Hello everybody, This subject for to present you my crasy project, handmake one Manitowoc 31000 at 1/24 scale I started last year and think finish this year... It is almost all made of wood, and fully functional (8 moto-reducer and 5 winches on) I am french and I would like to know that Aùercian people can feel about it ? Regards, Gilles http://www.mega-maq39.com/
I'm American and I think it looks great. Good job.
Hi Gilles, voice from Germany: I think it looks very good and this is awesome. I hope you can finish it this year, because i want to see him operating
Very nice, wish I had the skill and patience (and time) to do something like this. You should send a link to Manitowoc, they may be interested in using it in some of their dealer news letter publications.
Looks very good. Sounds like you are making it functional as well. Great model.
First, Sorry for my poor english ! Thank you for all your comment, it is really motivating ! I make it all functional, and I hope to post some videos in the next weeks to show this I live in a small village in east of france, near Switzerland, and it is hard to share my hobby, so I will try to exhibit my model in some fair in france... It is in great way to finish end of this year ! I try to find if someone else around the world is making a 1/24 scale model of 31000, but I did not find yet... if you heard about the same project, please inform me ! Thank you again, From France
Appears to be a great build...You do nice work..
Hello, I made the first outing of the model. You can find my first video of it : http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x120nt1_manitowoc-31000-au-1-24_creation Hope to finish end of this year ! Gilles
Wow, I am shocked at the detail you have in this model, especially since you say most of it is made out of wood. The video of your model in action is superb. I love how you have hidden your switches in the power pack. As a crane operator and a tool and die machinist (I am a perfectionist when it comes to great detail) I think you have done an absolutely outstanding job on this model. Outstanding craftsmanship, thank you for sharing.
Wow! That looks great! Nice work with your model! I'm also planning to have a scale model of a heavy equipment especially the trucks.
Just noticed this. Fantastic workmanship! Rick