Gantry Cranes

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83E

Discussion Starter · Feb 26, 2009

Hi

Can anyone tell if I can buy a gantry crane kit, suitable for a small goods yard, not containers. Kibri did list such an item but it nolonger appears in the current lists that I have seen. Not much good at scratch building so that's a bit of a none starter.

Many thanks

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adecoaches26point4

· #2 · Feb 26, 2009

Hi,

Faller FA 120127 is a good example of an Epoche III type,

David

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upnick

· #3 · Feb 26, 2009

QUOTE (83E @ 26 Feb 2009, 15:00) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi

Can anyone tell if I can buy a gantry crane kit, suitable for a small goods yard, not containers. Kibri did list such an item but it nolonger appears in the current lists that I have seen. Not much good at scratch building so that's a bit of a none starter.

Many thanks

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Hi 83E,

Welcome to the forum

Walthers do an overhead crane that can be used but it may be a bit big for your use ........

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-3150

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poliss

· #4 · Feb 26, 2009

The Vollmer 5625 kit might be what you're after.

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alastairq

· #5 · Feb 26, 2009

I made one about 20 years ago.........square section balsa.....some N scale rail atop....a brass carriage with wheels....and a load of very cheap jewellery chain.[worth going through old jewellery collectios for the valueless chains]...a lost wax hook and pulley set.....it actually functioned, after a fashion..spent some time on my HO NMRA module....but was a nightmare when the chains got tangled in transit...[or rather,Renault 4]

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7113

· #6 · Feb 27, 2009

Alastair, you no doubt used it for essential maintenance of the stteple cab then!!

Regards

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alastairq

· #7 · Feb 27, 2009

erm...at that time, a MDC Roundhouse boxcab kitbash into a box electric.....lengthened chassis..a nitemare, as the driveshafts were rebuilt, longer..which limited the minimum radius, which made it growl even more.....all for the sake of a balcony at eitherend..plus Sommerfeldt pan, wired up.......with o/head made from wire coathanger poles, with a simple arc arm, and ph/b wires....very slow loco...flat-out drove everyone mad with its grinding growling noise....took forever to get anywhere....always cooked controllers...which got too hot to hold.....

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