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HA Bricks is currently offering, for preorder, a new LEGO Ardelt 25T Railway Crane kit which will begin shipping December 1, 2023!

This awesome looking kit contains 1652 LEGO and custom elements which will be used to assemble the Ardelt 25t Railway Crane with sliding superstructure from the German State Railroad (DRG). This 1:45 scale railway crane model was design by Pieter Post and comes with a Circuit Cubes receiver and three motors. The motors allow for turning, raising and lowering the boom, and operating the hoist cable winch! Even as a static model this railway car looks amazing, but the fact that the crane is motorized makes this kit extremely unique and appealing in my opinion! I also really appreciate the fact that all of the graphical elements in the kit are printed on actual LEGO parts. One other point worth noting is that because this model is built in 1:45 scale it needs a larger radius of curve (R104) for a smooth ride.

I also really appreciate the history details that HA Bricks includes on their product description page.

One year after crushing the competition with their 60-tonner crane Ardelt in 1929 again blew everyone away with this 25-ton crane. Its unique feature is the -under full load- sliding superstructure. The crane could move 8.9 meters sliding over it’s under carriage. This meant almost a doubling of the reach of a standard 25-ton crane and saved lots of time moving and supporting the crane. The under carriage has two three axled bogies. The crane has 10 stamps of which 4 were hydraulic and 6 were extendable working with a spindle. The maximum load of 25 tons is possible with a reach between 5 and 6.6 meters. At 9.9 meters, and fully extended a 6,1 tons load was still possible. To achieve this the crane is equipped with sliding counterweights. Two underneath the superstructure and one on each side. Seven of these cranes were built by Ardelt in Eberswalde between 1929 and 1930 and delivered to the Deutsche Reichsbahn. The crane has a dedicated support car for transport purposes. This car is equipped with a support for the boom and multiple boxes for storage of hoisting equipment and other stuff.

Overall this LEGO railway crane car looks really impressive and I can’t believe how much functionality as well as detail has been packed into the model! This awesome looking railway crane car would be an excellent addition to any LEGO Train layout and will likely be in high demand so make sure to follow the links below to view them on the HA Bricks website!

Tap here to view the Ardelt 25T Railway Crane in the HA Bricks store