TWH Peterbilt 357 National Crane in 50th scale diecast. Comes with add on jib and man basket that attaches to the tip of the boom. Many working features, outriggers, opening doors, crane raises, extends and turns 360 degrees. Hood tilts to show detailed diesel engine.

oldtruck56 wrote:

 
Not bad, not bad at all... ah okay, I'll admit it: I'm green with envy! What a truck!

I'll take lots of pics when it gets here and start a new topic in trucks and lorries. It should be here in the next couple of days.

Great! There should be lots of potential for photos with the number of working parts on this - every pose from every angle... hmmm a few hundred pics, I guess

MATCHBOX No.K-12 - SCAMMELL ROUTEMAN MOBILE CRANE (1971)

On a recent fair (for construction equipment) I was able to add two cranes to my collection. One being this Chinese LiuGong QY20A in 1:43 scale. Almost everything works; steering wheels, outrigger can move out, the crane can rotate 360 degrees, can extend fully, you can add the jib, and you can hoist stuff with it.

 



The other crane is this Sany STC500, also 1:43. Here both front axles have steering wheels (connected, so if you move one, you move all) plus even the doors open. Fully extended, it reaches more then 1.5 meter high.

I was just scanning the 50 CRANES and thought I noted that after a year or so it goes quiet. Then honobono-oldtimer and jclevering, and one of them must've kicked the sleeping dog. Good for ya!

  Some great toy cranes and pictures provided by all of you.

  300 euros, WOW!! I don't know what the conversion is, but it sounds like a lot lot. Way out of my allowance range....

  Some of these cranes have intricate detailing, while others serve the purpose of the sand box or great outdoors. I can relate both ways.

  You may have seen this one in an earlier posting of Modification/Restoration. I just wanted to show that it was also worthy of real work.

  .....and by the way, note there is no cheating here. The tires(tyres) are not glued to the floor it is what it is and no leverage (jib-bumping for leverage), just free swinging. Don't try this with the original Coles Crane, I have one and it tipped over. The secret is in the steel/aluminium multiple plate body below the crane. The next one may have out riggers, working on it....

300 euro is almost 400 dollar against the present rates. The JiuLong however is just 35 euro.

 

Beautiful crane you posted!

$300 Euro is almost $400 US or £245 @ today's rates.