Some new GIANT additions to the Coleman die-cast model collection
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by Rob » Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:24 pm
Thunderbirds are go.
How giddy where you when turned up Pete

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by Maurice Wilcox » Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:57 pm
Blimey, big beasts are us, wot a whopper, how long before you are forced to move out of the flat do you reckon Pete.
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by Pete Coleman » Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:17 pm
Rob wrote:Thunderbirds are go.
How giddy where you when turned up Pete

Yep, I just can't stop looking at it sitting there, with a great big grin all over my face!
Now I'm just waiting for the heavy transport lorry and crew van to turn up and wondering whether or not to buy a smaller support crane...
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by Pete Coleman » Fri Jan 13, 2012 8:45 pm
Maurice Wilcox wrote:Blimey, big beasts are us, wot a whopper, how long before you are forced to move out of the flat do you reckon Pete.
Not too sure about that Maurice.
I'm more concerned at the weight of it, I'm worried it might go through the floor and into the flat below (it weighs in at 7.5 Kilos all up).
It is almost 99% made from die-cast metal with very little plastic used anywhere, even the handrails are metal!
I am going to have a go at lifting "Surprise" for a laugh but I need to concoct a lifting rig and some straps first...
This beast is about 25%-30% bigger than I was expecting and actually builds up pretty much like the real thing.
It can travel on site with the boom and luffing jib attached but the counterweights at the rear would have to be lifted off first.
For road travel the boom assembly has to be removed. The crane can travel on the road at speeds of up to 50mph!
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by Pete Coleman » Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:05 pm
No, no, I must resist...
117' (36 metre) luffing jib extension set and upgraded brass main cylinders with set-screw-locking from Japan...
Hmm, How long until pay-day!
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by Maurice Wilcox » Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:33 pm
Looks high enough to lift Surprise off the shelf Pete
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by Pete Coleman » Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:59 pm
Maurice Wilcox wrote:Looks high enough to lift Surprise off the shelf Pete
Ha, ha, I need to fabricate or buy some chains, spreader bars and strops, before I could attempt that lift...
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by Rob » Sun Jan 15, 2012 5:17 pm
Hi Pete,
Does the model have the facility to actually lift? I.e. can the cable drums be rotated?
I know a German guy who might be able to help you turn it into a working model.
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by dafi » Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:31 pm
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by Pete Coleman » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:34 pm
Rob wrote:Hi Pete,
Does the model have the facility to actually lift? I.e. can the cable drums be rotated?
Oh yes the cable drums are fully working, they are on spring loaded ratchet systems that require the use of the supplied special key to operate.
Also, let me tell you reeving the heavy lift hook with 14 line runs with some in reverse, is a right laugh, one slip or letting tension off the hook
ever so slightly results in all the lines jumping out of the sheaves and crossing over. After eight attempts I think I have sussed out the method!
Setting this model crane up is not unlike setting the real crane up, everything on the model is made to operate as on the real thing.
There is another winding drum fitted as standard which can be used for a double hook system.
A third winding drum which sits atop the one I have rigged is supplied with the 56 metre luffing jib extension set.
This is because the extra length of the luffing jib is more finely controlled via cable rather than hydraulics. (See below).
Cheers,
Pete.

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by Pete Coleman » Sun Jan 15, 2012 11:39 pm
dafi wrote:do you want it rc?
I believe that someone has achieved the conversion.
However, when you consider that you could buy a reasonable second hand car for the price of this model, I don't think that I fancy carving it up!
Cheers,
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