Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) 6-axle railroad rotary crane car with Ardelt system steam propulsion with a lifting capacity of 57 metric tons, with a crane tender car (converted from a type Rms Stuttgart car) and an equipment car. "Bottle Green" paint scheme for the steam crane. Road number "M?nchen 6664". The cars look as they did around 1958.
Steam crane car completely new tooling constructed chiefly of metal.
DCC/mfx digital decoder with extensive sound functions included.
Crane superstructure with its boom can be rotated 360?.
Boom can be raised and lowered by means of a pulley.
Main hook can be raised and lowered by means of a pulley.
Cab lighting.
Two working floodlights.
Built-in smoke unit.
New tooling for the crane tender car.
Model: The crane car has an mfx+ digital decoder and sound functions. The crane superstructure with its boom can be rotated 360? on the ring gear. The boom can be raised and lowered by means of a pulley. The main hook made of metal can be raised and lowered by means of a pulley. The crane cab lighting can be controlled digitally. Two floodlights on the boom can be controlled digitally. LEDs are used for the lighting. The crane car has a built-in smoke unit that can be controlled digitally. 4 support arms can be swung out manually and they can be positioned with spindles on the bases included with the crane car. The smoke stack with a smoke hood can be removed or installed. A counterweight made of metal can be partially removed and placed on the buffer attachment. The crane car has a 6-axle car frame and a crane housing constructed of metal. There is a stake car (converted from a type Rms Stuttgart car) with a guide block as a crane tender car. A former Association Design type G car with end area reinforcement and without a hand brake functions as an equipment car. The minimum radius for operation is 437.5 mm / 17-1/4"! Total length over the buffers approximately 36,6 cm / 14-1/2".
This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 23057.

HO DB ARDELT STEAM CRANE