Yard Crane

viaEstrecha

viaEstrecha

Spanish metre gauge in G scale (on the cheap)
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Picture pinched from a recent post by JonD, I wondered if anyone might suggest an active source for a yard crane like this? Yes, I know I could make one from scratch, but I'm lazy and would find it easier just to write a suitable letter to Santa Claus!
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Hand Crane — Plateway Models

Working hand crane, as found in many goods yards and civil engineering departments. Suitable for lifting: boxes, bogies, track etc. 360 rotation, adjustable hand operated jib and hand operated lifting rope with lifting locks on both.
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This ones a little crude but is a working model and can be bought as a static crane or on a wagon kit. It is affordable though!

They also do this kit:
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Edwardian Well Wagon Crane — Plateway Models

Working hand crane, as found in many goods yards and civil engineering departments. Based on an Edwardian cast iron crane with lots of detail to show the internal mechanism. Suitable for lifting: boxes, bogies, track etc. 360 rotation, adjustable hand operated jib and hand operated lifting chain wit
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viaEstrecha said:
I wondered if anyone might suggest an active source for a yard crane like this?
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funandtrains said:
Pola have a yard crane kit too.
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Looks like I've just been overtaken, while writing the following . . .

Yes, the one in Jon's post looks like the one in Pola 331705 . . .

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£63 at P&S. Is that more in your price range?

Maybe it's in other Pola sets too.

I bought just the crane (and the deck it sits on) second-hand from GRS for £40 or so . . . but that was quite a while ago, now. Still sitting on the shelf, rather than on the railway but, who knows, one day!
 
Model Town used to do this simple, easy to assemble resin cast kit, for £20. I put this one together about six years ago. They did change the design a little while ago but sticking to the same idea, and a similar price. I think it may have gone up to £25. I just had a look on their website, but I could not see it, perhaps they have discontinued it, or there is another new one in the pipeline.

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I bought one for a yard crane for Gernise End Station, on the Claptowte Railway. I constructed a platform for it, a 3mm ply box, with a scribed 3mm plasticard top, and, 1/24th scale textured brick paper walls. It is intended for indoor use, so would not be weatherproof, but the idea could be adapted.

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David
 
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I have both the Pola/Faller & Piko (as coal yard) cranes, both vey durable outside in all conditions.
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However how about this for a yard crane ? Might eat you alive if you are not carefull though :devil:
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