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I was wondering if you used Shapeways, I used them a long time ago when making a scale model car. They are a great company and the forum is full of very helpful people. Cheers. Rowan.
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Very nice, great job!!!
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Nice work EEF she's a beauty !
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The only thing that would make it better would be if it were one of a 9299. 9310 or 9320. Note, these are American's larger lift cranes of that era.
This is a phenomenal model. The "McHugh" boom tip is an interesting touch.
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Eef,
Excellent work! What 3D software to you find works the best? I built a simple 3D model of a boom stop bracket for a 4100, and it took hours. I can't imagine how much work it took you to model your superb achievement.
Thanks,
Ed
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Thanks guys for the compliments. Quote:The only thing that would make it better would be if it were one of a 9299. 9310 or 9320 Yep the 900 serie is beautiful but the fact that ccm already did the 9310 is for me the reason to go to another model. And they made a great choice with 9310 , so other models are more interesting to build in my opinion. But a nice big 900 serie truck crane is a challenge. Quote:What 3D software to you find works the best? For me it is autodesk inventor because i am used to it , but there are other good software packages out there. But they all have the same problem , it cost you a lot of time. There is not one magical software package that makes good model of crane in considerable less time. The amount of hours i put in this model is huge , i did not count the hours but i would not be surprised if the drawing alone went up somewhere in the 3 digits. Made a small display for it so it can stand dust free next to my computer screen to keep me inspired. Eef 
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Will there be any attempt to make this one operational?
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nope , rapid prototype parts are to fragile for a working model , good enough for a static display model but that's it. Eef
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I had looked at 3D printing a while back. Even considered getting a printer at on point. But I decided that it may be to big of a learning curve. There are too many people who can print parts out for you at a reasonable cost. I was thinking about getting a master pattern printed of a track shoe and using it to make a mold for working with resin. I know it would be another learning curve but it does seem to be very obtainable. I wonder it some of the resins will be strong enough. I have no experience with working with that media but it does seem appealing considering all of the tedious effort you went through on yours Eef.
It doesn't me that I don't believe in giving it a good effort. This HC230 will be my first model. I have counted the cost as it has been said and realize that I may not want to overwhelm myself too much. But I surely don't mind growing into it all. I have talked to machinist about my model crane project. In seeing all of the effort and skill they put into their trade, not to mention the equipment, I will need the skills of a machinist in the future or I will have to design around stock parts to complete my project.
I am hoping that the resin parts will be durable enough to get the job done. If they turn out to be good then I can see many possibilities in making some detailed parts.
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Beautiful model! I want one for myou case...
Justin
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