New project Harbor Cranes COMPLETED MODEL PICTURES FEBRUARY 10,2020

This is going to be a must follow

I like where this is going.  Keep posting your progress. 

Alan, Looking forward to this project. Thanks for posting.

Tom

Here are some additional progress pictures.

Thanks for the update photos.

Suggestion:  When adding new photos, please take a few moments to edit the thread's title with the date of the update.  Makes it much easier for interested folks to recognize the addition of your new content to the thread.

Alan are the clear cross braces on bottom level a different material?  is there a reason for using clear?

Alan-I am all eyes on ya! Keep those updates coming my friend. Nick

Will be paying attention.

MELGAR

coach joe posted:

Alan are the clear cross braces on bottom level a different material?  is there a reason for using clear?

I'll let Alan answer for his project, but I just used a piece of clear plastic on my own scratch build. It was the right thickness and type of plastic that I didn't have in Plastruct. Once I painted it, you wouldn't know it was a different material.

George

Coach, I did what George described. The clear beams were just a part of Plastruct materials that I acquired a number of years ago. I think the material is clear butyrate or abs. 

Carl,

You are correct,I will edit the main post whenever I post pictures in he future. 

Thank you all for you interest in this project. As I said, I am modifying my original construction to make it more interesting to construct.

Here are some updated photos from last night. More to follow later from today's work

Alan thanks for the updates with great photos

Here are pictures from work this morning. I finished most of the handrails and platforms. I also completed the counterweight and cable building. Next I will construct the crane and craneway.

looking better than I could have imagined

Alan, simply amazing work!

Dave

Terrific project update; thanks for the photos.

And many thanks for editing the thread's title.

Nice job Alan, thanks for the photo updates.  BTW, could you post a picture of  the harbor area  where these will sit? 

BILL

third rail posted:

Nice job Alan, thanks for the photo updates.  BTW, could you post a picture of  the harbor area  where these will sit? 

BILL

Alan is building these for me.  I can not post a picture of the harbor area, because it does not exist yet.  It will be built around these incredible models.  I will start a thread once construction of that begins, but it will be a while before that starts.

Bill

Another beauty from Al! Boy! O'scale industrial stuff is huge!

Hete are some progress pictures of the construction of the craneway

Great job Al! This will be a beautiful build.

Wonderful update, Alan; the photos are much apprciated.

And a 1,000 times "Thank you" for editing the thread's title once again to alert me and others of the new material you've posted.

Alan Graziano posted:

Hete are some progress pictures of the construction of the craneway

Absolutely amazing.  

These cranes look fantastic!

I constructed the two cranes less hooks and the access platforms for the operator.

The cranes are starting to look like something after the painting has started. I decided to use two different shades of blue to simulate some aging of the paint. I also decided to paint the bottom section gray. I can't win with spray paint anymore. Krylon has taken out all the pigment in the paint meaning multiple coats. Rustoleum painters touch has spray nozzles that can only be used once and then clog up.

Those cranes will make any harbor scene pop.  Good work.

Paul

Yes!

Nice!

One word - WOW

I am working on the dreaded lights for the cranes. It is sometimes difficult for me to incorporate the lights into the structure as I am building it. Typically, I end up installing lights on the painted structure. This always brings up challenges of damaging the paint and the structure itself. Here are a couple of pictures showing the wiring in progress and some of the materials.

Looks fantastic!   I hate dealing with lights as well.

It's just another challenge to solve. I've been finding that I need to plan for the lights earlier in the process. It helps prevent "painting myself into a corner."

Al, I am assuming that hoist house is hiding a counterweight to keep the thing from falling over. Is that correct?

Myles,

You are way more disciplined than I am. I just want to construct and deal with the lights later. It usually bites me but I am a creature of habit. You are right about the building hiding the counterweight.

Dave,

it is nice to know that I am not the only one with the light issue.

I just completed the cranes. Here are the pictures of the truck installation and the finished pictures.

Wow! Wonderfully done! Kudos to you.

Brings back memories of driving down the NJ Turnpike past Port Elizabeth in Newark.

These are nice; cable -stayed harbor cranes. Very thick cables.

Those look fantastic!!!

Whomever is getting these will have a really terrific new feature on their layout!

George