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The body design has been
captured well, particularly the grille
area where separate perforated parts
have been fitted to give a very
realistic appearance. On the upper
surfaces, raised platforms with a
perforated finish have been added
and this again increases the realism.
There is an authentic scaled safety
railing on the opposite side of
the cabin with safety mirrors
fitted. The cabin interior
has been modelled
convincingly in a dark Above:
finish which does make There is a replicated cabin interior finished in a
it hand to see the finer dark colour..

Right:
The range of movement of the
boom, stick and bucket linkage is
good, with the cylinders stiff
enough to hold any pose.

Above:
The grills with their separate perforated panels
really do look good.

details while the exterior of the cabin auxiliary hydraulic circuit has been

has black printed window seals, grab
rail, mirror, screen wiper and amber replicated which is good to see, and
the model is fitted with a toothed
beacon on the roof. digging bucket permanently
All hydraulic lines on the back connected to the arm. The range of Above:
of the boom are raised and look very movement is fairly authentic to the Hydraulic lines to the lift cylinders have been
modelled in plastic with flexible hoses.
authentic, with flexible hoses used original and all rivet and pin heads
between the boom and arm. The have been painted over. Speaking of
painting, the overall finish is to a high
level, with crisp separation between
yellow and grey colours with printing
used for the Volvo logos, light lenses,
door catches and safety labels.

Above:
The hydraulic lines on the boom and stick are
nicely implemented.

Right:
The paint finish and
printing is to a very high
standard throughout
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