"The aluminum collection".
THE TWO NAVAL REPAIR CRANES,
Scale: 1/50 th.
Presentation

These models were imagined, designed and produced witha minimum
ofdocumentation because these cranes do not exist in reality.
Of course, they were inspired by existing cranes:
- the Caillard 50T crane located in the autonomous port of Marseille
on the dock of dry dock n ° 10 for the model of crane A,
- the two Titan cranes from the port of Nantes for the model of crane B.
Therefore very few plans were carried out; this is more work
improvised rather than a work strictly identical to reality.
So… room for imagination!
That said, when one undertakes to produce a model of a machine that does not exist,
this can pose some problems because we take the risk of exposing
a personal interpretation.
Several criteria must be met for this:

1) Aesthetics: the silhouette of the model should be "graceful" and proportionate. It is imperative to avoid all inconsistencies hence the need for a study of each of its components.
Nevertheless and despite this permanent concern, these models reveal some slight errors of proportions.

2) Functionality : all organs must therefore be functional while ensuring their aesthetics. We must avoid the unnecessary, difficult criterion because the models will be seen by many people and especially examined by specialists in this field.

3) Attraction: the models must of course please its designer while respecting the aesthetics and functionality. It may seem easy, but let's not forget that we are working on a free drawing, without any precise reference coming from reality. We must therefore combine the three requirements and avoid realizingan approximate model,
fictional or other.

Conclusion: we must strike a balance between the three criteria, taking care not to favor,
even unintentionally, one in relation to another.
The Caillard - Marseille crane, which served as a model
for the crane model AT.

Crane A (model).

This is a tilting boom tower crane, for ship repair.
Production: from October 1998 to April 1999,
Addition of details: from April 2006 to July 2006.
Repair of the rotation system: from April 2015 to July 2015,
totaling: 700 hours.
The portico and the tower
(side view).
The portico and the tower
(front view).
The portico.
Tower.
The turret and the mast.
Turret / mast and boom.
A few pieces.
Pivot axis.
Pivot and motor
of rotation.
The pivot and the turret.
Brazing of the guardrails.
Ladders and handrails.
Fabrication du lest ....
.... in armed plaster.
Some details...
The two Titan cranes in the port of Nantes which have .....
.... served as a model for the crane model B.
The crane B (model).

This is a straight boom tower crane, for ship repair.
Production: from September 2007 to October 2008,
Addition of details: from August 2015 to November 2015,
totaling: 1070 hours.
A few pieces ...
Access platforms (tower).
Access platforms (top of the mast).
Cage ladders.
Traction motors (dummy).
Guardrail (welds).
Cable reel (welds).
Trolley translation winch (converted mini servo).
Hook winch (converted mini servo).
Some details...

The corner of tenderness ..!

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PAt the same time as the production of the model of the crane B, two small felines grew.

It was risky from time to time, due to the fragility of certain parts, to work in this way ...

But it was still sweet moments!

One of these little felines was adopted by another cat lover,

her sister (below) followed the work to the end and became the sole resident of the workshop.

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But one day she joined the stars, barely 8 years old.

Her name was ... Baby!

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