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Manufacturer: China Scale: 1:50th Price: £120.00
Dimensions: L=112mm, W=83mm, H=73mm Weight: 325g Buy it here
Liugong

B170DL

Marsh Dozer

Above:
The interesting design of the triangular profile
Left: track pads is fully captured.
The 1:50th scale Liugong
B170DL Marsh Dozer.

Above:
The cabin door can be opened to get a better
view of the interior.

D iecast replicas of replicated interior which includes a

two-tone black and grey finish. Added
construction equipment can
be found in a number of
detailing includes flexible hydraulic
places, including models
of Asian OEM manufacturers. I now lines to the lift rams, terminating in
silver finished valves and the blade
take a look at some rather interesting arms have a good range of height
Liugong 1:50th scale models which movement. The colour finish is also of
were obtained direct from China that interest, not yellow but an interesting Above:
are not only detailed, but have some two- colour decoration of dark grey The perforated engine bay grills allow the outline
nice features. First up is a B170DL and a light metallic finish which of the internal components to be seen.
marsh dozer which features a different makes the model stand out.
design of track pads which are
triangular in cross section and long,
ideally suited for soft marshlands. The
track chain is mounted to the frames
with a tensioned idler to allow the
tracks to remain taut, although the
links themselves are a little fragile so it
is not recommended to try turning the
tracks too much.
Another nice addition on the model Left:
are the perforated side engine covers The finish on the model is
which allow the outline of the to a high standard in a
rather unusual colour scheme.
internal engine block
to be seen. Added
to this is the cabin
which has opening
doors and a nicely

54 TPMMW Magazine - Spring 2020