DAPOL 15 TON CRANE # 1

[@inthestudy]

This is really useful. I just found a really old example of this kit in a drawer- a couple of parts were damaged (I was about 12, don't judge me *too* hard) so it never go built. Now I'm looking at this 22 years later and thinking of what I can do with it - and this video is good inspiration. So, I'm looking at using the bogies for a Bolster wagon and fabricating my own chassis as you are. Very helpful!

[@boltuss]

your attention to detail really pays off david , simply superb as always

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi Steve, very nice comments, truly appreciated. Regards, David.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Fabulous............. You attention to detail is superb 😃

[@CreweslyRoad4472]

Yet another fantastic watch David. Your modelling skills are truly spectacular, with the ability to scratch build when necessary. Fantastic video, and presented and explained really well. Crane is looking sublime. Tommy

[@caiusmartius]

Excellent upload David...looking forward to the next installment.

[@davidhyde4329]

Thanks Caius, appreciate the comment. Regards, david

[@ThePhosphater]

Great bit of work David, looking forward to the next part.

[@davidhyde4329]

Thanks John, appreciate your comments. Regards, David

[@ged8896]

Hello David, thanks for posting these videos on the Airfix/Dapol crane. The link to the drawings you mention early in the video is partially covered on screen by pictorial links to the next two parts in the series, thus I can only see part of the link. Would it be possible to post the link in the comment section please, as I'm keen to carry out the upgrades you show here. Thank you.

[@recycledmodelrailways8655]

Nicely done David, see that attention to detail in use again.

[@davidhyde4329]

Thanks Paul, your comments are always welcome. Regards David.

[@recycledmodelrailways8655]

and well deserved david, makes you stop and think...dont just open the box and glue it together...

[@JamesSimpsonn]

Had a good look through your channel David and you have some excellent videos with some brilliant modelling, some great inspiration. looking forward to seeing more. All the best

[@davidhyde4329]

Many thanks James, More videos on the way, glad you find them interesting.

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi James, thanks for subscribing to my channel.

[@MichaelHenfrey]

Great video David, Looking forward to the next one!

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi Michael, many thanks, much appreciated. Regards, David.

[@RobertLonsdale]

David keep them coming. Your uploads are great.

[@davidhyde4329]

Thanks Robert, glad you are enjoying them. Regards, David.

[@RobertLonsdale]

+David Hyde Really enjoy your videos.

[@davidhyde4329]

Very nice of you to say Robert. Many thanks.

[@GregPalmer1000]

Bloody good cant wait for the next video, I would not have the patience or the skills to undertake the changes to the orig kit, U are a very talented modeller my limits with kits are from the sixties with a few airfix railway buildings & of course aircraft kits. The only glue was in tubes and went everywhere and no airbrushes lol

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi Greg, thanks for your very kind comments and subscribing to my channel. Work is interfering with progress this week but I will get part 2 out as soon as possible. Regards, David

[@davesmallwood4896]

david hyde thank you for the crane download,in some of the photos of the crane in it's all up mode they are showing a mess wagon,i just wondered if this is in the pipeline cheers dave

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi Dave, sorry for the delay, I have had some work commitments that have kept we away from my railway for a while. Yes have thought of a mess wagon, should be a relatively simple conversion from a GW brake van (famous last words!!). I have not got it in the pipeline, although it is a consideration for the future. Regards, David

[@talltrain1953]

Hi David, from looking at the jib in the photos available on the net there appears that they were all different lengths so I can only assume that they were built for particular reasons at particular places hence the jib runner would be specific to each crane built I assume. Hopefully this will give the reason for the awkwardness of finding the right runner for this jib but at least we have something nearer to the original to run with our other near to realism stock! Nice description never the less. Look forward to reading more in the future. Happy 2017!! Bill

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi Bill. I believe there were different lengths of jib. I came across the same when I researched the build. I don't have a great depth of knowledge in railway cranes, and I decided it would be a difficult job to alter any inaccuracies in the jib department. I was lucky in finding a wagon for the runner that looked about right, to my eye anyway. I exercised my model maker's licence (if there is such a thing), as you say, I wanted to move it nearer to the original. Thanks for your kind comments and a happy New Year to you. ... David

[@lightray2559]

Brilliant David - Thanks so much for taking the trouble to make such great videos - well shot and very clearly lit and edited. Thanks too for sharing your very considerable modelling experience and tips which are great for someone like myself as a beginner. May you produce many more as they are almost like a set of tutorials. I noticed on one of your updates you mention using some electronics. Have you made any 'how to' videos on the route switching idea you referred to with your control panels?

