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Re: New crane MOC
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:39:08 GMT
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> That's a great crane, Bob! Very nice boom construction. I love to see trusses¬
> built like that with proper, stiff cross-bracing.
thanks TJ. you are the crane master so a complement from you means a lot
to me! i had to place a lot of orders for 1x5 liftarms thin to complete
all the cross bracing. the red ones are hard to come by and the bricklink
stores only have 1 or 2. you have to place a lot of orders to get any use
able quantity.
> Do you have plans to develop the base any further? This could work as a fixed¬
> position ringer crane, but then the Hailfire droid wheels are a little small.¬
> You could make some massive crawlers for it, or perhaps an 8 or 9 axle¬
> carrier :-)
well, i don't really have any plans to make a crawler base for it. i have
some link tread but not enough for a crawler. i have not even thought
about putting any finishing styling elements on it. my main goal was to
make it big, strong and functioning.
Bob Kojima
ko@fial.com
http://www.bong69.com
Fial Incorporated
Telecom Monitoring Solutions
4343 SW Corbett Ave
Portland, OR 97239
503.227.7083
http://www.fial.com
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