RAF Recovery Set (Thorneycroft Amazon truck and Cole's Crane)
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Truck chassis went together nicely.
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Underside also went together nicely, all the wheels are level and pretty solid.
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Cab assembled, not wonky: result!
Couple of touch-ups needed where I didn't predict the exposed surfaces right when pre-painting.
Couple of touch-ups needed where I didn't predict the exposed surfaces right when pre-painting.
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Back bit ready for the Cole's Crane.
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Probably being too clever for my own good, but decided some counterweight in the crane body would be a good idea - broken out the "liquid gravity" lead shot.
(Unpainted/scraped bits are going to be glue surfaces in a bit...)
(Unpainted/scraped bits are going to be glue surfaces in a bit...)
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They make it all look so straightforward, elegant and simple... I guess this was first tooled in 1972, maybe people were more skilled then. I wouldn't know, I'd literally just been born!
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Running a "cable" (heavy gauge fishing line)... the haemostats have had to come out (usually reserved for rigging biplanes).
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Two haemostats and croc clips while the superglue dries... decided the hook and cable will be fixed, hopefully the jib will move properly... ??
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The reality: pegs, croc clips and Superglue...
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Major surgery needed on the crane! Structurally sound, a movable crane (azimuth and elevation) and rigged with a "cable" led to some, ah, off piste modifications... you can tell its bad when I've had to unleash Mr Surfacer!
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All over bar the varnish and decals, thanks to quick drying and self-priming Mr Surfacer and hot weather.
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I see you baby, shaking that...
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Slightly remodelled crane cab "roof"
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Mr Surfacer covering a multitude of sins here.
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RAF Recovery Set all done
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... and in new home, on display
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5 14 June 2023, 19:27
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Second part of the Recovery Set - online reviews say the crane jib itself is a 'mare.