Ancient manual crane

[Phersu]

I just finished the first prototype of an ancien manual crane... something that probably may fit well also in middle-ages sceneries.



This time I wisely started from something relatively easy (not like I did for the buildings with the ancient temple) but I'm already making another bigger construction machine (surprise! )... and some other works that kept me busy in the last weeks are almost finished too, more news coming soon!

[Carlos]

Is extremely realistic .

[Hellboy]

I do not know myself in the time period so well, but I find the manual crane very very realistic. Many details! Nice painting!
Also the colors and the design of the floor is very natural. Great!!!!

[Peter]

Really good start of the year Leo! Excellent work!

[Wiking]

Base, plaited rope, wood, metal, ratchet clutch, parts colors
Superb!

What do you want to lift with it?

[sberry]

Looks great! I think you can never have too many acccessories for your figures!
If this had been available already in 2010, when I did my Colonia Ulpia Traiana harbor diorama, I surely would have bought this instead of having to do my own scratch built construction.

[Das_Dirch]

Looks good to me, even i don´t know anything about it.

[Gowan]

awesome work! looks spot on.

[Cryns]

This is very good work again. I am looking forward to see the bigger crane too.

[PhilC]

Excellent work, very realistic, I like it a lot.

[Phersu]

Thnk you my friends!

Looks great! I think you can never have too many acccessories for your figures!
If this had been available already in 2010, when I did my Colonia Ulpia Traiana harbor diorama, I surely would have bought this instead of having to do my own scratch built construction.
Posted by Wiking on Mon Jan 02, 2017 6:12 pm

Yes, it is something definitely useful that can be used in many sceneries and different periods!
And despite is not something particularly difficult to do scratchbuilt, apart from some smaller parts perhaps... however even if so simple, it take time to make an accurate model and eventually, especially if we need more than one, perhaps for someone could be more convenient to get a crane already done just to be assembled!
That's why I spent some more time making the molds to cast resin copies.

This is very good work again. I am looking forward to see the bigger crane too.

Well, I thought to do it... but there is already a very good similar model produced from Green Line available:

http://www.fredericus-rex.eu/en/Scale-1 ... -1-72.html

So I thought to make something different, another construction machine, much more complex than a crane... in fact is taking longer than I though to be done.
But in the next days the prototype will be ready, then I'll post some images... surprise!
anyone want to try to what sort of machinery?

[Cryns]

anyone want to try to what sort of machinery?

A floating pale driver to ram pales into the riverbed for bridge construction?

[Phersu]

A floating pale driver to ram pales into the riverbed for bridge construction?

That's right!
Not actually floating, just the main pile driver machine structure.
That then can be placed on a simple floating raft, or between two boats... but also on terrain to ram the poles to build a palisade or something else.

[Cryns]

Phersu we seem to share the same thoughts!
Very good subject!

[Beano Boy]

Cool looking A Frame. BB