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entry Sep 2 2006, 11:38 PM
I have finished with this model. The person who I was building this for did not want me to apply the "Atlas" decals. After I finished with the hydraulic hoses I inspected the crane and touched up any small areas. Here are some pictures of the finished crane. The pliers in the picture keep the crane from "tipping". The crane is boom heavy.

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I did not add the railings. The fellow modeler will add these when he gets the crane.


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I wrapped the crane in packing and boxed it up. I used lots of packing, we all know what the post office can do! blink.gif I hope it's new owner enjoys it. Sad to see it go. sad.gif


If you would like to build this kit, you can get it from Harbor Models. This is almost the same kit as what Model Slipway offers. Harbor Models gets the bulk of the kit from Model Slipway (except the printed styrene sheet) and adds their own laser cut styrene sheet! This makes the kit much easier to build. Plus it save time during the construction process. wink.gif

entry Sep 2 2006, 11:19 PM
After the yellow had dried I painted the black and silver on the rams. This was not as hard as I thought it would be with them already glued to the booms. I also painted the ram I did not apply to the main boom. It was even easier to paint... (Dah) tongue.gif then glued it to the main boom and glued together the booms.


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Next came adding the hydraulic hoses to the crane. A coil of hose came with the kit... plenty of it! It's good to have a little extra for those repairs in the future.


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I started to add the hoses. I first dipped the hose in CA and then slid then onto the hydraulic pipes.


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Close-up of the hoses.


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Almost done with the hoses! biggrin.gif


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close-up view of the pivot ram.


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Here is the pivot ram with the hydraulic hoses. Now I am really close to being done. wink.gif

entry Sep 2 2006, 11:00 PM

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I added flat white primer to the crane. After the primer had dried I went over the parts looking for areas I needed to "fill". I sanded the filler and ensured I had a nice smooth surface. Some areas needed to be gone over with 400 grit. I cleaned off the sanding dust and applied another coat of primer. The resanded and looked for areas that needed to be filled.


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After I finished with the primer, I let it dry for 12 hrs. I tend to ensure the primer is good and dry before I apply the top coat. If you apply several layers of paint on top of each other you can get cracking. This happens when the layers of paint dry at different rates. If you ensure each layer is 100% dry before you apply another on top you will never have this problem. I used my air brush to apply the Model Master Insignia Yellow FS 33538. The white primer really made the color "pop". rolleyes.gif


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Another view of the turret.


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Picture of the other booms. Note: The rough areas are filler I added to ensure a snug fit inside the main boom. When the booms are slid together you will not see this area. A "THANKS" to the wife for holding this part while I took the picture. wink.gif


entry Sep 2 2006, 10:37 PM

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I added the main hydraulic plate.


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Then I added the hydraulic pipes to the plate.


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I cleaned up the Motor/Rope Reel and added the hydraulic lines. This item goes under the main boom.


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The main frame pivot pin secures the main boom to the turret tube. When I glued the main boom into position, I made sure that the boom was blum and not twisted. If there is a small twist in the boom, this will me even more noticable when the rest of the crane is added.


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Within the marks... it's good cool.gif


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Here I put together the pivot ram. On this model I changed a few things. One to note is how I mounted the inner are end plates on the main boom. You are to build these so that they are on the "outside". But on my model I changed them an mounted them on the inside. I had to add .040 styrene under the middle boom end plates to allow for this change. Take a look at the picture above and look at the picture below... see what I changed??? wink.gif

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I added hydraulic lines to the turret hydraulic motor then added it to the turret. I added the hydraulic rams to the booms and then slid them into the main boom. You can paint the rams before installing them to the model. I tried both, gluing them on before painting and painting off the model. I'll let you know the method I liked best.


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Picture of the booms slid together. I added the platform to the crane. I aso added the hydraulic control panel but did not add the levers. I did not add the levers because to person I was building this for told me the crane was going to go onto a 1/48th scale tug. The levers where 1.32nd scale and way too long and thick to "fool" you into beliving the crane was the same scale as the tug. The fellow modeler will add the levers at a later time. The ladder was removed, again the fellow modeler will add a 1/48th scale ladder at a later time.


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Another view of the crane. I added the hydraulic lines to the remaining booms. The crane is about ready for primer! biggrin.gif





entry Aug 29 2006, 09:48 PM
I followed the included drawings and assembled the booms. rolleyes.gif

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I first built up the main frame and added the main frame pivot bin to the main boom as I built it up. The main frame sides will flex to accept the main frame pivot pin. I selected to glue the main boom in place. I had to cut a length of wire to act as the main ram. The length of the wire determines the angle of the main boom.

I then installed pivot ram. I drilled out the ram bodies to accept the wire and the main elevation ram end. The smaller booms where glued into a “stowed” position but not glued into the main boom at this time.

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At this point I finished cleaning up the rest of the metal parts.


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A close up view of the hook arm, hook arm link and the hook. smile.gif


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Close up of the cleaned up ram bodies.


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Having the hydraulic pipe brackets pre drilled made this much easier. The pipe brackets all lined up and fit the included wire.


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Here I am adding more of the hydraulic lines and brackets to the side of the main boom. The lines there bent to shape, the brackets added then glued in place. After they had dried I then trimmed the hydraulic lines to size.


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The lines trimmed to size. smile.gif


entry Aug 29 2006, 04:18 PM
I came across building another ATLAS 5-Ton Hydraulic Deck Crane in 1/32 scale. Although this one was from Harbor Models and was a little different than the Model Slipway kit I had built some time ago. This kit is now offered only by Harbor Models with laser cut plastic parts! No more of that tedious cutting of silk-screened plastic with a straight edge and knife. No more drilling of numerous tiny holes for hydraulic line holders. The plastic parts are cut to an accuracy of .001". Because of the laser cut plastic parts the construction has been simplified and is more efficient.

The kit comes with numerous cast metal detail parts that include hydraulic pistons, a hook and hydraulic parts to include a control box with levers. The boom arms can be positioned to meet the modeler’s needs but they are not an RC function.

I got the chance to build this kit for a fellow modeler. He had the kit sent to me from Harbor Models and I worked on assembling it as time allowed. I will outline the assembly of this kit in the next few entries.

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(This is the updated crane found in Model Slipways BUOY TENDER TSEKOA II kit)


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This is the contents of the kit. It included two pages of typed directions for assembly, a parts list and three detailed assembly drawings. The kit included many metal detail parts, wire to construct the hydraulic lines, decals, a sheet of laser cut plastic parts, a photo of the finished crane and several feet of small black tubing used for the flexible part of the hydraulic lines.


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Assembly astarted with the base.


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After I built up the base, I added the Turret Tube.


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After the Turret Tube was glued in place, I added the cllumn cap. Note the marks on the cap that locate other parts. smile.gif


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One thing to note is that the Turret Tube was warped in my kit. Before I glued it in place I tried to work out the warp and to try to bring it into a better shape. The final result still left me with a gap that I ended up filling with thick CA.


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After I filled the gap I started to add the webbing around the base of the Turret Tube.


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I cleaned up the Turret Bolt Rings with a brass brush and removed the mold marks. I then glued them in place on the Turret Tube.


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At this point I started to work on the booms. The included directions are very helpful in telling you what parts fit insde what parts. This is helpful in constructing the booms because the booms when finished slide into each other. The drawings are also very helpful in the assembly. biggrin.gif




 
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