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Stage 5 Half Way

October 27, 2020 by Grandad M

This is half way through the build and the end of the first book of installation instructions. I think the basic undercarriage is finished and next we start on the crane itself. It has taken about two weeks so far, so it should be finished by the middle of November.

Half Way Point

Note the ruler to give a better feeling for the scale of the model. The red pointer will be used to select which way the crane turns. There is a similar selector on the other side that will be used to raise or lower the support legs at each corner.

Stage Four

October 24, 2020October 23, 2020 by Grandad M

We are now on page 284 of the build and things are getting more and more complicated. I can’t believe this will work when I’m finished.

Top View

Now the model is standing on it’s legs and the main crane turntable has been added. Click on the photo to see a bigger photo.

Engine View

The main engine has also been fitted and you can see the pistons in the V8. The white tube is the exhaust pipe.

Stage Three

October 23, 2020October 21, 2020 by Grandad M

This is the model at stage 3 of the build. It is 43 centimetres long and 26 centimetres wide, so getting quite big. But I am only a quarter of the way through the build.

Side View

As you can see it nearly fills our kitchen table. It is upside-down in the photo as it would normally sit on the four red pads at each corner. Click on the photo to see a bigger image.