My kid brother came over from Manchester to visit me this afternoon, which lifted my spirits no end, and with the man cave being a bit cooler after he'd left, I carried on.
First thing was to fix those bent rams, and address the lump of plastic that represented (ish) the cable drum & motor.
Copper wire and some tubing sorted the hydraulics, but the cable drum was a bit harder. I cut the sides with a razor saw then basically hacked the rest out with a tiny blade. I'll have to look at miniature chisels, as they would have made life much easier!
With that out of the way I made the drum from 6mm tubing and a motor from 4mm. The end was plugged with rod then chamfered a bit. If I can manage it I'll add some connectors for its hydraulics.
I also drilled and carved out the end of the boom to accept a cable. Again, a tiny chisel would have made this easier. I've started on the hook too but I think that's just too small for me to do much more with. I'll look again tomorrow when my eyes have regained focus control!