Lizardqing

Entries are now open for the annual contest. Over $500 in prizes this year. Fire trucks, Police, Ambulances, Tow Trucks and anything else that responds to emergencies.

Check the following link for more info.

http://scalefirehous...ntest_info.html

This is 1/24 scale in resin from SSB Resin. Nice casting with tons of details. Here is everything that comes with this truck so it is not just a cab.
http://scalefirehous...sin_mobley.html

It's my first time building a completely resin kit so it has been a learning process, big one. Not to bad though, just patience and lots of sanding.

First colors applied to the cab.



Main components.



Body painted and hose loads done. I drilled out the couplings on the hoses.







The running boards done.

Finally done. At least until I think of something else to do it later on down the road, but I am ready for something new to work on.

Revell 1964 Chevy truck kit for the cab, AMT ALF Pumper for the chassis and wheels. Everything else is scratch built, resin, left over photo etch and this and thats. Decals are custom made by Die Cast and Decals.

While the decals are for my department, the truck is fictional. Sort of a what if we had a Engine 2 in 1965. Which is also the idea behind the truck. Sort of a homemade fire truck built in the station by volunteers in the evenings after work, built with what ever donations or parts they could get.  Since they are not professional fire truck builders, it turns out nice but has it's little imperfections here and there that give it it's character.

This is one I have going on for a while. But here it so far. Here are some highlights. You can see the whole build up thus far here - http://scalefirehous...c...asc&start=0

Where it started from.



How it started morphing.



The upgraded 389 motor.



Interior.



The exterior.



Comments welcome as always.