Firebuilder

I am back at the bench, this will mostly be a kit bash, with a few scratch built parts. I started by combining 2 of the trumpeter ALF eagle kits. The cabinets and hose bed were sectioned and glued together to make a tandem wheel opening. There will be both pump panels used. The chassis has been stretched by cutting and combining the frames from both kits and the tandem rear axles installed. Have a basic idea of what I am going for after seeing a few pictures of industrial rigs. Need to figure out a color combination for this also. These kits only come with a partial transmission and no motor. Not sure what to do about that, or what would even fit the frame and floor pan height.

Charles, looking good, and as always the tips on the molds are invaluable! You would have my vote this to be a companion piece to the reo Dom

Very unique build! good color. Something you don’t see being built to often, gives people some good ideas. Well done! Dom

Nice clean build! The wood for the rack body is nicely done. Dom

Excellent build. You don’t see a lot of these older trucks being built, so it is nice to see. Dom

Great work overall!,excellent Weathering on the mixer! Dom

Nice work on the under lift and mirrors Scott. Truck is coming together, you may need a piece of fire apparatus for it to tow! Lol Dom

My apology, I was just on the website and the correct name is Ranger Detail Technologies. Dom

I like the chopped cab ! Rims wheels look good. Dom

Great start, adding the plastic stock for the cabinet doors definitely a big improvement. You can also order parts from Ranger Detail Products. He makes a lot of fire apparatus parts in 1:25. I have ordered from him in the past and was satisfied with his product. I will be following. All of your apparatus builds. Dom

Coming together nicely Scott . Great attention to the chassis details! I may to build a wrecker for my fleet, or maybe a heavy rescue wrecker like Miami dade, or LA has……….hmmmmmm. Hope to get back to my bench soon. Dom

Charles, With the help you have given me ,I have been making molds and casting parts . Most of the parts are based from kit based pieces. It would be great to see how you make and perfect pieces to be cast from stock plastic shapes. As you are aware many of today’s fire apparatus and ambulances have 20 plus lights on them. I am having a Hard time making the bezels and lenses from scratch. As well with other parts I am trying to make from scratch, they look good on the bench, but when cast in resin a lot of imperfections show up. The hobby putty seems to be difficult to work with ( maybe I overwork it) and does not always adhere properly to the parts or body.Any help in these areas for those of us in need would be greatly appreciated! Dom

Excellent build Charles , great detail and scratch building and paint !

Looks like you making good progress Scott , looking forward to seeing the finished build.

Nice theme! Being from Jersey it made me lol. Great build

Scott, that’s a nice part time job, I’d rather stay in jersey than drive in NYC, esp with a new rig! They had an electrical fire in the queens shop last week. From what I read , not much damage though.

I saw this service truck on a site when I was searching for another project. Hope it helps. Dom

Scott, I will be keeping a watch on this one, it will be a great one.

Well done, amazing job on the weathering and the rust! Great detail for entire build.

Very nice build.

Really nice build, the ratchet straps for the jersey barrier load are well done and give it that realistic touch. Well done!

Great build, excellent detail and finish!

I have not been on here in awhile, so I just caught up on this. Exceptional build as always !

Thank you Gary !

That is an uptown automotive casting. I made the interior for it some time ago. I have been stuck on the grill, so it just sits on the bench. I have tried various pieces of plastic stock, but it just does not look right . The grill bars I make are either to flat or to round, And I am not sure what’s behind them. Maybe just the radiator or mesh?