BuildTO
Active Member
Thanks for posting the photos! I can see the building from the other side, and could see the crane activity but only just the tip of it at the top. I was curious (but too lzay to walk over). 
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Superstar
It was made by a professional Lego designer from Holland. It contains over 10000 pieces and extends to over 9ft. His largest crane however, was over 14ft.
But that's off topic. Amazing pictures dt geek - from a closet-crane-Aficionado...
jmacmillan
Active Member
I recall reading somewhere that there are 3 supersized cranes in the world, built in Japan I think, which spend their time in transit or at construction sites dismantling cranes. Big bucks. Book early and hope hope hope you are ready when it arrives.
"The crane is called the Platform Twinring. There are actually three of them in the fleet. The other two are newer and refered to as PTC's. PTC stands for Platform Twinring Containerised. These two can be disassembled into 6 m and 12 m shipping containers and every piece of the crane can be lifted with a normal container crane on any dock anywhere in the world. They have the fittings already molded into the ends so they can go from any container crane onto any truck/trailer that normally handles shipping containers. These cranes are the best giants that exist anywhere."
"The crane is called the Platform Twinring. There are actually three of them in the fleet. The other two are newer and refered to as PTC's. PTC stands for Platform Twinring Containerised. These two can be disassembled into 6 m and 12 m shipping containers and every piece of the crane can be lifted with a normal container crane on any dock anywhere in the world. They have the fittings already molded into the ends so they can go from any container crane onto any truck/trailer that normally handles shipping containers. These cranes are the best giants that exist anywhere."
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The largest crane in the world is the K-10000 by KROLL GIANT TOWERCRANES
Mike in TO
Senior Member
jmacmillan
Active Member
Actually, I was thinking of mobile cranes. The Kroll crane is impressive!
casaguy
Senior Member
The building is around 430 feet and the crane is a little higher, so that's one hell of a crane.
That is so amazing to see. Thanks for that pic DT!
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Thanks! I'm kicking myself now for not taking my camera out with me. That crazy crane was so much more dramatic looking up from the ground.
Tridel
Active Member
Verve's Height
There was a question about Verve's official height. This is the number that construction gave me:
129.63 metres or 425.3 ft.
There was a question about Verve's official height. This is the number that construction gave me:
129.63 metres or 425.3 ft.
3Dementia
Senior Member
Webmaster... any idea if the prow of the ship will be finished properly... or whether the assumption is @ 400 feet no-one will notice this poured concrete "crown". Thorny as it may be.
There's a $9.99 concrete finish available at Home Depot (just add water)... probably no more than 20 bags ($200 total) to temper the crown pour. Just saying.
There's a $9.99 concrete finish available at Home Depot (just add water)... probably no more than 20 bags ($200 total) to temper the crown pour. Just saying.
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
May 13th
From Wellesley St. W. & Queens Park Cres.
From Wellesley St. W. & Queens Park Cres.
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Kinda sinks in, doesn't it.
urbandreamer
recession proof
Sutton Place looks rather Clewesian from this view, eh? A pity it's not X condo bookending this view.
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
thats actually an interesting scenario... but then again, nothing wrong with Verve and X will look amamzing where its going. Love those shots from Mike in TO with the first Spirit tower in the distnace. Looking back in the opposite direction, Verve makes a great impact on the east side from the Gardiner!
bgd
New Member
i wish the podium facing wellesley street was beefier--similar to that of the loft portion of the podium.