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    Re: My modified 4552 crane —Ed McGlynn
   (...) Harvey - That's a very good adaptation, and thanks for invoking the great image of a Bucyrus-Erie crane. We need dark brown and red elements, of course, but seeing your model made me think of the same thing you did. Nice work, and thanks! Ed (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: My modified 4552 crane —Christopher Tracey
   Harvey- nice crane! I missed the 4552 by about 20 minutes when the last was sold out from s@h :( I've been working on my own crane as of late: (URL) modeled after an Erie-Lackawanna Industrial Brownhoist(one rebuilt as a diesel(1) for that matter). (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: My modified 4552 crane —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) your post... (...) The trucks need to be massive. So does the frame they sit on. Think 6 wheel and a fishbelly frame. The frame can be longer than your current version, I think. The trucks can be long enough to allow for some center (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: My modified 4552 crane —Larry Pieniazek
     (...) c/they sit on/sitting on them/ ++Lar (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
   
        8wide crane (was Re: My modified 4552 crane) —Christopher Tracey
   (...) thanks! (...) I've been holding off on the trucks as much as i can, I've only recently found pics of ones where the trucks are visible. (...) I plan of getting some more strands into it. I think the most I can reasonably get into it is going (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
 

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