Crane B: some construction archives ...
The portico
(stages of construction).
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Tower.
Drilling in the angles and cutting of the plates with the cuter.
The 4 sides of the tower.
Consolidation with angles.
Mounting.......
..... facades.
The finished tower.
The cabin mast and the boom carrier.
Hand drilling, cutting and machining of the front and rear sides of the bridge.
Make-up with a round cutter, of the surface (for simulation of a molded part).
Grimage (round strawberry) of the base of the easel.
Light brushing for a uniform surface finish.
Assembly of the easel in its template.
The easel finished.
The barrel, the toothed crown and the pivot.
The easel and its barrel.
Cage ladder.
The elements: rungs, uprights and arches.
Construction of the crinoline (soldering with tin).
Ladder with crinoline finished.
Driving position / cabin.
Driver's seat (in balsa), base and control consoles in plexi-glass.
Painting of the driving position.
The multiple sides of the cabin painted.
Assembly.
Cabin completed
(all that remains is to install the wipers ...!).