Emilus' "Floating Crane" MOC on LUGPol

[DLuders]

Emilus recently posted a fantastic FLOATING CRANE MOC on the Lego Users Group Poland (LUGPol) website http://www.lugpol.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?p=150494#150494. Here's the English translation for those who don't speak Polish: http://translate.google.pl/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lugpol.pl%2Fforum%2Fviewtopic.php%3Fp%3D143732%23143732&sl=pl&tl=en .

He has 39 photos posted on his Brickshelf Gallery http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=435438 , and 3 videos posted at the LUGPol website above. He wrote:

Specifications:

- Weight 4.6 kg

- Length 60 cm

- Width 52 cm

- Height (up to a raised arm) 125 cm

- Drive a XL - 1:1 ratio

- Turn a XL - 1:1 ratio

- Traffic Boom 2 PF medium - ratio 1:24

- Raising the hook 2 PF medium - 1:24 ratio

- Counterweight constant - 2 batteryboxy

[jonwil]

Would it actually float if you tried to put it into water or is it too heavy?

[dr_spock]

There are some pics of it floating in a bath tub.

[Zerobricks]

If thats not original, than i dont know what is :)

[XimenaPaulina]

Whoa! That's a HUGE crane. And it floats too! Trully ingenius build I must say.

[Jurgen Krooshoop]

Emilus did a wonderful job building this one. It is absolutely astounding. (& as Zblj said, original)

Edited June 23, 2010 by Jurgen Krooshoop

[Enilder]

Whoa! That's a HUGE crane. And it floats too! Trully ingenius build I must say.

+1. thats gigantic!

[Paul B Technic]

That is great, really big and seems well designed.

Paul