Awesome Crane!
Posted by
bambalero
in Mexico
on
06 September 2009
Hi everyone,
I bought this set about 3 years ago, and just recently built it again.
If you are looking for building challenge and fun, this is a set to go. As other were saying, this will take hours (blissful hours) from your time....
I like the yellow color and all the functions - on the chassis (which you assembly first for both A & B models) you can see that it has steering on 6 out of the 8 wheels - the back ones turning the opposite to the 4 front ones - the turning ratio is great, allowing you to turn the whole crane on very little space. Another function is the lowering of the stabilizers, when they are all the way down the crane won't move. Sadly the steering wheel on the cockpit won't turn the wheels but you can't have it all right?
About the crane itself - A model:
The crane goes as the boxs depicts, a long way up! - this is my first and only pneumatic set, so I am not very familiar on how pumping works. I noticed that after a while, the pumps lose the air and pressure and the crane slowly falls - I am talking that this time would be hours, I noticed it on the morning. I solved this by adding an axle that would work as the one on the hood of real cars.
The crane has two battery powered functions - one to extend the telescopic boom / string and the other to raise / lower the string. It is a pity that when extending the boom the string also moves. I would have liked to have three movements - 1) only string 2) only telescopic and 3) both.
About other features - you have a V6 mounted which looks easily when you raise the crane, although maybe a V8 or 10 would have been more believable. It comes with a sheet of stickers, I did not apply them and I think the model does not need them to look great on display.
Overall, this is a great set. Do not expect it to get it cheap, but every cent is worth it. I have not built the B model - which is a lame (personally) option for the crane. Be sure to get your hands on it if you are a die hard fan as I am sure you are!
A word of advice - dust your legos often, and try to place them in a way to keep sunlight from them - bleaching from the sun affects these ABS bricks like you would not imagine.
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