AREA D-FOUR GLASS SHOWCASES

SHOWCASE 1


  • Top shelf -various 1:50 scale hydraulic truck cranes
  • Second shelf - various 1:50 scale hydraulic truck cranes
  • Third shelf - various 1:50 scale hydraulic truck cranes
  • Bottom shelf -various 1:48 scale models made by Classic Construction Models consisting of:
    • Lima 2400 crawler shovel painted in Northwest Livery
    • Lima 2400 crawler dragline painted in Northwest Livery


    • A Northwest 190d crawler dragline 
    • Also shown is a Baldwins crawler crane, a Hitachi crawler crane and a Marion crawler shovel

SHOWCASE 2


  • Top shelf- various 1:50 scale truck cranes
  • Second shelf- various 1:50 scale truck cranes
  • Bottom shelf- a Bucyrus-Erie 88B Series I crawler dragline, a Bucyrus-Erie 88B Series IV crawler dragline and a Bucyrus-Erie 88B series IV crawler shovel, a Link-Belt 268 lattice boom truck crane (All models 1:48 scale and made by Classic Construction Models)
  • Also shown is an American crawler excavator, a Liebherr 843 crawler dragline, an antique steam powered dragline and a Weserhutte crawler crane all in 1:50 scale

 

SHOWCASE 3


  • Top shelf- various models made by Franklin Mint as follows:
    • Two American La France 1:48 scale fire fighting ladder trucks
    • An Abrams M1AI battle tank in 1:32 scale
    • A Harley-Davidson soft tail motor cycle in 1:8 scale
    • Also shown is a 1/24 scale diesel engine model 
  • Second shelf- various 1:50 scale tracked cranes, draglines and shovels as well as a US military truck crane and support wagon in 1:48 scale made by Hartsmith Models 
  • Bottom shelf- various 1:50 scale models including the following:
    • Liebherr T282 off-road 400 ton capacity dump truck made by Conrad
    • CAT 797B off-road 380 ton capacity dump truck made by NZG
    • Terex unit rig MT5500 off-road 360 ton capacity dump truck made by OHS
    • Terex Demag H485 mining machine with custom detailed excavator boom made by UNICATA
    • Terex O&K RH400 mining shovel with 45 cubic yard bucket made by OHS

           

SHOWCASE 4


  • Top shelf- three O scale railroad wreck cranes of varying lift capacity ranging from 100 to 250 tons made by MTH, a short piece cut from an actual Mantitowoc 4100 crane boom section, a 1:24 scale model of a 2000 horsepower Cummins diesel engine and a 1:128 scale model of a Wirth tunnel boring machine similar to that used on the English channel tunnel. 
  • Second shelf- two brass 1:48 scale models of a railroad wreck crane: a Brownhoist American steam powered crane with maximum lift of 110 tons and a Bucyrus-Erie diesel crane with maximum lift of 250 tons. In addition this shelf has four 1:87 scale models of railroad wreck cranes, eight 1:50 and 1:87 tower crane models and a custom made 1:50 model of a 50 ton capacity rail mounted harbor crane
  • Bottom shelf- this shelf contains 1:50 scale models of various hydraulic truck cranes and lattice boom crawler cranes all painted in “Anthony crane rental” livery

 

On the left of this showcase is a 1:200 scale model of the largest machine ever to move under it’s own power anywhere in the world.

See Chuck & Steve’s Excellent Adventure for more information about this massive machine.