who makes these and how much? I would love to have one but 5 to 750 is steep is there another solution that is close?
Bernd, who is an avid R/C guy who is active on several forums (sadly, not this one) built an operational R/C controlled crane out of an Athearn kit. You can check it out by clicking here. The kit itself is fairly cheap, but having the fabrication skill of Bernd is another story, of course. I thought this might be inspirational, however.
P.S: If you watch the video he posted in that thread you can see the crane in operation at about 6:29 . Awesome!
Santa Fe has a gantry crane at it's Vernon (CA) Team Track. Asked a guy about making one & it would cost $1000-3000 for a brass one depending on if it operates or not. Have seen a much smaller plastic one made by Walthers.
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