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Right:
The undercarriage has a height
adjustable blade, complete with Above:
protective shield and hydraulic lines. The body styling has been authentically captured
with printing used to accentuate the cooling grill
slots.

interior gives the best view of the fitted with a trenching bucket which
operator station, complete with the hand has nice tooth and side cutter detail-
and foot controls, hydraulic cut-off lever ing. The paint finish is to a high stan-
and side instrument panel, not forgetting dard with printed safety labels and the
the contoured seat. Kobelco markings and all the rivet
The boom is mounted to a kingpost, and pin heads have been painted Above:
allowing it to perform offset digging and over in a matching colour, including The canopy option allows a clear view of the
this has a good range of movement, the piston ends. internal components including the hand and
operated by a hydraulic cylinder with the Currently, only the SK28SR has foot controls and instrument panel.
main boom lift cylinder having a cover to been available from the Kobelco
protect the ram. The range of movement fanshop but it is believed that the
of the boom and stick is authentic to the SK30SR and SK35SR versions will
real machine and they have even added eventually also become available to
the hydraulic lines which are realistically order in the coming months. There is
routed, adding to the overall level of currently no news on if the model will
realism. The business end of the stick is be available in a yellow decoration.

Below: Above:
In the box are both a fully enclosed The digging equipment has a very good range
cabin and canopy which can be of movement.
easily swapped using magnets to
hold them in place.

Above:
The tracked undercarriage is fitted with
individually linked tracks which are an option
on the real machine.

Summer 2020 - TPMMW Magazine 51