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I recently picked up Dinky Toys collecting. Over the last year i picked up some nice fifties and sixties models. They need not be perfect, as in my perspective, old items may show "battle scars".

Now i piced up a set of DT 972 Lorry mounted cranes. See pictures:

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As can be seen the arm of the crane is broken. Is this repairable? Can i use a two component glue? Can it be soldered?

I would like to learne something about this.

Hi GiVa. I have deleted your Second posting as no image actually appeared there.

Ghosthunter.

GiVa wrote:As can be seen the arm of the crane is broken. Is this repairable? Can i use a two component glue? Can it be soldered?

I would like to learne something about this.

Not being able to see yor image yet, I googled the model which shows this one... I don't have this myself but maybe another member does and can advise you to a repair.

Ghosthunter.

Thanks to the moderator for helping me out so far. Inclosed i send some clarifying pictures.
The problem is the arm of the crane. It has completely broken off the hinge. Now i am not going to drive it around the carpet, but it must be able to take some strength.
What will be the best repair method?

Clean up the end of the boom, drill a hole in each side. Remove pin from the remains of the hinge area and rebuild pushing pin through the whole assembly and superglue a retaining cap of plastic or rubber to stop the pin slowly sliding back out.

Ghosthunter.

Nice idea Kevin, the only problem I see with this suggestion is that with the new squared off end of the boom (as opposed to the original rounded boom end), when it is resecured using the pin, you would not be able to raise the boom up very far as the squared of end would strike against the back plate.

Having said that I don’t have a better suggestion

If you restore it, you can put thin metal gussets on either side of the boom and then epoxy the ends back on. Use the same epoxy to secure the gussets. Once the glue sets, you can shape the gussets to the profile of the boom and ends. File out the inner sides of the anchor point (to clear the now slightly thicker boom) and drill a hole for the pin through the gussets.

As a quick solution to a repair, I did the image to show the basic idea. Yes it would limit the amount of movememnt but thought ''GiVa'' might realise what he needs to do to allow more movement by rounding off the new end of the boom.

Ghosthunter.

Belting answers from both Tinman and Ghosty there..Especialy like Kevins paintshop work on the boom.Either should work good....

Thanks to all so far. Good to see many responds to my question!

I was so fixed on gluing/soldering so i did'nt think about the "mechanical" repair methode.
What is the plan: i will take out the hinge pin, shorten the boom like Ghosthunter suggested. I will sand away the reinforcement nearby the break point of the boom.
So i can drill two small holes in the bottom end of the boom, round the bottom side of the boom to give it manouvering space.

I'll make pictures of the result.