Da Vinci Leverage Crane
By Jacob Russell
Academy's Leverage Crane kit takes its inspiration from one of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings. The leverage crane was a mechanism for lifting heavy objects by the use of a reciprocating lever, wheels and gears.
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The kit consists of 31 parts. 29 of these are injection molded plastic, plus a piece of string and a metal ball.
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The plastic parts are well molded to Academy's usual standards, with no flash to speak of and small, well located sprue attachment points.
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This is a simple, snap-together kit. It will be easy to build with the aid of Academy's well illustrated instructions.
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The kit's simplicity will allow the intrepid modeler to experiment with painting and weathering techniques to depict the leverage crane's wood and metal components.
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This is an unusual kit. It is a departure from my own areas of modeling interest, but I am always open to trying something different. If you are too, then why not give Academy's da Vinci Leverage Crane kit a try? I would like to thank Model Rectifier Corporation for the review sample.
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