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Re: The Big Crane At Brickfest
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:31:29 GMT
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Very impressive crane, certainly can see why it was voted #1 Technic MOC! I
especially like the look of the boom, I just love the look of the beams.
I was curious if this was based on a specific crane or just an excellent
general representation of this type of crane.
Greg
"Thomas Avery" <thomas.avery@intec-hou.com> wrote in message
news:Gzr7yw.C29@lugnet.com...
> I brought a new MOC to the fest- a large pedestal mounted marine crane. • This
> directory contains a few of my pictures:
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> http://www.texbrick.com/creations/marine_crane
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> Many others took pics of it at the fest. Here are some of them:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=214170
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=214781
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=212842
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=212843
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=213776
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=213774
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=213778
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> I'll prepare a proper webpage for it sometime in the near future. It will
> take some time, though. I'm hoping to get some video of it in action. Todd
> Thuma took some on Sunday, and said he'd share with me :-)
>
> In the meantime, here are a few quick details on the machine:
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> · Scale (Model/Real): 1:30 (approximate)
> · Power: 12V battery (from cordless drill)
> · Controls: 4-channel R/C from Hi Technic
> · Total Lifting Lines: 2 (main hoist and whip)
> · Counterweight: water (in plastic bags) and battery
> · Total Height: 6.5 feet; 2.0 meters
> · Boom Length: 5.5 feet; 1.7 meters
> · Total Motors: 14
> · Thrust Roller Bearing: 29 Wheel Hubs (30.4 x 14 VR)
> . Total Building Time: 71 hours
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> The only modified parts used were all the pulleys. The cross-axle holes • were
> bored out so that they spun independently of the axle. The non-Lego parts
> used were the battery, string, water, and the R/C controls from HiTechnic
> (www.hitechnic.com).
>
> I'm not sure of the total lifting capacity yet. I did lift my Liebherr • R996
> model (9.5 pounds), but I'm sure it can lift a bit more, given the proper
> counterweight (the water proved to be too little).
>
> I had this on my MOC card at the fest:
> "This is a model of a typical high lift capacity crane used in the • offshore
> construction and transportation industry. It is not modeled after any
> specific crane, but incorporates typical characteristics of the real • cranes."
>
> -TJ
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| (...) Thanks! (...) This crane was based on typical marine pedestal-mounted cranes of the 400~600 ton variety. I incorporated characteristics of the real cranes into my model, but at no particular scale. You will find cranes like this mounted on the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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