Firebuilder

Thank you Brian, Yep in real life this would be a beast, operating it would be a blast!

The hot rod vibe sounds interesting, will follow this one

Amazing! The level of details is that of a master model maker!

Nice work, tank and platform look really good!

It’s been awhile since I have been able to sit at my bench , but I finally got some primer and paint on the body. I decided to go with a yellow over red for this build. Still need to paint the rear of the body. The yellow took a few coats to cover the grey primer and I ran out, need to pick up another jar. I used Tamiya lacquer with an airbrush.

Scott, looks like this will be a nice build ! I remember almost all of the garbage trucks around Essex county were leach and Mack chassis. But that was a few decades ago, lol. I think I may have to place an order with Global for some cabs. Dom

Looking great as always Charles , detail always amazing .

Nice build! I will be following this one. Gives me a few ideas.

Excellent build Scott , looks great

Thank you.

Charles, I will give that a try. Thanks for the tip

Thank you.

The hose loads and the inlet and discharges are installed. It took some time to make them and then cast in resin . I noticed a few of the gauge decals fell off. So they will have to be replaced. Progress has been slow, but it’s getting there!

Charles, sorry to hear about your arm, get well soon

Scott, exceptional build, well done!

Charles, here are a few more photos , one of a rig that was delivered to a refinery here in NJ. Note the 12 inch inlet !

Victor, Thank you, they came out better than I thought they would. Still some work to be done on them, I spotted some things that need to be sanded more and realigned. Dom

Brian, Thank you. The black pump panel does stand out and is the latest trend in fire apparatus. They still do produce many with stainless steel, or aluminum panels. All of my older builds had the chrome look, so the black stands out in the display cases. Dom

Some work has been started on the pump panel. Still need to make the intake and discharge fittings. Also made a mold for the rear axles housing from and old axle half I had in my parts bin. It fit perfectly over the kit axle and allowed me to add the drive shaft for the tandems. Have to do some sanding and clean on the frame. Then on to paint.

Scott, exceptional work on the boom and under lift . Paint nd decals look great. Dom

Charles, exceptional work, I like what you did with the hard suction, looks really good. Dom

Jeff, great job on the chevrons , very neat and clean, sharp edges. Dom

Gary, looks great. The tri axle is awesome. Really like the color! Dom

Looks good so far, I like the shortened chassis. Dom