Brickley Roscowicz Engineering

Inspiration

The inspiration for this model came (as does much of my inspiration for crane models) from its use locally, allowing me to get lots of good pics. I have uploaded some of the shots I took to this gallery folder. I have now seen it working in 2 different configurations, and I aim to be able to model both.

Scale

The scale was chosen for me by the crawlers - the largest wheel available that would be possible to use as a sprocket is the 24x43 wheel, and it turns out to have a diameter about 1/13th of the real crane's sprockets. Actually the model swings a bit between 1/13 - 1/14 scale, but most is closest to 1/13.

Build the carrier and a short boom (2.2 metres) to test all functionality.

Build a superlift derrick and a longer straight boom, I will be trying for 5 metres. At this scale, the maximum length would be 10 metres, but that seems a little excessive.

Build a luffing jib attachment, and attempt a 4-5 metre luffing jib configuration.