Description
 
 
Portable Rock Crusher (19th / 20th Century) 
 
"Portable rock crushers were in commonly used in industrialised countries from the early 19th through early 20th centuries.
During this era when mechanical steam power was widespread, these crushers used an idler belt from a traction engine or portable engine as shown. 
These machines were often made from very heavy duty cast. Weighing multiple tons even for the smaller designed machines. The constant torque crushed most material into an 0.2"-1inch aggregate size, which was often suitable for railroad or road basing.
Unfortunately, these machines came with a historic bloody past, resulting in many injuries and delimbing's "
 
This crusher is shown with our portable engine (Steam) available in other listings.
(N Gauge / Scale) 1:148 scale
 
This listing is for our UNPAINTED set, supplied in premium BLACK resin at a discounted price.Black resin is advantageous for painting, as it eliminates the need to paint undercarriages, hulls, boilers, wheels, inside cabs or other hard to reach places. This is why we choose black resin for all our painted models too! The coverage for painting black is comparable to grey or white resin and can be easily achieved with 1-2 coats of acrylic model paints.Perfect for the DIY model enthusiast! (We also offer Painted variations of all our models in our other listings!)