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Below:
The model captures the range of
movement of the shovel well, with
all hydraulics stiff in operation.

Above:
The cabin is surrounded with safety railings and
side sun screens with a modelled interior.

The upper deck area is populated lights added to the roofline with safety
with exhaust stack, filters and fire mirrors mounted to the frame on both
suppression cannisters with metal sides to give a view of the walkways
safety railings running around the around the cabin. Access to the
upper deck and photo-etch walkways cabin is from the door at the rear. The
adding to the realism, as do the undercarriage is a solid lump which
perforated side grills. There is a main has drive motor housings, complete Above:
the machine and this folds down, sprocket wheels with all the upper and increase the realism.
with hydraulic hose feeds for the
access stairway to gain access to
All hydraulic lines have been replicated and
complete with all-metal safety railings.
lower rollers actually fitted, allowing
the track chain to rotate well. The
For emergency situations, there are
two additional ladders, one on each
pattern on each one with plenty of
side of the main carbody and these track pads have a slightly indented
have an intricate locking system that, structural detailing.
once unlocked, fold down with
the mounting mechanism cleverly At the time of publication, the
implemented. production version of the PC4000-11
shovel should be appearing with
The cabin has sunscreens over the model dealers, along with the
side windows but you can still make backhoe configuration which will be
out the interior through the large front examined in the next issue of TPM. Above:
windscreen. There are a number of The upper deck is populated with the engine
exhausts, filters and fire suppression cannisters.

Below:
The access ladder folds
down, as do two emergency
ladders, one on each side.

Above:
The bucket has plenty of wear plate detailing
along with the contoured teeth and cutting
plates.

Winter 2019 - TPMMW Magazine 23