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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: Martin Milner on August 30, 2010, 04:57:05

Title: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Martin Milner on August 30, 2010, 04:57:05
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Box Front

The 4846 set (currently $21.99 at TRU) comprises one klicky and a tracked vehicle with rear-mounted tow winch, grapnel/rocket launcher, and storage space.

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Box Back

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The driver has the moulded body previously used in the Police theme, and carries a sidearm in holster. The face features stubble and an eyepatch, often used to indicate baddies, and the TRU website describes this as a Treasure Robber's Crawler.

The klicky lacks the diamond logo seen on most other klickies in this series, which makes me wonder where he fits in. Is he a rival, a sub-contractor, or did he just put on a different jacket today? Are there one group of Treasure Hunters and another group intending to steal the treasure once found?

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Bolt-action rifle, flashlight, walkie talkie, GPS unit, machete, radio headset, and a large blue bucket. This klicky is ready for many contingencies including car sickness.

(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd97/Martin_Milner/4846%20Treasure%20Hunters/4846TreasureHunters047.jpg)

The winch clips onto the rear of the vehicle with two system X clips which were pre-installed, but the winch itself requires assembly. It locks closed, and I had great difficulty opening it again for use, eventually inserting a knife blade into the gap to pop it open and turn the spindle. This may loosen up with use.

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The four slots in the back of the vehicle can be used to store rockets, grapnel, rifle and machete.

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The smaller accessories fit neatly in the blue bucket when not in use, and the bucket fits snugly between the other stored pieces.

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The rocket/grapnel launcher clips onto the rollcage wvia an intermediate clip, providing a degree of horizontal and vertical traverse. The clip may be attached in several different places.

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All loaded up and ready to go.

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The rear compartment is at just the right level to act as a platform for a klicky riding shotgun, as Ginger is demonstrating here, a great design touch.



Overall I like this set much more than I expected to. The vehicle could be used in a number of different rescue scenarios and themes. The grapnel launcher at first seemed a bit bulky and oversized but I soon got used to it, and it can easily be left off if it doesn't suit your needs. The orange rollbars and roller mountings make sense if you take this to be a rescue vehicle where visibility is a desirable attribute.
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Wolf Knight on August 30, 2010, 05:17:49
It reminds me of a Cobra Hiss Tank (see attached photo) but looks really great!! Thanks Martin for another wonderfull review!!!
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Rasputin on August 30, 2010, 06:33:01
Hi

Great review of a weird item. The orange roll bars and cat mounts is fine for a rescue machine but this is a robbers escape vehicle. It should have been a less obvious color. I think I will paint one and see what it looks like. I do not like the system X winch mount either.

Thanks for the new pictures

Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: playmofire on August 30, 2010, 07:58:45

Bolt-action rifle, flashlight, walkie talkie, GPS unit, machete, radio headset, and a large blue bucket. This klicky is ready for many contingencies including car sickness.

 :lol:

The winch clips onto the rear of the vehicle with two system X clips which were pre-installed, but the winch itself requires assembly. It locks closed, and I had great difficulty opening it again for use, eventually inserting a knife blade into the gap to pop it open and turn the spindle. This may loosen up with use.

The same design is used with the 4821 fire engine and that operated easily enough from the start on my 4821s, so it may be that the one you got is just stiff and will loosen up as you suggest.


The rocket/grapnel launcher clips onto the rollcage wvia an intermediate clip, providing a degree of horizontal and vertical traverse. The clip may be attached in several different places.

That intermediate clip could be useful for customs.  Fitted to a horizontal rail and with one of the Western fort connectors attached to it, it provides a means of attaching accessories vertically to a horizontal rail.



Thanks for a useful and well-illustrated review, Martin.  It's not an item for my shopping list, but I'm sure it will be popular, and that intermediate clip is interesting.  In the temporary absence of playmoDB because of a bandwidth excess, pleas would you post the part number for it?  Thank you.   :wave:
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Gis on August 30, 2010, 12:31:22
Great review Martin. It's great to see this in action, love the idea of someone riding shotgun.
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Martin Milner on August 30, 2010, 15:49:15
Hi

Great review of a weird item. The orange roll bars and cat mounts is fine for a rescue machine but this is a robbers escape vehicle. It should have been a less obvious color. I think I will paint one and see what it looks like. I do not like the system X winch mount either.

Thanks for the new pictures

Rasputin "The Mad Monk"

I agree, orange would not have been my first or even second choice, I'd have gone for black or silver as being both more common in the real world and more likely. I wouldn't worry about being spotted in this vehicle though, if it's chugging though deep jungle you'll hear it long before you see it. Orange just passes muster, and don't worry, there is worse to come in the next review!

Gordon - the clip is part 30 03 0720
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: playmofire on August 30, 2010, 18:38:45


Gordon - the clip is part 30 03 0720

Thanks, Martin, it's on my next DS order.
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: playmo1989 on August 30, 2010, 21:07:56
great review martin  :)  yes ras weird set indeed  ??? ???
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: baden-wurttemberg on August 30, 2010, 22:18:38
Great review Martin! This vehicle is very nice!  :) I need to get me one too!  ;D



Baden  :wave:
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Elric on August 31, 2010, 16:29:56
Great review Martin! 
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: flatcat on September 16, 2010, 10:08:52
Another great review, Martin! :wave:

This is definately a set I will buy because of the vehicle, and it has so many possibilities for customising ;)

Damo :)
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: playmofire on October 10, 2010, 20:27:29


Gordon - the clip is part 30 03 0720

Martin, would you check this part number, please?  On playmoDB it's the police pistol:

http://www.playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30+03+0720

The clip is 30 20 8072:

http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showpart.pl?partnum=30-20-8072
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: BlackPearl2006 on October 11, 2010, 02:43:40
are the tank treads real  working treads that move?  Or are there just wheeles on the bottom?
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Martin Milner on October 11, 2010, 13:14:39
Sorry Gordon, I must've misread it - it's 30 20 8072

The set is inventoried on Playmodb.

BP - it's a full rubber tread, you can see it on Playmodb.
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Ali Baba on October 11, 2010, 21:24:29
Great review, Martin. I enjoyed this.

I may get myself one, to combine it with my UFO project.
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Wesley Myers on October 16, 2010, 15:45:38
Great review, Martin. I enjoyed this.

I may get myself one, to combine it with my UFO project.

UFO as in Gerry Anderson's old tv series?
Title: Re: 4846: Treasure Robber's Crawler
Post by: Ali Baba on October 19, 2010, 21:51:41
Hahaha, I didn't know that series! I am familiar with other works of the Andersons, though.

No, I want to do a classic flying saucer, fifties style.