bogie mounted crane kits in 4mm/OO

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Ian Cornish - 27 Apr 2006 18:09 GMT

Does anyone know of any bogie mounted crane kits? I'm building a track
construction set of wagons, and this is the only one I'm having trouble
sourcing.
I'm trying to stick in the 1950-1960's sort of era. The crane does not
need to be motorised in any way.

Thanks in advance,

Ian

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BH Williams - 27 Apr 2006 18:40 GMT

> Does anyone know of any bogie mounted crane kits? I'm building a track
> construction set of wagons, and this is the only one I'm having trouble
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> Ian

I believe the Dapol 15t travelling crane is a reasonable model of a fairly
common sort, with the proviso that it should really have a rigid 8 wheel
chassis (I recollect some correspondence on this a while back). The Western
Region certainly had some similar machines. You'll need a match wagon- the
Ratio bogie bolster with a tool chest and a frame for the jib to rest on
looks good.
Brian

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deb107_york@yahoo.co.uk - 28 Apr 2006 08:40 GMT

> I believe the Dapol 15t travelling crane is a reasonable model of a fairly
> common sort, with the proviso that it should really have a rigid 8 wheel
> chassis (I recollect some correspondence on this a while back). The Western
> Region certainly had some similar machines. You'll need a match wagon- the
> Ratio bogie bolster with a tool chest and a frame for the jib to rest on
> looks good.

As an alternative match wagon I'd suggest maybe a 4-wheel bolster wagon
kit from the Parkside range, if space is short and train length is a
consideration. The Dapol kit is as far as I know the only suitable
product available, though I have seen a magazine article (Model Trains
back in the early 80s, I think) suggesting a combination of "bashed"
Airfix RAF recovery crane kits with a Mainline bogie Weltrol to make a
track laying/lifting vehicle.

David Belcher

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