Cranky the crane

[Joe323]

Can anyone give me the measurements of Crankys Base?  Thank you

[Joe323]

Also is the rectangular base detachable?

[thomasj219]

It is detachable, and I'm not sure but it's probably about four inches each side. It's a square base.

[Joe323]

Thanks my wife calls me cranky so she wants him on the layout by fathers day.

[thomasj219]

Very nice! You'll be happy to have him.

[Joe323]

Cranky Departed Sodor for Staten Island today or so Amazon tellsa me.

[thomasj219]

Well that's good, he should be at his new home pretty soon.

[Joe323]

He arrived last night

[Joe323]

OK so Cranky is up and operating but I am ththinking of putting wheels on his base so he can be pulled along the side of the container yard where he works.  Anyone ever try this?

[Joe323]

I added a magnetic lift to cranky and he is hard at work

http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/cranky323/media/null_zpsf151e54e.jpg.html#/user/cranky323/media/null_zps611de92e.jpg.html?&_suid=1374077360195013450693120779472

[thomasj219]

Fantastic! Well done, hope you're happy with him.

[Joe323]

Yes I am The only thing I want to warn everyone is that cranky is a bit top heavy you have to either glue him or weight him down I chose the former using some stick on foam and tacky glue under is base.

The lift is a wooden drawer pull I got at Home Depot for 94 cents with a screw eye for another buck or so.  I sanded the bottom painted it and glued the magnet on. 

I also opened the bottom of the containers to glue magnets inside.