When I first saw this crane in the LUGnet news I, of course, immediately thought "what's Meccano doing on a Lego site?"
But this is, in fact, a Lego construction, built out of the studless beams that're now normal for all Lego Technic. It's got a long way to go before it can challenge the biggest cranes built with old-style studded beams, but it's an imposing creation nonetheless. (Note the Linear-Actuator-driven counterweight mechanism!)
It is, of course, entirely traditional for a bigger toy to humiliate a smaller one.
I've been doing that for years.
4 November 2008 at 1:47 am
And it includes the only non-motorized metal Lego piece I know of! I forgot I had one of those laying around somewhere...
4 November 2008 at 8:23 am
I find it entirely bizarre how there are two people named "Erik T" that visit this site regularly. I keep looking at your posts and trying to remember how I commented on an article before I read it... then I realize I use the name "evilspoons".
4 November 2008 at 9:32 am
I remember that RC truck of yours, Dan. It's still hella cool.
4 November 2008 at 11:16 am
Well I hope I got here first, otherwise I'd feel bad for shamelessly appropriating it...