Steam crane in 1:76 or 1:87

[Guest Jack Benson]

Hi,

 

somewhere, I found an image of a rather interesting steam crane. Does any manufacturer offer anything vauguely similar?

 

 

My best guess is an HO craftsman product as a logging device from the US. 

 

Cheers

JB

[Londontram]

I was thinking about something along these lines a while back with a semi free lance designs in 4mm scale using a Peco style yard crane mounted on a black beatle or tenshodo bogie clad in corrigated plasticard cab.

 That was the general out line and as far as I got with the concept but it seemed like it would have been a fairly easy project. 

 Here's the sort of crane I was thinking about.

Edited November 29, 2019 by Londontram
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[cypherman]

Hi all,

Is this what you are looking for.

http://www.backwoodsminiatures.com/009kits.htm

Edited November 29, 2019 by cypherman

[Londontram]

5 hours ago, cypherman said:

Hi all,

Is this what you are looking for.

http://www.backwoodsminiatures.com/009kits.htm

Hmm... Not really in my case thanks but that looks more like an excavator taken of its tracks and sat on a railway bogie rather than the big old upright steam crane in Jacks original photo

[phil_sutters]

13 hours ago, Londontram said:

I was thinking about something along these lines a while back with a semi free lance designs in 4mm scale using a Peco style yard crane mounted on a black beatle or tenshodo bogie clad in corrigated plasticard cab.

 That was the general out line and as far as I got with the concept but it seemed like it would have been a fairly easy project. 

 Here's the sort of crane I was thinking about.

Using the similar Skytrex 2-ton yard crane, this was my version, with a wooden jib, to get closer to the 1.5 ton crane used on Highbridge Wharf. The chassis is a bit clunky and it was not intended to move. The chassis was pretty basic on these cranes in real life. This was before painting was completed.

Edited November 30, 2019 by phil_sutters

[Londontram]

Now that looks the Dogs ........

[phil_sutters]

12 hours ago, Londontram said:

Now that looks the Dogs ........

I think that was a compliment - thanks! If you want a more complex one and you don't mind your crane driver having to work in the open try this one for size.

They are based on photos in Chris Handley's Maritime Activities of the S&D so the scale may be a bit inexact. The hydraulic crane was based around the Langley Models vertical boiler. The chain is from a charity shop multi-strand necklace and the handrails are from a small section of bird feeder mesh and the bucket is from a perfume spray button.

 

Edited November 30, 2019 by phil_sutters
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