Hi Paul1980,
I have a 944 Demolition from Liebherrmodelle - this one
http://translate.google.com/translat...ca16919a307fe2
So I can confirm that Frank the builder/assembler of these models is fine to deal with. The wait is a killer, so much so that I even purchased another machine while waiting, but that's a whole different story for another time.
944 pros
Completely finished machine with lots of detail and very nicely assembled
Light enough to carry around and use on your dinning room table
Tracks very well
Very good service, one of my quick release connections snapped, I emailed Frank and with 3 days I had a replacement in the post.
2 year warranty
Cons
You can't assemble it yourself, only comes as a complete kit
it won't dig hard earth, its not heavy or powerful enough.
The delivery time is long.
Vario 850/470 Pros ( I don't own this machine, just played with it for an hour at a show)
Big and very powerful, this thing could dig the foundations for your house.. as Joe and the other owners can testify to.
Option to assembly it yourself
Quick delivery
Cons
Very heavy
Big, so you'll need a fairly large area to play with it.
Early versions didn't track well, but that has been addressed.
RC4WD
Reading Joes review I don't think its fair to compare this machine to the 2 above... yes its cheap and will give you plenty of play time, but expect to have to spanner on it and lot... but that said its a fairly good foundation to start with.
Wedico...
I'll let Joe talk you out of that one
Here's some pictures of mine from the weekend...
Hope that helps... if the delivery time is an issue, email Frank and ask what the latest for delivery is... the website could be out of date?
Any other questions, ask away
Elliot