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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://scalefirehouse.com/2008_contest/200...ntest_info.html

Thanks. It is impressive and i have to say a little intimidating the first time I opened the box, but it has been a pleasure to build and the more details I get done the more impressive it looks.

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://scalefirehouse.com/pages/reviews/ss...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.

You could call it that, more of a thats how they turned out and would have messed things up trying to fix them.

Thanks. Yea Bubba forgot where he put the other night after doing some engine work. Got one on order at NAPA though, should be here in 4 - 6 weeks.

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.

I have my review of the kit online http://scalefirehouse.com/pages/reviews/it..._la_rescue.html

Hey guys here's the facts on the kit. I got a review sample yesterday and it is far from the actual truck. It is a slammed together kit useing the Western Star Constellation kit, not a Pete as both the LA trucks are, and the wrecker body from the previous US wrecker, two Scania wreckers and the Revell Scania wrecker. It has no light bar, only the two rotators from the US wrecker kit and also the sleeper and fuel tanks from it. This kit will come no where near replicating the LA truck. Had it been a kit of the LA truck it could have been great. As mentioned before, another hoodwink.

The map is a scaled down version of an actual map just printed out on regular paper. I have the file on my site if anyone needs some road maps for their trucks. There are both sheets and books. http://scalefirehouse.com/pages/reference.html I found a gear shifter after all. Had a interior from a AMT ladder truck that got trashed so I swiped it out of there.

That would be a rolled up map.

Thanks guys. The pickings are pretty slim for emergency vehicles, really tends to add to the challenge of the builds. The tires came from an AMT American LaFrance Pumper kit. Those kits about the most produced and serve as great donor kits for various parts.

Wow that is some great looking work. The weathering is just right as well as all the little details.

Man that is a lot of plastic. Look forward to seeing this one built.

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://scalefirehouse.com/phpbb2/viewtopic...asc&start=0 Where it started from. How it started morphing. The upgraded 389 motor. Interior. The exterior. Comments welcome as always.

The web site has been completely redone and is back online!

Thanks Ray. Here is a bit more detailed look at the body construction. http://scalefirehouse.com/tutorial_pages/body_tutorial.htm

Jumped on building the body tonight. had a few hours to spare and came up with this one out of the wild blue yonder. Was mainly doing it to do a tutorial on building a basic body so was just basically putting different techniques together but it works for the truck so it will have a home. Took more pics of the build up of the body than the finished result but won't post those unless anyone is interested. Only other thing I did was install the new high headlight bracket. The handle looking things are there because it needed something to reinforce the corners. But all fire trucks needs somewhere to tie a rope off to right? Comments welcome.

You are a master at mating cabs Dave.

Thanks guys. No more pics right now, started scratch building an old style mechanical siren and have more time in it than the rest of the truck, and not sure if it is going to make the cut yet either. As far as hose, not sure quite yet. Shoe lace is an option as I have done in the past but I am still working on finding something that looks even more realistic. Hose is probably one of the bigger challenges to me with finding something that just hits it perfectly.

Entries are now being accepted for this years contest. Almost $300 worth of prizes! Thanks to Model Cars Magazine for being a sponsor as well.

Started this one up the other night as something to do to get a break from DML :shock: instructions . Figure what better way to take a break from instructions, than to do something with out them. With this one I am not really going off any plans or anything like aside from a vision in my head. Basically just piled up what ever I have to build something out of and started to make it look like a fire truck. Here's what I have so far. What I started out with . This is where the OOB ends. This is all from the AMT Beverly Hillbillies kit. First thing I added was to spruce up the grill. Took some mesh and sprayed it with brass Metalizer. Add in some non slip surfaces, some half round strip on the edges of the cab where I cut it apart. Tonight I added mesh grills on the side of the hood, hinges,filled in the sides of the seat,cut out the seat back and added trim, decals and painted and chromed the non slip areas. Comments welcome as always.

Well one thing to remember, the prototype in the pictures is 1/10 scale and highly detailed. Good chance the 1/24 version may not be quite as detailed. All though should it be , there will be no complaints from me.

As far as I have been able to find out the supposed release date is around Sept and price is said to be in the $75 neighborhood.

I seem to have those lapse of memory every now and then John. I think it is from to much smoke inhalation or something. :shock:

Those should be easy to find. http://www.hyperscale.com/ is one that comes to mind if you don't mind guys that really get into details. There are a few that have aircraft sections such as http://forums.scalehobby.com/