Scrap yard trackside crane

This crane is for loading scrap into gondola cars for transport to the steel mill.  The crane is an Alexander Scale Models kit.  I eliminated the round cement style base and instead constructed a larger stone platform from hydrocal rock wall casting scraps with a hydocal sidewalk casting for the top.

I added a figure holding the hook and constructed a wood style scrap box for loading the scrap into the gondolas.

Above is a rear view of the side of the crane that will be inside of the scrap yard fence.

Above is the prototype for my scrap box.  This was a product of the Jacob Shannon company in the early 1900's.  They also manufactured a metal version.  The lever on the left side was pulled to disconnect the attached chain to dump the box.