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And I'm the third person to post in this blog!
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<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/2888115684_64c92488d1_m.jpg" alt="Space Crane " align="right" border="0" vspace="0" width="240" height="180" hspace="10" />I present my "Space Crane", which is a crane... <i>in space</i>! It was inspired by a simple crane in an old <a href="http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/scans/6000-1/63?ct=1" title="LEGOLAND Idea Book (6000-1) - Page 63" target="_blank">Legoland Idea Book</a>.
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Photos of the crane can be found in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladewood/sets/72157607412292251/" title="Space Crane set on flickr (Bladewood)" target="_blank">my Flickr album</a>.
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The winch mechanism is motorised with a micromotor, and is strong enough to lift some of the smaller craft (I haven't tried it with larger ones) . I think this is more of a repair and pick-up truck, actually.
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The front tow-cab detatches and I plan to make other vehicles for the rear end, such as a personnel carrier and a mobile science station.
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Louise (Tranquility)
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