Crane Locomotives
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spikey faz
Western Thunderer
It took a while to track down.
I think I'm going to leave the seat as it is. Otherwise I'll probably never get this finished.
I suppose the paint scheme will be all-over black. Bit boring, but I don't think I can get away with yellow!
Mike
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
I've started to get some more paint on. Went for green for some of the bodywork to make things a bit more colourful.
I'm trying to find a model of the ash grab bucket as pictured below. If anyone knows of anything suitable, please let me know. Failing that I'll just stick a standard hook on the end instead.
Cheers
Mike
I'm trying to find a model of the ash grab bucket as pictured below. If anyone knows of anything suitable, please let me know. Failing that I'll just stick a standard hook on the end instead.
Cheers
Mike
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
Trial fit. Happy so far. 
Mike
Mike
Osgood
Western Thunderer
Kingfisher Models list a 1/50 whitemetal clamshell grab for a 19RB crane, so likely to be in proportion to the 1/43 Sentinel.
Their price list that can be accessed via the modelbuszone website:
http://www.modelbuszone.co.uk/tmb/images_model_kits/mabex/Kingfisher_Models_2019_Catalogue.pdf
I suspect the bucket will be way too narrow, though it may be a straightforward job to widen it?
Funnily enough only last week some suitable 1/48 or 50 white metal grabs appeared as 'also recommended' under an ebay search list item I looked at, but they were described as something odd and I can't find them.
Their price list that can be accessed via the modelbuszone website:
http://www.modelbuszone.co.uk/tmb/images_model_kits/mabex/Kingfisher_Models_2019_Catalogue.pdf
I suspect the bucket will be way too narrow, though it may be a straightforward job to widen it?
Funnily enough only last week some suitable 1/48 or 50 white metal grabs appeared as 'also recommended' under an ebay search list item I looked at, but they were described as something odd and I can't find them.
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
Cheers Tony.
I've also found someone advertising some 3D printed clamshell buckets in the UK which might do.
I've lost a bit of mojo on this at the moment and just want to get it finished. I'm looking at taking a break from railway modelling for a bit (at least in this scale). Think I'm drifting into other stuff like 1:24 dioramas.
Mike
I've also found someone advertising some 3D printed clamshell buckets in the UK which might do.
I've lost a bit of mojo on this at the moment and just want to get it finished. I'm looking at taking a break from railway modelling for a bit (at least in this scale). Think I'm drifting into other stuff like 1:24 dioramas.
Mike
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
Tony,
There's a lot in that catalogue that could be used for 1/43 scale trucks I reckon, especially the wheels and tyres.
Col.
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
Well, I'm not sure it's that good, but thank you.
It's pretty much all Halfords spray cans. I use their red primer to start with. If there's a nice flat area I use some very fine wet and dry paper and lots of water to smooth it down before putting the top coat on. It's all done in the shed at the bottom of our garden, much to the annoyance of the resident spiders! Just make sure the cans are well shaken and warm.
Mike
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spikey faz
Western Thunderer
I thought I'd better start doing the cabling on the crane. It looks fiddly, and yes it is fiddly!
Pictures show its extremely clean and needs a bit of weathering.
Mike
Pictures show its extremely clean and needs a bit of weathering.
Mike
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
These little grab buckets arrived in the post today from 3Dprintingcorner.co.uk
Obviously I'll need to backdate them a bit for my own purposes, but I'm very impressed with the quality.
Mike
Obviously I'll need to backdate them a bit for my own purposes, but I'm very impressed with the quality.
Mike
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
I've just realised I hadn't made the coal bunker, so here it is as a work in progress. From what I can see it curves round the boiler.
The cab-side is crying out for some lettering/numbers. Can I get away with something like 'Brighton Works'? I know it should be LNER, but I think there's enough differences in my model compared with the prototype to justify going down the fictitious route.
Mike
The cab-side is crying out for some lettering/numbers. Can I get away with something like 'Brighton Works'? I know it should be LNER, but I think there's enough differences in my model compared with the prototype to justify going down the fictitious route.
Mike
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
Grab bucket in the process of being modified.
Mike
Mike
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
Several hours later!
Mike
Mike
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
Mike
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
Mark II version.
Mike
Mike
spikey faz
Western Thunderer
There won't be a Mark III version, but I'm happy for anyone to point me in the direction of a picture or diagram of how these grab buckets actually work! 
Mike
Mike
Osgood
Western Thunderer
Mostly they were two-rope grabs:
- one rope attached to the top block that anchors the 4 x arms to bucket outer corners,
- one attached to the lower transom to which the bucket shell inner pivots mount.
When the load is taken by the top block rope, the bucket shells open by virtue of its weight.
When the lower rope takes the weight, the transom is lifted up relative to the top block which closes the bucket shells.
You can get single rope grabs where there is a latching lock that can be released by a tag line.
I'll take a look at the Sentinel pics again to see what type these were.
- one rope attached to the top block that anchors the 4 x arms to bucket outer corners,
- one attached to the lower transom to which the bucket shell inner pivots mount.
When the load is taken by the top block rope, the bucket shells open by virtue of its weight.
When the lower rope takes the weight, the transom is lifted up relative to the top block which closes the bucket shells.
You can get single rope grabs where there is a latching lock that can be released by a tag line.
I'll take a look at the Sentinel pics again to see what type these were.