An excavator shovel assembly for a toy, comprising: - an excavator shovel, - a shovel arm to which the excavator shovel is connected via a shovel swivel joint, - a shovel swivel locking device for locking the excavator shovel relative to the shovel arm, - wherein the shovel swivel locking device comprises -- a shovel connecting lever that is connected to the excavator shovel via a shovel connecting joint, -- a shovel arm connecting lever that is connected to the shovel arm via a shovel arm connecting joint, -- a rocker connecting lever that is connected, at one end, to the shovel connecting lever via a shovel rocker connecting joint and, at an opposite end, to the shovel arm connecting lever via a shovel arm rocker connecting joint, - wherein the shovel connecting joint and the two rocker connecting joints (12, 13) are arranged in such a manner that the rocker connecting lever is displaceable through a dead center position in which one of the shovel arm rocker connecting joints passes through a dead center joint plane which is defined by the shovel connecting joint and the other of the two rocker connecting joints between -- a shovel lifting position, in which the excavator shovel is in a raised lifting swivel position relative to the shovel arm, -- a shovel delivery position, in which the excavator shovel lies relative to the shovel arm in a delivery swivel position pivoted downwards in comparison with the shovel lifting position. - an excavator shovel, - a shovel arm to which the excavator shovel is connected via a shovel swivel joint, - a shovel swivel locking device for locking the excavator shovel relative to the shovel arm, - wherein the shovel swivel locking device comprises -- a shovel connecting lever that is connected to the excavator shovel via a shovel connecting joint, -- a shovel arm connecting lever that is connected to the shovel arm via a shovel arm connecting joint, -- a rocker connecting lever that is connected, at one end, to the shovel connecting lever via a shovel rocker connecting joint and, at an opposite end, to the shovel arm connecting lever via a shovel arm rocker connecting joint, -- a shovel connecting lever that is connected to the excavator shovel via a shovel connecting joint, -- a shovel arm connecting lever that is connected to the shovel arm via a shovel arm connecting joint, -- a rocker connecting lever that is connected, at one end, to the shovel connecting lever via a shovel rocker connecting joint and, at an opposite end, to the shovel arm connecting lever via a shovel arm rocker connecting joint, - wherein the shovel connecting joint and the two rocker connecting joints (12, 13) are arranged in such a manner that the rocker connecting lever is displaceable through a dead center position in which one of the shovel arm rocker connecting joints passes through a dead center joint plane which is defined by the shovel connecting joint and the other of the two rocker connecting joints between -- a shovel lifting position, in which the excavator shovel is in a raised lifting swivel position relative to the shovel arm, -- a shovel delivery position, in which the excavator shovel lies relative to the shovel arm in a delivery swivel position pivoted downwards in comparison with the shovel lifting position. -- a shovel lifting position, in which the excavator shovel is in a raised lifting swivel position relative to the shovel arm, -- a shovel delivery position, in which the excavator shovel lies relative to the shovel arm in a delivery swivel position pivoted downwards in comparison with the shovel lifting position.