Project Information
This is the 4th of the 5 vehicles in the collection, the steam powered crane. Scratch built from the same set of plans as the others I posted a while back, I found same issues as with the others. Some info is missing, and some parts just don't work as designed. Nothing is a real show stopper if you dry fit things first to find where you need to tweak, redesign, or add a spacer or backer block. In this one the ratchet levers needed to be spaced out and the bucket ratchet had to be redesigned to hold under load.
I'm enjoying the challenge of figuring out how to make these toys work, but caution that these plans are not for the novice model builder.
By the way, for those wondering, the fenders are not stained or painted. A few months ago I came across a piece of 3/4" poplar that had been stained almost black, likely by water damage. I've used bits from it for various projects, including the fenders for the dump truck and crane from this set.
I'm enjoying the challenge of figuring out how to make these toys work, but caution that these plans are not for the novice model builder.
By the way, for those wondering, the fenders are not stained or painted. A few months ago I came across a piece of 3/4" poplar that had been stained almost black, likely by water damage. I've used bits from it for various projects, including the fenders for the dump truck and crane from this set.