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Re: New crane MOC
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 4 Feb 2004 00:47:11 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Bob Kojima wrote:
> when i found out that Brickfest was going to be in Portland i knew that i
> wanted to bring something BIG! since i live in Portland, a big moc would
> not be a problem since i would not have to worry about shipping or flying
> it on a plane.
Woohoo!! Glad I decided to go to Portland!! Rest assured I'll get some pics ;)
Hopefully I'll be around when you assemble it too - I can even help if you need
it.
> my moc is a very large crane. it is not bases on any specific crane
> model. it is over 12 feet tall. the lower boom section is 15 1x16 technic
> bricks in length. the upper boom section is 10 1x16 technic bricks in
> length. there are 10 9v motors. 2 for the hail fire droid turntable, and
> 2 on each of the 4 winches. i used pennies for the counter weight. they
> are located in a box under the winches.
Nice work! Haven't seen a ringer here for quite a while. I agree with TJ, the
boom sections are well constructed, as long as the turntable is fairly stable, I
can't see any reason why it wouldn't last the distance. Be interesting to see a
practical application of those hailfire wheels too.
ROSCO
(Lamenting that you'll dwarf my measly 5'6" boom...)
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