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Above:
The cabin doors can be opened for a better
look at the interior.

Above:
TThe U-Blade version has a 3-shank ripper,
enclosed cabin and covered engine compartment.

flexible hydraulic lines fitted, along height and angle movement. Here
with a protective cover on one side again, flexible hydraulic lines have
where the push arm connects with the been added to increase the realism.
track frame to protect the tilt hydraulic The final configuration of the model
lines. The blade has a small range of is fitted with a U-blade and three
height adjustment, with the blade not shank ripper unit which has a Above:
The ROPs canopy allows all the interior
actually able to touch the ground parallelogram linkage with height controls and instrumentation to be seen.
which is somewhat of a surprise and adjustment of the permanently fitted
also a shame, although a little careful ripper shanks. The model again has
modification of the casting where the the fully enclosed cabin along with an
arms connect with the track frames enclosed engine compartment which
would allow further movement. The uses perforated panels on both sides
rear of the model is fitted with a single of the engine housing to enclose the
shank ripper unit which has hydraulic inner detailing. The large blade has
tilt adjustment and again suffers from
a lack of height adjustment. Overall,
the D8K releases highlight a popular
sized machine in an authentic period
correct paint scheme with accurate Above:
markings. The open engine bay highlights the internal
engine block nicely.

Below:
The S-Blade variant has a fully
enclosed cabin, single shank ripper
and open engine compartment.

Above:
The models have some nice detailing including
flexible lines and painted lights.

Spring 2020 - TPMMW Magazine 39