What O gauge crane should I use for my tinplate harbor scene?

Neat stuff! The fun thing about the Gely and later NBN clockwork dock crane is the operating features- hook goes up/down and crane rotates. Here's a video of my NBN dock crane together with the Orbor clockwork stationary power plant. Note also the coal bucket that came with the crane.

John Smatlak posted:

Neat stuff! The fun thing about the Gely and later NBN clockwork dock crane is the operating features- hook goes up/down and crane rotates. Here's a video of my NBN dock crane together with the Orbor clockwork stationary power plant. Note also the coal bucket that came with the crane.

I like your powerplant too. There is a broken one on eBay. I was considering whether I could fashion and add a manual crank. There is no bucket elevator, but the pistons should go up and down. 

George

Lots of nice options.  I'm kinda partial to this one. 

Farmer_Bill posted:

Lots of nice options.  I'm kinda partial to this one. 

 

Unfortunately, I think that’s “Pre-tin”. It could work on my stoneplate layout though.

George

But at least it's Prewar!

Steamer posted:

But at least it's Prewar!

By about 10,000 years! 

well I didn't say WHICH war......

Farmer_Bill posted:

Lots of nice options.  I'm kinda partial to this one. 

 

 If it was usable at all as a remote control crane, I'd HAVE to have one 

The Orobr co. (? spelling) & generator is new to me. It's simply an awsome piece. 

  I think you could manage a homespun crankshaft or cam run off  a cheap hvac gearmotor pretty easy there imo. Lack of a conveyor is just artistic licence to supply "power" for anything from industry to a small town until you land the right parts....if you ever do. (Was that price ok?)

edit: not mine, just curious what the average might be.

Hi  George,

Just purchased the NBN version of the George Levy crane at the Brimfield Flea Market.  All functions work much to my surprise. Foto shows my Biller cranes as well. Lew

@lewrail posted:

Hi  George,

Just purchased the NBN version of the George Levy crane at the Brimfield Flea Market.  All functions work much to my surprise. Foto shows my Biller cranes as well. Lew

Sweet