Lattice Truck Crane

[kammer007]

Just a few pics of a project I've been working on a while. The chassis is from a 1:25 First Gear Mack Wrecker (got it cheep on eBay as it was damaged ) and the rest is scratch build from brass. I think I'll kit bash the Spec Cast Bantam crane for the rest.

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[Spider]

Excellent metal work. Looks great so far.

[okdoky]

Hi there

Love that build. Is the cab structure done in brass too or plasticard. Love the detail of the wiring and the rubber trim on the windows. Will you be adding glazing and what will your technique be for sizing, shaping and fixing the glazing?

Cheers

Nige

[rwaldram]

another crane on the forum... thats it, i'm leaving

[rwaldram]

check these links, some interesting vehicles for you

www.malequipment.com/cgi-bin/mal/crane

Definately check this one out
www.machinerytrader.com/listings/detail.aspx?OHID=6072967&GUID=3d77a9f79eae4580a7e6f20619d821fa

I'm not sure if this one will work, but there's 15 old link belt, lattice crane trucks for sale on this site
www.machinerytrader.com/listings/list.aspx?OHID=5639842&Manu=LINK-BELT&ETID=1&Mdltxt=HC-218&MdlX=Contains¬found=1&GUID=3d77a9f79eae4580a7e6f20619d821fa

[rwaldram]

and this one too, this is the lattice boom equivilent of the hydraulic boom crane i'm building (ie: similar lift ratings)
www.ieeforklift.com/CranPH.htm

[kammer007]

Hay, Thanks for the replies!

The cab is also built from brass. I hit a bit of a builders block (writers block??) so I needed to do something to get the juices flowing again so I primed it last night. As for the glass I haven't yet figered out how I'm going to do that. The rubber trim on the windows was a bit of a chore. I took brass T and bent it to shape. The idea was to have the windows press fit it but now I'm not sure if it will work.

Thanks

Scott

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