Brake down crane

[RBMN #425 Fan]

I  was just wondering how i can kitbash a brake down crane from a standard ho bachmann one ?

[Cheeky_ULP]

The Bachmann Crane is a US model, and not in any way accurate to a British or Thomas crane.

I wouldn't use it. 

[James The Red Engine]

The Bachmann Crane is a US model, and not in any way accurate to a British or Thomas crane.

I wouldn't use it. 

Sounds to me like he needs to have a chat with Sodor Perfection Sparkey.

[James The Red Engine]

Just for the hell of it I went back in the forum and found this old post.  Here are the cranes Sodor Perfection made.  I own nothing.

[RBMN #425 Fan]

The Bachmann Crane is a US model, and not in any way accurate to a British or Thomas crane.

I wouldn't use it. 

what i ment was how can i use parts from the standard one?

[PasqualeCS96]

Lets face it the only breakdown crane good for Thomas HO layouts is the one by hornby, and it looks nothing like the one in the classic series. It looks like you could make Rocky out of that one. I'm using a Pennsylvania breakdown crane but still it would be nice to have one that has a flatbed to go with so you could put engines ext. on it. and not the kind of flatbed found on the hornby model with wall type thing in the middle.

[RBMN #425 Fan]

yeah the hornby one looks nothing like the thomas one, and they don't even make the sodor works unit car to go with it

[Cheeky_ULP]

yeah the hornby one looks nothing like the thomas one, and they don't even make the sodor works unit car to go with it

Believe it or not though, it's more prototypical for British Railways

[RBMN #425 Fan]

yeah the hornby one looks nothing like the thomas one, and they don't even make the sodor works unit car to go with it

Believe it or not though, it's more prototypical for British Railways

yeah that's true 

[PerfectPercy]

yeah the hornby one looks nothing like the thomas one, and they don't even make the sodor works unit car to go with it

Believe it or not though, it's more prototypical for British Railways

Isn't most Hornby Thomas product prototypical though.  Throw on a face and the livery and BOOM........ Hornby Thomas range... (Okay, maybe not the Express coaches, as far as I know.)

[RBMN #425 Fan]

that wall type thing in the middle.

actually in the television series, rockey's flatbeds has them
there to hold his crane up