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The crawler undercarriage looks great The Multicab cabin has plenty of clear
with the track frames retracted, having glazing, surrounded with black
plenty of surface detailing for the printing allowing the interior detail to
lower rollers and silver highlighted be seen which includes the seat,
access steps. The track links are metal joystick controls and for the mobile
and have triple grouser pads with version, the central console with
raised bolt heads with each track steering wheel and control stalk. The
rotating well. When the track frames cabin is connected to a hydraulic riser
are extended, they are not very rigid assembly which allows the cabin to
so there is noticeable droop when elevate for a better view of the work
viewed from the front which is a area and this works well on the
shame. model, complete with hydraulic hose
bundle. The upper body has inset
surface casting detail for the vents and Above:
service panel handles with the side The Multicab can be hydraulically elevated.
panel detachable to access the stored
winding key. The main winch is
located at the back of the upper
structure and operates smoothly,
complete with modelled hydraulic
motor.

The single hydraulic cylinder for the
boom is just about stiff enough to hold
the chosen position when the boom
Above:
is fully extended and raised to the
maximum angle. The model is All four outriggers can be lowered and have
pivoting pads with both axles steering.
pre-reeved out of the box with the
main hook block while a single line
hook is also included for use with the
side- mounted fly jib which can be
attached to the tip of the boom and
has hydraulic angle adjustment. A
rather nice addition to the model is the
work platform which has metal safety
railings and can be connected to the
tip of the boom, converting it from
crane to work platform, allowing the
crane to perform the duties of an Above:
aerial platform and this is certainly a An interesting addition in the box is a work
platform which connects to the tip of the boom.
nice touch.

Right:
The model comes with
an adjustable fly jib
and single drop hook.

Above:
The individually linked tracks look good, and the
frames can be extended.

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