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Sheepscot made both a Manitowoc 3900 truck crane and crawler crane in 2008 in 1:87 scale. Locating either is a task in its self. I'm looking for an old school crawler crane in HO .
Not a fan of the unaffordable die cast HO cranes in current production. I've given thought of using a HO Kibri Menck crane as a starter for an American crawler crane.
Anybody have any ideas on an HO crane ?
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Kinda of dated but Shinsei made a P&H/Kobe/Shinko 955 1/93rd Scale which works fine in 1/87 scale. It has a working clamshell, and hoists. Its actually a really nice piece, and might even make a good base model for a custom. They are inexpensive (cost around 15-25 dollars for one new, and even less loose/incomplete) They also made a truck mounted one too. One I have,    
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for sharing. Trying to stay away from the toy look but HO modeling does have that "three foot rule". Beside most people haven't a clue what their looking at anyway. It might make a good base model. Scratch the boom,crawler and keep the house. Thanks for taking the time to dig it out.
“A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.” ― Shahir Zag
" An educated mind learns from his mistakes and corrects them. A dolt, on the other hand, lashes out and continues showing his ignorance."
-Unknown
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”― Arthur C. Clarke
"Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists" - Nikola Tesla
" If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur ". Paul Neal "Red" Adair {Wild Well Firefighter for those who live under rocks}
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