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Want a crane, but haven't got the space/riches for 8421?
By P. Harlow
Having built the more recent 8067, the Lego bug got to me and I wanted to build something a bit more involved.This is an older model and is getting hard to find (look at the price on here!!) but good old eBay came to the rescue...This is one of the last of the "classic" Lego sets, before all the curved pieces came along, so it has a distinctly retro look to it once built. There are lots of clever features in this crane and the building process is very enjoyable - it took me about three hours, I guess.You get a range of functions with this crane: gear-driven turn-table gear-driven outriggers gear-driven winch pneumatic boom lift gear-driven boom-extension front and rear axle steeringThe only real problem is that all the handles are so small, it's quite difficult to use some of them - particularly the ones for the outriggers. Also, the crane is quite light-weight, which means using the handle to rotate the turn-table is awkward, as you tend to move the crane as you turn it. As this crane is quite compact, it doesn't really suit the new Power-Functions motors, as they're just too big to fit without major rebuilding. The pneumatics are a bit of a disappointment, as any sort of load on the boom causes them to sag, but, from a technical point of view, it's an interesting system to build and use.Once you've built this (and tried to wedge Power Function motors into it), model 8053 starts to look very tempting, so be prepared to exercise will-power (or just give in and live with the guilt...)
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