42042 - Crawler Crane - Mods and improvements

[Bering]

Very clever construction of the claw, Well done. Do you have some more pictures of the operation?

[doug72]

On 5/16/2016 at 3:41 PM, Bering said:

Did somebody try to modify the 42042B model, so you can move the trolley by gears or wires?

Yes I did see this thread: Model now dismantled.

 

Edited March 8, 2017 by Doug72

[Countdown]

On 3/1/2017 at 3:47 PM, gvo25 said:

 

Next I decided to downscale everything a little bit, going to the roots again of manual operation (same like in the original TLG 42042). but I added a "slurry wall grab" which is used in construction work to make foundations. The grab is operated by 2 strings, one to operate the buckets and the other one to move the grab up and down. The buckets are from the  42055 BWE.

 

Working in special foundations myself, I really love you slurry cable grab. Do you have a couple more pics to post/PM? I'm interested in the cable's trajectory inside the grab.

 

Thanks!

[gvo25]

@Countdown@Bering

Hello,

Here are some extra pictures of the wall grab, I hope they're usefull.

 

[Ad_Astra]

I'm building the BWE at the moment so got wondering if anyone's made the 42042 on the bottom of the BWE?

[DrJimbo]

So, I never had the set of 42042, but was able to make it more or less from my parts.

A nice set, cranes have great play value for kids large and small. 

I think it looks good in 42055 livery...

At the back, added some decoration, and limits on the battery box and switch so that polarity is always in the 'correct' direction.

Made some claws with small DBG panels

Didn't have enough of the really small wheels. Had to drop the cog wheels down 1 unit to prevent tipping over. A bit crude, but it works. Cabin does not tilt!