Volvo L220E disapointment

[Hammer man]

Got a Motorart Volvo L220E 1/50th at last for my birthday yesterday.Somewhat disapointed with it though.Side by side with my L150E,the only difference is the 220 is about 1mm taller to top off the cab,& the 220 has a V nose rock bucket,& the L220E markings.Apart from that,same length,width,wheel base,load heightetc.I know from driving them both in real life the 220 is a good 5-10 tons heavier,& larger all round.Have i missed something or are Motorart cost cutting???

[Joes1989]

I think ive heard that they are actually just the same casting. pretty shabby if its true.

Joe

[argie]

If I'm not mistaken the L150E, 180E and 220E all share the same casting. The only difference being decals and buckets. It is a bit of a con from Motorarts's side but when you look into the costs involved in making 3 different models then I think they are justified in doing this. I personally would have rather have seen them produce a 120E, 220E and obviously the stunning 330E.
Paul
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[Hammer man]

Well if i knew that i`d have ask for something else
Still,think i have a new A40E still to come .
Gonna have to get another shelf now as i`ve no room for any more.

[Joes1989]

Have you got the ECR235C yet? they are fantastic models!

Joe

[Hammer man]

Not got ant of the new Volvos yet.The thing i find is when a new range comes out,the price jumps a fair bit.Although from what i`ve seen & read of the new Volvos,this is justified
I try to collect every thing i`ve driven,but now get any thing.I used to collect in 1/35th,but the cost got out of hand.I had all the JCB NZG`s,but sold them on Ebay for a tidy profit.
Now there all 1/50th,excavators,loading shovels & adt`s.The pride of my collection are my Poclain 90 & 160.

[Joes1989]

I used to collect 1/35th but now im a staunch 1/50th man. Mainly all the models made by JCB and Volvo...with some komatsu and cat mixed in for good measure. If you havent already got it i highly recomend the JCB 456 ZX's made by motorart. They may not be the best shovels in the world but i have to say that the models are top notch!

Joe

[Renaultman]

Joe; do you have the Volvo ECR235C yet, looks sweet.

[Joes1989]

yeh i have its amazing! Very good detail! and the blade is a real good feature!

Joe

[Hammer man]

Well,i`m working back in Somerset at my favorite quarry & the L220D the have has gone to Volvo for some work.They have hired in our L220E with v nose rock bucket.It was parked behind the quarrys L150E last night.The only differences i could see was larger tyres on the 220,longer & more heavy duty lift arms,larger counter weight.They both have the same amount of steps to the cab.Our 220 is plated at 35600 kg,the 150 at 24400 kg`s.So maybe theres not that much(if any)difference in the basic size of the machines