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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 01:04 PM UTC


Hauler has several new products for this month, including update photoetch sets at different scales and a 1/72 Fries 16t German crane

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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 06:49 PM UTC
Do not see why they would not also do the gantry in 1/35th scale????

Scaling up the resin parts I admit, is a chore but scaling up the etch is just a matter of changing the % of enlargement on the camera and burning a different sized acid resist.
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 07:28 PM UTC
A 1/35 fries crane in plastic would be GREAT ! ,
Got a 1/35 resin one.... and not a straight piece to be found totally put me off building it .
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 07:42 PM UTC

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A 1/35 fries crane in plastic would be GREAT ! ,
Got a 1/35 resin one.... and not a straight piece to be found totally put me off building it .


I have got that resin kit too ....
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 07:47 PM UTC

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Do not see why they would not also do the gantry in 1/35th scale????... but scaling up the etch is just a matter of changing the % of enlargement...

The crane was of tubular and girder construction, so to use PE on anything larger than 1/72 would be too thin, and wrong section shape. Even in 1/72, PE is actually too thin, but easier to build.
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 08:44 PM UTC
Agree, please do the crane in 1/35th!!
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Posted: Monday, November 13, 2017 - 10:20 PM UTC
No news, I'm afraid. Those kits are on the market more than 10 years under the old label.
http://www.onthewaymodels.com/reviews/Extratech/FriesCraneprev.htm
http://www.onthewaymodels.com/reviews/Extratech/AECMk3prev.htm
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Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 07:41 AM UTC
DES makes a 1/35 Fries crane in resin for those who really need one.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 04:19 PM UTC
Seems hauler abit late releasing an atf dingo 1 p.e the kits hard enough to come by ive got too but took some time to gey ahold of them. Unless revell thinking of re releasing?
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Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 07:50 PM UTC
Agree with Biggles that PE isn't really going to look right even at 1/72; the stanchions do appear to be all tubular:



Are you sure this is 1/72 in any case? The Hauler site only shows 1/87 and 1/144 examples.
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Posted: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 09:22 AM UTC
Really looking forward to anyone producing a good styrene version of this kit in 1/35 as I won't touch the resin version that I've seen so far. Brittle, warped & pricey!
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Posted: Wednesday, November 15, 2017 - 03:29 PM UTC

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Are you sure this is 1/72 in any case? The Hauler site only shows 1/87 and 1/144 examples.


Yes, it has been announced under 1/72 news and in fact the product code is HLP72022, their coding system uses the first two numbers for the scale.
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