The Huina 1594 excavator is a level up from the cheapest excavators out there, you get metal bucket and metal tracks to start. You also get some extra equipment; a rock hammer(metal), ball grabber(plastic) and a wood grabber(metal) included. The model is 1:14 scale and packs a punch with its electric cylinders compared to the cheaper Huina 1550 excavator.
The controller is finally improved with joysticks to control the functions and buttons for the belts and not the other way around. All functions still looks to be on or off, so lower your expectations to WOW the crowd with your new excavator yet..
Specs
| Excavator battery: | 7.4V 2000mAh rechargeable (included) |
| Controller battery: | 3pcs AA battery (not included) |
| Fun time: | ~50 mins |
| Charging time: | ~5-7 hours |
| Size L x W x H: | 68.50cm x 18.60cm x 46.64cm / 26.9″ x 7.3″ x 18.3″ |
| Weight: | 4,75kg / 10.5 lbs |
| Lifting capacity: | 2kg / 4.4 lbs (see video below) |
Conclusion
I can see a few negatives, there are still only “on or off” on all functions, can’t really do any fine adjustments like I would have liked to see with this price tag, I would have liked to see adjustable speed for all functions, this would have made it much more “professional” rather than “toy”.
The huina 1594 excavator is not exactly cheap with it’s $280 price tag. But looks to be a very capable machine, as we can see in the video above it can even lift a 2kg rock, that would only be a dream with some of the other cheaper models like the huina 1550 I got(there is a reason why it’s in pieces now)..
There are several improvements from the cheaper version I got, this one have joystick controls for movement instead of buttons, at least the stick and bucket cylinder is electric, while the 1550 had to drag around a big gearbox for each inside the boom and stick, causing it to have very weak lifting capacity, this seems to have been solved on this machine.
Would I recommend it? Yes, it’s a pretty and detailed model and have the potential to offer several hours of fun for both adults and kids. I would have liked to see a lower price or the missing bit of quality for the price, but overall I’m convinced this would be an excellent addition to my addiction 😅
Where to buy?
| HUINA 1594 RC EXCAVATOR (2022 MODEL) | aliexpress | from $277.77 |