Dapol dockside crane ?

[D2200]

Hello

 

I’ve been playing around with a few ideas for a small shunting plank based around a scrap yard, most scrap yards have gantry cranes or some type of crane, I’m wondered could the Dapol dockside crane be used in a scrap yard with a little modification? 

 

thanks

ben

 

[Gibbo675]

Hi Ben,

 

I found this link with some cranes in the background.

http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/newport,scrapyard/Interesting

 

The one thing I would say is that smaller Coles type mobile cranes were used to collect cut up pieces and load into wagons. Kibri make all sorts of cranes both mobile and fixed types, which could be used as is or modified.

 

Gibbo.

[davelester]

2 hours ago, Gibbo675 said:

The one thing I would say is that smaller Coles type mobile cranes were used to collect cut up pieces and load into wagons. Kibri make all sorts of cranes both mobile and fixed types, which could be used as is or modified.

 

Another source for the Coles crane is the Airfix Recovery Set.

[D2200]

Thanks for the replies, I may use the coles crane then, I’m sure I saw a picture on Flickr with a similar crane to the Dapol model at t j Thomson’s Stockton scrap yard

 

ben