I have always wanted one and my RR certainly needs one to rescue all the derailments but I had to wait for my skills to catch up with my aspirations.
I have been working many hours to make this dream come true and I’m rather pleased how it came out. There are still some details to do but it is done for now. (on to the build challenge!)
The boom goes up and down by using an allen wrench and both hooks raise and lower. The red outriggers pull out.
I am very happy about how this came out and it will be a fine addition to the MOW rescue roster when trains start running again in the Spring.