Only the second off the newly tooled Oxford range of
construction vehicles, this monster hydraulic excavator model is
certainly impressive. One detail worthy of note is the longer boom on
this example. It is a replica of the machine made by the giant
Japanese mining and construction equipment company Komatsu, whose
pedigree goes back as far as 1917 with a portfolio for producing
military equipment and industrial equipment from their bases in Japan,
China and several other Asian countries.
Oxford's model excavator as used by Stobart Rail is decorated in yellow
and dark grey with blue and white chevrons to the lower body. Stobart
Rail is printed in blue on each side of the vehicle, complete with the
little railway track logo. The graphics are repeated on the jib arm
with the addition of the words Civil Engineering, also in blue. Other
components such as the jib bucket, cab window surround, roof trim and
rear deck housing/exhaust pipe are finished in grey and the cab interior
is moulded in black. The model will make a good partner for the
Konecranes Reachstacker in Stobart livery already in the range,
presenting a new departure for Stobart fans as well as an impressive
vehicle for a construction diorama.