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| Good Afternoon All. I was just curious if anyone could tell me if there is any record for the tallest lego crane model? I have just completed the first set up of my own version of a Liebherr LR-11200 Crawler Crane that is 18 feet tall (almost 6 (...) (20 years ago, 31-Dec-04, to lugnet.general) !!
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| (...) well i don't know if i should commit you to an isilum or add you to my "dude that rock's, MOC list" but your model is completly awsome. as the saying goes a picture is worth a thousand words: (URL) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| In lugnet.general, Alvin Brant wrote: (snipped) Wow. So what are the non LEGO things in it? The weights, obviously, and I'm assuming the string. The wires from the control switches on the 9V train controller and the snakecable covering them, (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Man, can I please borrow your nice smooth level driveway????? But seriously, nice job. I think 20 feet should be possible, it's better to add the extra length to the luffing jib, because that reduces the weight you need to raise (1/2 the extra (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) The guy stays are made of aluminum, and are pinned together with 3 stud long axles. I have access to a computer controlled router table at work which i desgned and made the guys with. The only other thing non-lego is a bolt that goes through (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Ross, I have yet to try the SDBW configuration, however if I add all the counterweihgts to the Superlift, the crane will hold the boom off the ground at 0 degrees. The only reason i use the wheels is to ease the stress on the motors, and to (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Yep, that is also the reason real cranes use wheels when raising luffing jibs. Older cranes often had a special dolly that the tip of the jib rested on for that purpose, but newer cranes seem to have the axle built into the jib tip, and just (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Yes, it is supposed to go through a pully at the end of the derrick, but this was the first time it has been put together, so I missed a few things. (...) It is a technic turntable, and I used hinge plates and bricks along with 2 x 2 tiles to (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Hi Alvin, Congratulation to your great model, it is really impressive. And I think you have taken the world record, of the tallest LEGO crane model. The former owner of the title was me, with the height 5.20 meters, (17.1 feet) of my (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) Alvin- WOW! What a great way to start off the new year. Awesome MOC! That's certainly a record-breaking crane. The boom construction looks sturdy and you've done a good job there. I think you're about to even-up with ROSCO for the largest (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Currently, the base of the model has been disassembeled because of problems that I encountered with the slewing and crawling. The motors and gearing were off, and the crane wouldn's slew under its own power with the full 50 lbs of (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Could anyone enlighten me as to what design patterns are employed in these sorts of cranes to build the boom and other arms? >> Mark >> Mark (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Mark, one site that has some good pics and a clear explanation of truss design is (URL) and there's *lots* more on BrickShelf and elsewhere. I've used the TexBrick truss several times in my own models, and it's quite strong. You might find (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Mark, since I have to disassemble the boom into sections to get the model back inside, I will take some close up pictures of the boom sections and post them on Brickshelf this evening so that you can get a better look at the design. Alvin (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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