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Manufacturer: Schuco Item No: 450770800 Scale: 1:32nd Price: £89.95
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Dimensions: L=318mm, W=90mm, H=118mm Weight: 990g

Kirovets

K-700 T

Below:
Another interesting Haul Truck
configuration, this time as
an articulated haul truck.

Above:
Cabin doors open to reveal the modelled
interior which includes the hand and foot
controls, instrumentation and seating.

Above:
The rear tailgate is hinged along the bottom edge.

A second interesting here while the inner surfaces of the
body are smooth. As expected, the
configuration of the Kirovets
cabin doors open, the interior has
K-700 is that of an
articulated haul truck by
and there is a finished interior for the
replacing the rear single axle of the been modelled, the bonnet lifts up
tractor with a dual axle chassis frame. engine bay.
The tyres are the same design as the Once again, the new parts are
tractor, only doubled up and the body mainly plastic / resin which is a big
of the truck has some nice surface disappointment and the steering angle Above:
As with the tractor and loader, the bonnet can be
detailing on the sides with a hinged of the articulating joint is very limited, tilted forward to reveal the finished interior.
rear tailgate which folds down. but not as disappointing as not being
Surface structural detailing is also seen able to tip the dump body which has

been modelled in a way which
integrates it into the chassis frame.
I guess some cost cutting is in play
here and for me, this diminishes the
authenticity of the model to the
full- sized machine which I am sure
would have a tipping body.

Left:
The dimensions of the model
are impressive, although
strangely, the body does
not tip which is a shame.
Summer 2020 - TPMMW Magazine 65