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Manufacturer: Conrad Item No: 2733/06 Scale: 1:50th Price: €199.00

Sennebogen

5500G Below

The assembled crane with
all main mast sections and
Lattice Crawler a single jib section used
(spreader bar from Weiss
Brothers not included
Crane with model).

The Sennebogen 5500 Starlifter was one
of the first models from Conrad to offer the
collector total control on how it is erected
and it has recently had a face lift into the
new G series. The multitude of parts are

securely presented in a polystyrene tray
and the model can be assembled in any
configuration the collector requires or the
parts can be used on suitable trailers to show
the model in a transport configuration.

T he new version has an with the five original sized ballast
The rear ballast plate locks into place
updated “Maxcab” cabin
casting and comes with two
plates for each side used to increase
extra ballast plates that are
slightly larger than the original ones to the base weight to prevent the model
from toppling over. The additional
give the impression of a higher lifting weights, one on each side are not
capacity which the G series crane really necessary as the mast and jib
now has. It comes with the new pin components are the same as the
method to assemble the pennant lines previous version which was already
introduced on the predecessor which steady when fully erected. Having said
is an improvement over the original that, the crane looks better with the
version with the mast and jib sections extra counterweights fitted. There are
still using plastic pins to join them three main mast sections and three
together. The main undercarriage has slightly smaller jib sections with the
fold out supports with jacks that lower upper A-frame assembly which are all
to allow self-assembly on site and this produced from metal, as is the main
is operational on the replica, with the boom head with plastic pulleys.
track frames supplied separate in the The winches have a resistance when
box which click into place on the operating them and in order to
undercarriage frame. Both the drive assemble the crane, the rear A-frame
and idler wheels are fixed within the needs to be rigged up which is an easy
track frames so there is no tensioning task and shouldn’t be too difficult to
of the track chain which is composed complete. If fixing the jib, then the
of plastic pads that have a smooth upper frame also needs to be rigged
outer surface and do rotate well. and this can be a little more tricky. The

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