Modelcitizen Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) This is a 1/25 scale Monogram '50 Ford pickup kit, converted into a volunteer fire truck. Other than the cab, everything is kit bashed or scratch built. The rear section is built from Evergreen sheets, tubing and strips. The large hoses are cut from coax cable, with scratch built couplings/nozzles. The hose on the reel is wire insulation, and the folded hose in the rear is folded cloth. The ladders are basswood and bamboo, and the axes have carved wooden handles. The fire extinguishers and front-mounted pump are scratch built, and the decals were custom made. The paint is Krylon Banner red, from a rattle can. I worked on it, off and on, for more than a year. Edited December 30, 2023 by Modelcitizen 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Outstanding! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor phillips Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Great job!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I looks like it was built from a kit. Fabulous work! David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Looks fantastic, well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Amazing! I'm glad you told us what all was scratch-made but I still don't know how you did it. Your talent is outstanding! Such a great model! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine 51 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Bravo!! Well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Wow, that's amazing! All that hard work and extra effort is what separates a builder from an assembler. My daughters went to school in Lewisville (NC). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Nice old rig from the past, looks ready to respond to the school yard for that double dog dare. greg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Beautiful work on this pumper! Great to see these older cabs utilized for other purposes than a 1/2 ton pickup. Everything looks spot on for a vintage rig back in the day. Really like the flow of the one piece running boards and tires and wheels chosen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Really great job on your Ford. Very well done. Would this be a F4 or F5? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 That is amazing. And the weathering looks spot on. Nice build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Very nice conversion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Wow, outstanding build, nice detail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Absolutely a beautiful job! I love that it has lots of scratchbuilding! I found that white shoelaces dyed in tea makes for a good firehose as well as the folded cloth you used. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelcitizen Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 4 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said: Wow, that's amazing! All that hard work and extra effort is what separates a builder from an assembler. My daughters went to school in Lewisville (NC). I'm not far away, in St. Matthews SC. I used the name Lewisville because it was the name of my town up until the early 20th Century. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelcitizen Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Jim B said: Really great job on your Ford. Very well done. Would this be a F4 or F5? The kit is an F1. However, I opened up the fenders to accommodate the larger tires, matching an F5 fire truck, pictures of which I used for reference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Cool build. Very impressive scratch building! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 That 50 Ford Fire truck turned out Super nice. Really nice looking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshow Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Fabulous work!👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Po Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 A very impressive build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaronw Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Always nice to see more fire apparatus! Great job converting this into a bigger Ford truck and building the whole fire package. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hct728(Bob) Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Wow, looks awesome! Real wood ladders, parts and miniature hoses, all lightly weathered, some real modeling in evidence! Reminds me of an old Imex diecast flatbox kit I made years ago and dug out to show at the Group 25 club meeting in November, a 1953 Ford though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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