towman1271 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) Took 7 months to complete, but finally done.. Started with the Mack R685st kit. The tank bed and pretty much everything else was scratch built. Want to thank Charles(Chariots of fire) for the idea to make the elliptical tank. And to Jeff Bulmer(go nitro) for sending me the chrome tree from the Trumpeter LaFrance kit, when all I needed was the federal Q. The first pic is of our actual truck. That pic was after we received it, so the red wheels were soon painted gold to match our colors.. Edited May 26, 2018 by towman1271 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) outside pics aren't loading Edited May 14, 2018 by towman1271 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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towman1271 Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) temp.3gp Video link of working lights and siren! Edited May 14, 2018 by towman1271 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 That came out nice! Did you color the hose lines? The look good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermann Kersten Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Very nice build, the video is also great, with all the lights and sounds. Hermann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Chariots of Fire said: That came out nice! Did you color the hose lines? The look good! Thanks Charles! I should have given you the credit for the hose lines also.. They are elastic that i colored with a sharpie, then weathered them. That was another change we made to the real truck after the pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpreadAxle Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 OUTSTANDING!!! YOu should be proud to have that on your shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Hermann Kersten said: Very nice build, the video is also great, with all the lights and sounds. Hermann. 1 hour ago, SpreadAxle said: OUTSTANDING!!! YOu should be proud to have that on your shelf. Thank you to both of you.. This has been probably my most satisfying build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Very impressive work! Looks Great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckabilly Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 This sure looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 Thank You for all the compliments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Outstanding work, looks fantastic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 1 hour ago, ATHU said: Outstanding work, looks fantastic!! Thank you for your kind words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spruslayer Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Outstanding job Thank you for being a first responder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 11 hours ago, Spruslayer said: Outstanding job Thank you for being a first responder Thank you Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler62990 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Amazing job on this one. Did you make those decals yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted May 29, 2018 Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Tyler62990 said: Amazing job on this one. Did you make those decals yourself? Thanks Tyler.. I made the decals on the rear.. all the cab decals were done by diecast and decals... They weren't cheap, but he did an amazing job on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Awesome build ! That really looks good . Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towman1271 Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 On 5/29/2018 at 8:40 PM, gatorincebu said: Awesome build ! That really looks good . Be Well Gator Thanks for the compliment Gator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extmcdriver Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Impressive and sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 What an awesome build....This is very good, indeed....Way to light it up, Man....This baby is nice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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