Demag TC 500 truck crane in scale 1/24

[Mikem]

Stunning

[frizzen]

Those look great!

I love the jig solution you used

[Cooper]

This is one of the most eye catching parts, and it definitely is going to do that!! As always kerst, your work is above and beyond. Keep the pics coming.

[kerst]

Another step in the right direction:



Kerst

[sparkycuda]

As usual, a giant step toward great detail with excellent craftsmanship. That's a lot of parts to keep in alignment while soldering!
Ken

[kerst]

Originally Posted by sparkycuda

As usual, a giant step toward great detail with excellent craftsmanship. That's a lot of parts to keep in alignment while soldering!
Ken

Thanks!
I used this setup for the soldering and I prefabricated the hinge points, brazing pieces of steel together.


Kerst

[kerst]

The past couple of months I worked on the boom. By now most of it is ready. I am still working on the head and there are many details to be done, like the rigging, etc.
This morning I took the basic boom and fitted it to the crane for the very first time and it fits like a glove. That is a relief!








Kerst

[TRUCKMAKER]

Outstanding!

[frizzen]

Wow, thats looking amazing.

[egronvold]

Looking very nice.

[kerst]

First try reeving:



Kerst

[JDH429]

Too notch skills you have. Love all the brass work.

[kerst]

I rigged her up yesterday and tested her with 12 and 48 m of boom.







Kerst

[Bo Wallen]

Fantastic !!! So beautiful model. Showstopper right there Kerst. i see big lift in the future.......

[9W Monighan]

Very nice. I see you didn't add any extra counter weight. Where you able to boom up from zero degrees?

[kerst]

Originally Posted by 9W Monighan

Very nice. I see you didn't add any extra counter weight. Where you able to boom up from zero degrees?

Thanks! That is right. there are no counterweights yet. It booms up without, but the outriggers are needed.
I have 2 more boom sections to add, turning it into 10' of main boom. Then I guess I will need some counterweights.

Kerst

[JAMMER]

Very nice job kerst. You sure have a lot of patients to do these models. Ed

[frizzen]

That's beautiful!

[kerst]

I finished the remaining pendants and rigged her up with 72 meters of boom. This turns into about 10' for the scale model. It needed 7 lbs of extra weights on the back to raise the boom. Otherwise it worked fine. I am pleased with the result. When finished the counterweights will be around 5 lbs, so I will need to make the extra outriggers on the back for raising the boom.






This is how the extra outriggers will look like:



Kerst

[kerst]

My project for the Thanksgiving break: the 6-sheave hook block:






Kerst