Smith 40
 

I have built a relative unknown crane. Scale 1:25. Completely RC.
The original crane was build by Thomas Smith & Sons (Rodley) Ltd. Crane and Excavator Works.
This type of crane was very rare outside the UK. My former boss had three of them and all were placed on a barge.
That's why I built the crane without the undercarriage. Maybe in the future I will build the barge too but for now I leave it as it is.

The model.

http://www.smith-cranes.nl/PhotoShar...sam2315mid.jpg

http://www.smith-cranes.nl/PhotoShar...sam2306mid.jpg

http://www.smith-cranes.nl/PhotoShar...sam2330mid.jpg

Original with the barge.

http://www.smith-cranes.nl/PhotoShar...baggerenro.jpg

Re: Smith 40
 

Welcome to the forum. Very nice model crane. You should build a barge to mount it on. That would be so cool to do some scale model dredging. Can we see the inner works?

Re: Smith 40
 

xilence-I cannot see the pictures. What's going on here?:confused:

Re: Smith 40
 

Strange, I share them from my own website en it seems that '9W Monighan' can see them.
I really don't know what's going on. Otherwise I must them upload to imageshack, maybe that will help?

Re: Smith 40
 

http://www.smith-cranes.nl/forums/do...=152&mode=view

I see red boxes too :confused:

Tom, if you right click on each red X, scroll down to properties, the url will appear to which you will copy & paste into another window to see each photo. (providing you're using Windows computer?)

xilence, when you right click your photos on your website to see each pic's properties, does a different url appear?

Re: Smith 40
 

Doesn't work for me-oh well!!

Re: Smith 40
 

I have just solved the problem (I hope) :rolleyes:

Re: Smith 40
 

The pics work for me.

Nice Crane! got vids?

Re: Smith 40
 

Very nice!

Kerst

Re: Smith 40
 

Wow!! very sharp crane :cool:
Again, awesome crane,luv the detail !! Welcome to the forum!!

Re: Smith 40
 

Thanks.

I have indeed a litlle video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8wykejKAhA

Re: Smith 40
 

Wow ,thanks for sharing, enjoyed the vid,looks like she works perfect,really like your workshop too :D

Re: Smith 40
 

Great looking crane! I'd be a little fearful of the barge over turning, with the crane being perched up on a pedistal like that, but I am sure it's safe. No one would ever do that if it wasn't. That is a beautiful model.

Re: Smith 40
 

Thank you guys for all your kind words.

@9W Monighan, the reason why I didn't built the barge are the measures of the model.
The barge would be 5.3 ft long and 1.9 ft width.
It's a little to big to put it somewhere in my house and where i can see him too. :D

Re: Smith 40
 

Works great!
And a nice workshop you got there!

Kerst

Re: Smith 40
 

Good to have you here Adrie , Welcome
I have said it a few times before but it wouldn't harm to say it agian.
Very very nice.

Eef

Re: Smith 40
 

Really nice model-I agree with 9W, It would be great to see it on a barge. We don't get to see that kind of equipment on this site.

Re: Smith 40
 

Wow, what a great model. Looks like another artist in the mix.

Re: Smith 40
 

Very nice! Always happy to see another cable machine on here. Do you have any pictures of the inner workings or under construction?

Re: Smith 40
 

Thank again for all the kind words towards my work.

In fact I have a website where I have a lot of photo's. Actually it's a forum where I can easily place comments for each of the pictures. It's not meant for discussions
(Sorry guys, but the comments are in Dutch and I have a warning: Some of the pictures on page 2 has a very heavy load)

The inner work is not so spectacular, it's very simple but it does were it was intended for. ;)

Smith crane under construction

@Espeefan, do you mean the real barge or if I place the model on the barge?