Graham I presume you mean the LR1300? Yeah its here too, I just got a chance to get it out of the box this morning. I was in two minds whether to get it or not but i'm glad I did now, its an amazing model.

NZG are leaving the competition behind with their latest models, everything is top notch, packaging, instructions, finish, quality, detail, all fantastic. I have to say they are the best set of instructions I've ever got with a crawler crane model, full coloured detailed step by step photos for assembly and reeving which is a great help on models like these. Its the best model i've got since the 112, and you can handle it too without pieces breaking or falling off!

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Noel.

As you say Noel even their packaging is top notch,and I for one do not mind paying over the odds for a model if the packaging is like NZG's,to be honest someothers out there have alot to learn,even I find the packaging give the model a greater feel of quality too,remember its the box then packaging that you lay your eyes on and fingers before the model,

I was actually thinking to myself a while ago about what was the biggest innovation in models of today than say 10 yrs ago or 15 yrs ago,while you have the likes of detailing,paint finish,casting crispness,functionality,but again packaging has come on leaps and bounds,from cardboard sleeves stuffed with a model and some foam,to models shackled down to expanded foam almost impossible to free up to those boxes with clear plastic windows,I think vast improvements have been made here too

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Another one for the fleet Noel that Volvo is gonna be under savage pressure now supporting all these cranes haha

Wiesbauer LTR 1100

Ya got that right lad, still yet to see the ac500 show up in your collection??

Pity Schmidbauer isn't one of their fetish's, that'd keep me happy

Pride of the deli counter right there ;)

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

My WSI Prangl Scania and lowloader arrived today. I was gonna give this one a miss but I got a good bargain on ebay so I couldn't refuse..













I dont think my felbermayr crew will be too happy to see their main Austrian competitors' fleet growing here!









Thanks for looking.

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Noel.

some of that wall is gonna have to get a lick of 1007 soon too

Nice add to the Prangl fleet,once you pop....

only the ac500 and lr1280 to go now

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Noel,are you keeping all those superb photos of the yellow scottish LG1750 and Aylwards rigs all to yourself? its all-Whyte you can post some up

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Cant talk him into posting at all he has some great video fottage of the big rig coming out the gate and also coming down the road, plus the big crane got right up personel with it before the lads came back from the tay , although i can see where he is coming from we are after traveling the lenght and breath of the country snapping big cranes in which we have been very lucky to see ,example sarens ac 500 ac 700 big sany cranes lg lr,s 1200 tonner and posting here for all to see never seems to be much interest i dont know if it is a jelousy thing because we see so much in a tiny little country or fellas just have no interest even thou they like to think that they know it all so homer if ya dont want to boy then dont bother

Well here they are at last, finally got a bit of time to post them! We visited this site last weekend to see Whytes LG1750 which was replacing a railway bridge in Co. Wexford. The new bridge was 118 tonnes and as luck had it Aylwards were also on site with their scheuerle module trailer to deliver it. Unfortunately we missed the lift by 20 minutes but it was still great to see the big LG.







More to follow soon.

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Noel.