[@davidhyde4329]

+Light Ray : Many thanks, appreciate your kind comments. I have limited electronic skills, but I was able to get my head round the diode, and diode matrix circuits. I have made 3 in total, 2 are point (route) switching, and one light (signal) switching, I googled 'diode matrix' and came across easy to follow descriptions of how to design them. Happy to help if you thinks a video might be useful. Regards, David

[@Cardmodeller]

Excellent video. How did you manage to insert the wheels with the rigid sides already fixed in place?

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi TK, many thanks. The sides are plastic and have some flexibility, just like the side frames on Hornby and Bachmann. You can remove the wheels and axels with the side frames n place 👍👍👍

[@eschatologistmusic]

Hi David, your videos on what hardware you use was very informative, but watching this I've realised we haven't seen your software suite. Are you using something simple like movie-maker, or Adobe Premier?

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi, thanks for your comments. O.K. - software - for stills I use Photoshop Elements 7 (nothing special) and Combine ZP (free download) for focus stacking when needed. For my videos I now use MoviePlus X6 - again nothing special - I bought it on Ebay for £35. I did my very first videos on Movie-Maker but MoviePlus X6 has more to offer. Hope this helps - David

[@kevinhale9400]

Hi David. Are you a co-author of a publication called ''A History of GWR Goods Wagons''? If you are, I would like to commend you on an excellent work containing much useful information and beautiful drawings which are so useful for scratch builders like myself. I have vols 1and 2 and would like to know if you published any more vols of this useful collation of information. I have followed this crane conversion / scratch build before and commented but I have only just made the connection to you. Slow eh?

[@davidhyde4329]

Apologise for the long delay. The answer to your question is 'No' - not me. Glad you liked the Crane build though. 👍👍

[@timobluetreemodels352]

Another really super video, thank you. Excellent skills and a real talent for explaining things correctly. I am really enjoying and looking forward to your videos. A small question if I may, was your drill running backwards? Kindest regards Tim

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi Tim, many thanks for your comments, much appreciated. I have been a keen photographer for many years, my model railway has given me a chance to try videos and I am really enjoying it. I don't believe it, you are absolutely right, my drill is running backwards. I pulse the drill when working with plastic to avoid overheating and damage, so it slows down the process, I was thinking about the shot, so it did not occur to me the drill was set on reverse. I drilled the pilot hole and the drill was only big enough to get the reaming tool started, it did open the hole, so I was blissfully aware of the error. Just goes to show - you can't get away with anything !! Thanks again Tim, best regards, David

[@icoleby]

Many thanks. Where is the link to the drawings?

[@davidhyde4329]

Hi Ian. Thanks for this - I did forget to add the link. I plan to do a further update on this crane with a mess van. I will add the link there. But here it is for you - go to :- www.barrowmoremrg.co.uk/BRBDocuments/BRWRCranesSHFeb1972Issue.pdf There are several crane drawings here. Scroll to page marked '13' and you will find the '15 Ton Diesel Hydraulic Crane' - David

[@icoleby]

David Hyde thank you, much appreciated!

[@kirbyparkwest4392]

Great video, just subscribed, makes me want to start scratch building models. Well done.

[@davidhyde4329]

Many thanks for your comments, much appreciated.

[@icoleby]

Hi David thanks for the link to the drawings which I have downloaded. In one of your videos you comment that the runner wagon you have doesn't match the drawings. Well I can see that the annotated 35' dimension is wrong. If you add up the sub dimensions you can see that it should be 38' 5". Also apparent from the 19' 10" dimension which is almost (but not quite) half the wagon. So your model might not be wrong after All!

[@davidhyde4329]

Brilliant, thanks Ian. Its been a while but I seem to remember that the Jib in the kit is not the 'correct' scale length. Anyway I was not prepared to remodel the Jib, and I thought both the jib and the runner wagon looked right, which, unless you are a perfectionist, is fine for me. Glad you have got the plans sorted. Good luck with your conversion. Mess van conversion is going well, I will have a video out shortly - David

[@modelrailwaynoob]

Very nice.

[@davidhyde4329]

Thanks

[@banksroadmodernimage7358]

Nice upload.

[@davidhyde4329]

Many thanks. - David

[@banksroadmodernimage7358]

+David Hyde looking forward to another fab update.

[@artyfarty3]

@10:00 - ooops ! .... drilling it in the wrong direction Dave :P lol ;)