We’re at our annual Guide Camp, this year at Downe.
Reasonable weather, though with the odd shower at the critical moment!
Even though it’s busy, the place seems very quiet compared to the last time we were here 2 years ago at Campdowne.
Finally found some time to finish the last part of this:
The mechanism to extend the arm is quite neat – a worm gear extends the first part, and and an arrangement of cord extends the second part at the same time.
And this is the complete crane, with the arm and outriggers extended. I’m impressed with the various gearboxes that direct the motor power to the different crane functions.
Finally got a chance to restart this build – this is the base of the crane itself
The top is then attached to the base: 
It’s been an enjoyable build so far – it got easier towards the end as there were less bits to look through to find the right one.
Progress is being made…
It’s been a few years since I got a Lego kit, and this arrived today – it’s still a bit strange getting Amazon deliveries on a Sunday…
It’s a very large mobile crane; more photos as it progresses.
Campdowne finished with a Closing Ceremony:
Which ended with the inevitable disco/dance/rave/whatever_it_is_called_these_days.
Far too loud for the older generation, but the rest seemed to enjoy themselves.
Apologies for the delayed appearance of these posts; there was a technical problem with the blog that couldn’t easily be solved until we returned.
There were many activities available on site through the week, including Segway, Quad Biking, Climbing, Trapeze and various “High Ropes” activities:
We had a day out in Brighton on Wednesday
