Construction Cranes, models and images please

[beiland]

Back when I first re-entered the hobby, the modular concept was really ramping up. Folks where constructing modules with all sorts of individual themes. One that came to my mind was a powerplant scene/module. I had written,...

The power plant subject came up on another thread just recently, and that is what prompted me to look back for this posting. I just don't recall seeing a lot of good power plant scenes that might cover a broad era of their use.
As I mentioned before not a lot of young folks even know where and how our electrical power comes from/is generated. I wanted to create a whole scene with the older style coal plant (with coal piles sitting along side the delivery tracks). then perhaps some ongoing construction to a portion of that plant with turbines sections (peaking and otherwise) being added to the plant.
Then over the river bridges (source of cooling waters),... a nuclear plant under construction. I had (have) collected lots of various transformer delivery train cars, and lots of various style construction cranes This could be a pretty exciting scene to visit, particularly with today's multiple flashing LED lights on construction equipment.

I began collecting lots of construction cranes. I seem to recall that a lot of them came from European sources, sold thru Walthers. I saw some modules at the Timonium show with multiple cranes involved in tall building construction, and one very impressive one with multiple tall fire fighting equipment/crane type ladders fighting a burning building (lots of flashing lights, etc).


Naturally the mere height of these cranes catches our eye.


So what I am seeking here is for images that other folks might have on their layouts, OR images they may have captured at a train show or a club layout,....SHOW US YOUR CRANES....

 

[beiland]

...like this one I saw on the York model railroad layout

 

[beiland]

from another forum,...

Check out these N scale cranes I photographed at the Arctic Run Train Show in Stevens Point, WI earlier this year: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2xHdjzRuVa2pjtLw6

 

[Burlington Bob]

Love those cranes! Especially the ones with a luffing jib!

 

[wheeler1963]

Just a couple of small ones I've built.

 

[D&J RailRoad]

I put this Kibrilli kit together a couple years ago then chained it down to a flat car.

 

[beiland]

I was NOT aware that anyone else had responded to this subject thread?...something wrong with 'email notification'?

 

[beiland]

I think there are a few cranes at this show...

http://www.p-kun.com/gallery/topics/shizuoka2008/show2008-2.html





...including this particular one that can ride the rails...

Kibri made a model of this one, #16000. ....pretty neat extending counterweight

I have one unbuilt model of this crane,.....and I believe I have a built one as well, but don't know where it is at this time

 

[flyboy2610]

Don't know if I posted this anywhere yet, but this is cool!

 

[beiland]

There are a number of cranes thruout this video,...per these examples

 

[IronBeltKen]

Here is something from my previous layout, called a skull cracker: The crane uses an electro magnet to hoist a cast iron ball, then release it over layers of solidified molten slag to smash it:

 

[kjd]

Here is something from my previous layout, called a skull cracker: The crane uses an electro magnet to hoist a cast iron ball, then release it over layers of solidified molten slag to smash it:

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Does your skull cracker operate?

 

[IronBeltKen]

Does your skull cracker operate?

LOL I wish! But, based on what I've seen of your previous work, I'll bet you could make one that does...

 

[linder1]

here is a couple of mine I have more I will have to dig them out.