AMT American-LaFrance Pumper

[Jim B]

I just purchased the AMT American-LaFrance Pumper, and I'm looking for some info on the kit. Does anyone know what model this truck is supposed to be? How about an approximate year? I know it's 1970s (like all of AMTs kits). Are there any pitfalls in the kit that I should watch out for?

Thanks,

Jim

[bitner]

Hi Jim:

I believe it's a 1000 series pumper. I remember reading somewhere that ALF provided AMT the drawings for all three fire trucks they made models of, and AMT took some liberties with the dimensions and such. As to the kit, I have two, but have yet to build either of them or the snorkel or ladder trucks that I have.

Cheers:

Bill

[Aaronw]

The kit is an ALF 1000 series, I have an ALF book I can check exact dates on but roughly you are looking at early to mid 70's. With the lowside body style I would lean towards early 70's but that is not an absolute. With a little work you could backdate it to a 900 series which came out in the early 60's. The big difference between the 900 and 1000 series is the trim. The 1000 is basically a 900 with all the popular bells and whistles included as standard items.

I have a photo of a 1968 ALF from the San Francisco FD that is almost a dead ringer for the kit.

The Scale Fire House has sticky threads dealing with these kits.

Pumper

http://scalefirehouse.com/sfh_chat/viewtop...p?f=35&t=68

Ladder and Aerochief

http://scalefirehouse.com/sfh_chat/viewtop...p?f=35&t=69

[Jim B]

Aaron,

Somehow I knoew that you would know.

I managed to find a Wikipedia article on American LaFrance, and it had some good information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_LaFrance

If you scroll all the way to the bottom, it gives a list of the fire apparatus that American LaFrance made, and it list the 1000 Century Series as being built from 1970-74.

I red the thread that you linked from Scale Fire house, and not being a firefighter, knowing any firefighters, or playing a firefighter on TV; I really don't have a clue what they're talking about. I'll have to do some more digging into fire apparatis terminology.

The fire engine that is your avitar, is that the AMT pumper with the Models by Dave Ward LaFrance cab?

[Aaronw]

Aaron,

Somehow I knoew that you would know.

I managed to find a Wikipedia article on American LaFrance, and it had some good information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_LaFrance

If you scroll all the way to the bottom, it gives a list of the fire apparatus that American LaFrance made, and it list the 1000 Century Series as being built from 1970-74.

I red the thread that you linked from Scale Fire house, and not being a firefighter, knowing any firefighters, or playing a firefighter on TV; I really don't have a clue what they're talking about. I'll have to do some more digging into fire apparatis terminology.

The fire engine that is your avitar, is that the AMT pumper with the Models by Dave Ward LaFrance cab?

Click on the model fire apparatus link in my signature, it is my website made specifically to help people like you (not a firefighter, don't know any firefighters) build fire apparatus. Lots of definitions and photos to help you figure out what you are looking at.

The truck in my avatar is the 1-1 Engine 51 from the TV show Emergency! It is a Ward LaFrance like dave's cab.

One trick I've seen to improve the emergency beacons is to replace the chrome dome with a similarly sized automotive light bulb with the base ground down, then mounted on the base.

Edited September 27, 2008 by Aaronw

[chrismooney]

This is the Ward Cab from Dave Cary.. AKA Models By Dave.

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Jim, I have a American Lafrance Book with some Pump Pannel detail and also a Fraom Photo shoing drive train and Pump detail. Ill scan them for you tonight

[chrismooney]

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This is a ALF 900 Frame. from around 1960 but the same for a 1000 just different engine.....