the choice of materials in steering cylinders are visible, they are the exhaust routing to the back of the
concerned, with all the safety railings non-functional with First Gear being box and tips to a realistic dump
produced in metal which is great to clever to have working steering which angle, aided by a pair of two-stage
see, and there is a myriad of safety looks like it is functional. A drive shaft hydraulics which will keep the body
mirrors pointing in all directions to is fitted to the rear axle and the engine raised. Rock knocker bars hang from

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