This is the next kit that I plan to build. If it is anything like the lamp huts it will take me a couple of months to complete.  It looks like quite an interesting model and is very different from the Ratio offering:



Bob(K)

Bob

Thats the kit i have on the steam end of my diorama project its quite a good lightweight crane.

cheers Brian

Hi Bob

We also have one of these kits, on the Walnut End goods platform, it makes up into a very nice little kit, looking forward to seeing yours.

Looking forward to this build Novice.  A very useful little crane - no steam layout should be without one (but mine still is !!)

How's life treating you out there ?

I thought I had better close this thread as I opened some months ago. This little crane has been sitting in my wardrobe for a while. Now I have access to photobucket again I can post a few pictures of the completed model. It is a great little kit that goes together well and looks OK when painted. I made a little platform out of card and brick embossed plastic sheets as it needs something to hold it upright. The cable is a bit of thin wire that I stripped out of a free Royal Jordanian Airlines set of headphones:









Bob(K)

That really looks good, I can see me picking one of those up on the next trip to Camborne.

That looks good Bob - particularly the "old" ironwork.  How did you paint that ?

I like the look of that Bob, done a good job as per normal.

Phill

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

That looks good Bob - particularly the "old" ironwork.  How did you paint that ?

Hi Petermac

Using acrylic paints throughout, I painted the whole model in a dark grey overall. When dry I gave it a wash of thinned dirty black (essentially black added to the water I use to clean my brushes). Once this was dry I gave worn areas a hint of dry brushed terracotta (rust) and once this had completely dried I gave the whole model a dusting of light grey using a dry brush.

That was it, simple and quite quick.

Bob(K)

Very good Bob, mine does not look as dirty/rusty as yours - I will have to work on it.

Bob

Like it a lot,  very good effect you have got by using dry brushing :thumbs

Bob

Guess with you on the way home, this can be fitted to the layout soon :thumbs

Hi. I've just joined this forum and an still finding my way round it. I also have one of these kits, I had it years ago and thought I had lost some pieces. So as you do, I threw the insructions away! I have since found all of the sprues, has anyone got the instuctions for constructing it please? please.

 

Pretty straightforward using Bob's pics as a guide - although he's done a better job than most I have seen.
Perhaps 'dry' fit the pieces before attempting the finished article, Coalyard.

I think I have an unstarted kit Coalyard - if you PM me with an address(e-mail or otherwise), I'll dig them up and let you have them.

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

I think I have an unstarted kit Coalyard - if you PM me with an address(e-mail or otherwise), I'll dig them up and let you have them.

Thanks for the offer. as an update, using the pictures I managed to finish said Kit. now i have to paint it. I also realised the date of the OP Thank you all for not pointing that out with a sarcasic remark which has happened to me on some other forums

 

[user=700]coalyard[/user] wrote: 

I also realised the date of the OP Thank you all for not pointing that out with a sarcastic remark which has happened to me on some other forums

Rats!  I missed that one!   

Only joking, Dave.  Sarcasm is jumped on from a great height on this board.

glad to hear it. I often wonder why people say things on forums that they wouldn't say face to face. Anyway, back on topic, Do I dab the 'dry' brush on or paint as normal? I have never done this before and would really like to do it. i was going to ask at Stafford MRE today but we got snowed in!

If you've constructed before painting, you'll need a small brush.
Not 'dry' but not enough to 'blob' either.
Look at Bob's version - brilliant paint job in my opinion.

That looks good to me. :thumbs

Do you have plans to add some steps or other means of access?

Perry