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Title: Brake down crane
Post by: RBMN #425 Fan on July 12, 2010, 08:40:00 PM
I  was just wondering how i can kitbash a brake down crane from a standard ho bachmann one ? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: Cheeky_ULP on July 13, 2010, 12:41:14 AM
The Bachmann Crane is a US model, and not in any way accurate to a British or Thomas crane.

I wouldn't use it.  ::)
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: James The Red Engine on July 13, 2010, 02:00:13 AM
Quote from: Sparks on July 13, 2010, 12:41:14 AM
The Bachmann Crane is a US model, and not in any way accurate to a British or Thomas crane.

I wouldn't use it.  ::)

Sounds to me like he needs to have a chat with Sodor Perfection Sparkey. ;)
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: James The Red Engine on July 13, 2010, 02:03:35 AM
Just for the hell of it I went back in the forum and found this old post.  Here are the cranes Sodor Perfection made.  I own nothing. ;)

(http://a02-b02.mypicturetown.com:80/P2PwebCmdController/cache/psAJ906RMj%26j_tTv3mbBmLBgmG*an88WK_9QLIcVr_Hm%25ML%25Q**FiQ9kymz4Njq/item.JPG?rot=0) (http://a02-b02.mypicturetown.com:80/P2PwebCmdController/cache/tlJjccXObVURBOb7QxQy3WLRC0fdwd0WFfdcVH4NP3xb9N_vJ%3DrNFFJfubDw2LJ/item.JPG?rot=0) (http://a02-b02.mypicturetown.com:80/P2PwebCmdController/cache/X2G%3DYf*06wvKRlsrMEB0s.8BtpmESkctFV554GBPxm*bN*3%25o6*ED9H3W_3y.%3D*/item.JPG?rot=0) (http://a02-b02.mypicturetown.com:80/P2PwebCmdController/cache/PaxKkOe%25QbHB4Je9yqCTSbJ*YIcymfq7SELnFSESr-GWmo.oLSCbzYfYj9T7P76/item.JPG?rot=0)
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: RBMN #425 Fan on July 13, 2010, 09:31:31 AM
Quote from: Sparks on July 13, 2010, 12:41:14 AM
The Bachmann Crane is a US model, and not in any way accurate to a British or Thomas crane.

I wouldn't use it.  ::)
what i ment was how can i use parts from the standard one? ???
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: PasqualeCS96 on July 13, 2010, 09:56:41 AM
Lets face it the only breakdown crane good for Thomas HO layouts is the one by hornby, and it looks nothing like the one in the classic series. It looks like you could make Rocky out of that one. I'm using a Pennsylvania breakdown crane but still it would be nice to have one that has a flatbed to go with so you could put engines ext. on it. and not the kind of flatbed found on the hornby model with wall type thing in the middle.
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: RBMN #425 Fan on July 13, 2010, 12:17:42 PM
yeah the hornby one looks nothing like the thomas one, and they don't even make the sodor works unit car to go with it :(
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: Cheeky_ULP on July 13, 2010, 02:18:54 PM
Quote from: RBMN #425 Fan on July 13, 2010, 12:17:42 PM
yeah the hornby one looks nothing like the thomas one, and they don't even make the sodor works unit car to go with it :(
Believe it or not though, it's more prototypical for British Railways
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: RBMN #425 Fan on July 13, 2010, 06:06:04 PM
Quote from: Sparks on July 13, 2010, 02:18:54 PM
Quote from: RBMN #425 Fan on July 13, 2010, 12:17:42 PM
yeah the hornby one looks nothing like the thomas one, and they don't even make the sodor works unit car to go with it :(
Believe it or not though, it's more prototypical for British Railways
yeah that's true  :) ;) :)
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: PerfectPercy on July 27, 2010, 09:58:56 PM
Quote from: Sparks on July 13, 2010, 02:18:54 PM
Quote from: RBMN #425 Fan on July 13, 2010, 12:17:42 PM
yeah the hornby one looks nothing like the thomas one, and they don't even make the sodor works unit car to go with it :(
Believe it or not though, it's more prototypical for British Railways

Isn't most Hornby Thomas product prototypical though.  :P Throw on a face and the livery and BOOM........ Hornby Thomas range... (Okay, maybe not the Express coaches, as far as I know.)
Title: Re: Brake down crane
Post by: RBMN #425 Fan on August 21, 2010, 10:09:32 AM
Quote from: PasqualeCS96 on July 13, 2010, 09:56:41 AM
that wall type thing in the middle.
actually in the television series, rockey's flatbeds has them
there to hold his crane up
(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20091217203318/ttte/images/5/59/RockyCGIpromo.jpg)