{"product_id":"strabokran-16-ton-gantry-crane-1-28-scale","title":"Strabokran - 16-Ton Gantry Crane | 1:28 Scale","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you know what this is, you already know why you need it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is the product that separates the collectors from the \u003cem\u003ecollectors\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStrabokran\u003c\/strong\u003e — Straßen-Bock-Kran, \"street gantry crane\" — was a 16-ton portable gantry crane used by German field maintenance units to perform heavy repair work on tanks and armored vehicles. Swap a Tiger I engine in the field? Strabokran. Lift a Panther turret for transmission access? Strabokran. Pull a damaged final drive assembly out of a King Tiger at a forward repair depot? \u003cstrong\u003eStrabokran.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWithout this crane, German heavy armor didn't function. A Tiger I engine weighed roughly \u003cstrong\u003e700 kilograms\u003c\/strong\u003e. A Panther turret weighed several tonnes. No field workshop could handle that kind of weight without a dedicated heavy-lift crane. The Strabokran was the piece of equipment that kept the Panzers running — the unglamorous, never-photographed, never-celebrated machine that every maintenance crew depended on and every combat crew prayed was waiting for them at the rear-area workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOtto Carius\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Tiger ace — always spoke with enormous respect for his maintenance crews. He knew what every tanker knew: the mechanics who kept the engines running and the transmissions turning were as important to the war as the men who pulled the trigger. The Strabokran was their primary tool. Without it, a broken Tiger stayed broken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is the most niche, most enthusiast-specific product in the BrixKrieg catalog. It's not a tank. It's not a plane. It's not a figure. It's the machine that \u003cstrong\u003ekept the tanks alive\u003c\/strong\u003e. And at \u003cstrong\u003e2,803 pieces and 18 inches tall\u003c\/strong\u003e, it's also one of the most ambitious builds we've ever offered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIf you're the kind of builder who looks at a Tiger on your shelf and thinks \u003cem\u003e\"what maintained that thing in the field?\"\u003c\/em\u003e — this is your answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're building:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2,803 pieces\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1:28 scale — one of our largest builds, period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e18 inches tall. 14 inches wide.\u003c\/strong\u003e This crane has serious presence alongside your armor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e9 figures included\u003c\/strong\u003e — a full maintenance crew, because it took a team to operate this equipment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOperational winch mechanism\u003c\/strong\u003e — functional lifting gear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePairs perfectly with any Tiger, Panther, King Tiger, or Elefant in the Heritage Line — display mid-engine swap for the ultimate diorama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe build that tells the story nobody else tells: the men who kept the Panzers running\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ HEADS UP — STICKER APPLICATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis kit uses \u003cstrong\u003estickers\u003c\/strong\u003e for select markings and identification. We want you to know up front before you order. No surprises when the box arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BrixKrieg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54247717241131,"sku":"STRBKRN","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/0155\/9851\/files\/crane.jpg?v=1784765371","url":"https:\/\/brixkrieg.com\/products\/strabokran-16-ton-gantry-crane-1-28-scale","provider":"BrixKrieg","version":"1.0","type":"link"}