The Pneumatic Crane was a success, however the pulleys are a bit thin, so filing in more of a grove is required to keep the thread in place. I did find the thread being too "furry" but perhaps im nit picking. The bucket can be raised & lowered & emptied. Two buckets come with the Kit, I've added weight & a covering a coal to one & left the other empty
The crane can now be purchased! can be found here
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| Furry? |
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| Working buckets. The hook was made with CAT6 Solid core cable with enough solder to create tension in the cable & then bent into shape. Same as the bucket wire. |
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| A rather good lineup of cranes... |
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| Pneumatic Crane & Q Class |
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| Other projects im working on include a nz120 Craven 40 ton steam crane, applying decals to the NZ120 VRA & a G scale Ub (some imagination required) using a Bachman 4-6-0 (cost $50 brand new from bachman parts, Heres a link, N scale parts & chassis are also listed for those wanting steam loco chassis http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66_69_75) The cow catcher/pilot chimney domes & airpump are 3d printed, although the chimney needs to be redone. |
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| A very brave driver running the Q over a partially built bridge. The Q having received handrails from a donor locomotive shell after an OSH incident...im sure destroying good loco's for such a small & trivial part has earn't me a special place in hell :P |
