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Offline djcf

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Re: Crane
« Reply #15 on: July 20, 2009, 05:03:11 AM »
I found this photo today showing one of Waverley's davits....its one of the newer ones she got during rebuild...looks like it could be a hydraulic set up going by the hoses etc - maybe someone with some engineering knowledge could confirm   ???

Offline Eddy Matthews

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Re: Crane
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2009, 07:24:48 AM »
I managed to get the following photo of the crane used on SWW today.... Does anyone know of a suitable crane in 1:32 scale that is commercially available?

I'm running out of time to make everything myself :(

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Stuart Badger

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Re: Crane
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2009, 06:13:20 PM »
Hi Eddy

how tall do you reckon the crane is? - about 15 feet from deck to tip of the jib?

Stuart

Offline Tug--Kenny

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Re: Crane
« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2009, 07:17:37 PM »
Hi Eddy.

Your right about the time taken to make these cranes. Here's mine on the Waverley. Sorry I didn't make a few spare now.  :whistle

Let's have a crane making competition and the best one goes on your model    :no1b

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ken

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Offline Eddy Matthews

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Re: Crane
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2009, 08:02:33 PM »
I'd reckon it's about 13 feet from the deck to the tip of the jib Stuart....

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Offline Tug--Kenny

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Re: Crane
« Reply #20 on: July 25, 2009, 04:58:15 AM »

What height would the scale version have to be ?

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Offline Eddy Matthews

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Re: Crane
« Reply #21 on: July 25, 2009, 07:57:20 AM »

What height would the scale version have to be ?

ken


I don't have a calculator to hand Ken, but I reckon around 4.75" (120mm) would be about right...

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Eddy
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Stuart Badger

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Re: Crane
« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2009, 05:11:09 PM »
How about I do one in 'Odds and Ends'?

Stuart

Offline Eddy Matthews

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Re: Crane
« Reply #23 on: July 25, 2009, 06:09:46 PM »
That would certainly be useful Stuart, thankyou...

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Re: Crane
« Reply #24 on: July 25, 2009, 07:20:55 PM »
And post it to you afterwards? ;D

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Offline Eddy Matthews

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Re: Crane
« Reply #25 on: July 25, 2009, 08:23:51 PM »
And post it to you afterwards? ;D

Stuart

That would be fantastic!! After all, the Connaught won't have anything that modern on it, so it would be a shame for it to go to waste :hehe

Seriously, it would be greatly appreciated...

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