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Re: My modified 4552 crane
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 18 Sep 2000 23:22:18 GMT
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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:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1380
It's modeled after an Erie-Lackawanna Industrial Brownhoist(one rebuilt
as a diesel(1) for that matter). As you may notice it's an eight wide
model. I tried to build a similar model to the six wide standard a few
months ago but i wasn't happy with the results. This model is a work in
progress and i think i may tear a lot of it apart and start over again.
THe crane is moterized and can pivot back and forth on a micromoter- i
haven't tried to motorize the rest of it yet.
Some more notes- I've found all but one of the black curve top bricks i
need for the roof(it's around somewhere!) and pay no attention to the
trucks, they are just placeholders for the final ones i haven't had a
chance to build yet.
Right now, my biggest stumbling blocks are the trucks and boom. Anyone
have any suggestions?
-chris
ps. for a photo of the series this is modeled after see
http://gelwood.railfan.net/frt/el-033xxa.jpg
1- pay no attention to the 'steam crane' title on my brickshelf folder-
i was thinking of something else.
Ed McGlynn wrote:
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> In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> > Hello to all, once more I've been busy in my 'railroad shop' and have mounted
> > the standard set#4552 crane on six-axle trucks. The accessory car now has a
> > large toolbox in place of the track scooter. The chassis of the two cars are
> > also now red...
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=15044
> >
> > ...Bucyrus-Erie, here I come!!! -Harvey
>
> 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
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| (...) 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)
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| (...) 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)
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