Tracked Crane

tigercat · May 21, 2018, 02:33:14 AM

zenrat · May 21, 2018, 03:08:20 AM

Do you have a big stash of very old Airfix kits?

tigercat · May 21, 2018, 05:12:03 AM

I have a lot of Matadors and Bofors gun tractors .

NARSES2 · May 21, 2018, 06:34:56 AM

Quote from: zenrat on May 21, 2018, 03:08:20 AM
Do you have a big stash of very old Airfix kits?

My thoughts as well

Some really nice stuff in this lot "tiger"

tigercat · May 21, 2018, 10:04:47 AM

You mean the crane . It's a model railway one I got cheap off ebay as it had no wheels

nighthunter · May 21, 2018, 09:53:05 PM

HO (1/87)?

zenrat · May 22, 2018, 01:49:34 AM

Quote from: tigercat on May 21, 2018, 10:04:47 AM
You mean the crane . It's a model railway one I got cheap off ebay as it had no wheels

The Scammel tank transporters, the Tiger tanks and all the other stuff I recognise as 1/76 Airfix from my youth.
It's all brilliant.
I had a very similar crane on my model railway as a kid. not sure what make it was as I inherited a lot of my rolling stock from my Uncle who had got it from my Dad.
This gave me an interest in railway cranes and I was lucky enough to briefly work in the relevant section of British Rail for a while back in the 80's.

tigercat · May 22, 2018, 05:01:04 AM

the 2 Scammel cane from a spares and repairs lot on ebay missing most of their wheels .

The Tigers are Italeri Fast Assembly .

model railway stuff is worth pilfering for bits and pieces. the Dapol stuff is very handy

tigercat · May 22, 2018, 01:30:25 PM

I live in Watford and we actually have roads named after the Himalayan , Crusader and Pioneer where the Scammel factory was .

There also used to be a pub called the Highwaynan , which are now flats named after Dick Turpin which is either a failure in research or not wanting to market Truck towers