[MODification] 8053 B-Model

[mpec82]

Always liked level luffing cranes and cause i work in a container terminal i thought 8053 was a must have. But i wasn't happy with the dimension so i made it bigger:

but it was too heavy (also with the PF battery pack as counteweight and with the arm fully retracted) and not well-proportioned so:

Second version has hook instead of spreader and smaller base but cause it's a fixed crane i don't think it will be a problem (will be fixed on a 48x48 base).

LINK TO THE GALLERY: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=457818

P.S.: sorry for the background and the poor picture quality but cellphone camera is the fastest way for me.

Edited January 18, 2011 by mpec82

[rien]

Nice crane is it the model you work with?

[mpec82]

Nice crane is it the model you work with?

No, sadly I don't work on the cranes, I'm a docker. This type of crane can be found in the old part of the harbor, for the containers there's this one:

[Sam42]

Nice debut moc fella!

welcome to the world of the AFOL