Ford LS Rescue truck

[Edward Gore]

Clean masking and paint work.

[Mopar - D]

Coming along nicely Jeff. I like your chrome have you tried the Revell chrome yet?

[gotnitro?]

1 hour ago, Mopar - D said:

Coming along nicely Jeff. I like your chrome have you tried the Revell chrome yet?

Thanks! I haven't tried the spray yet, but heard it looks good 

[Mopar - D]

I used it on my current Nova build to do the bumpers. It’s easy to use and looks good. 

[Gary Chastain]

Wow Jeff, that paint is looking sssoooo good, well done. 

[gotnitro?]

15 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

I used it on my current Nova build to do the bumpers. It’s easy to use and looks good. 

Thanks, I'll have to grab a bottle next time I order. There's definitely times when a rattle can is a better tool

 

13 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

Wow Jeff, that paint is looking sssoooo good, well done. 

Thanks, it almost glows in the dark lol

Temps have been barely above 0 in Central NY, and keeping the heat downstairs instead of my upstairs work bench has been priority w the boss...I'll have an update very soon 

[Pete68]

Hood looks nice Jeff. 

[gotnitro?]

Small update today, couple parts I needed to build. Battery box and a couple diamond plate cab extensions to hide the peek thru underneath. Lastly the exhaust pipe w kit muffler

Fired up the booth, airbrush and Alclad Airframe aluminum, and sprayed everything. I'm really starting to like this Alclad

here's the other part of the exhaust painted Testors stainless steel

Well..the rivalry is getting close to starting..more later 

Jeff 

[Mopar - D]

Looking good Jeff. 

[Firebuilder]

On 12/30/2024 at 9:06 PM, gotnitro? said:

Thanks Dom ! I'll check it 

Edited February 11 by Firebuilder

[Randy D]

Hi Jeff,   Wonderful build you have going on!!!  Your battery box finished with Alclad looks great.

 

Randy

[gotnitro?]

Sorry for not updating the build, we've been making room for a saltwater aquarium and I've been buried building the stand. The only spot available was where my display cabinet resided..so everything was packed up.. I'll be back asap with more

[gotnitro?]

After wayyyy too much slacking off, I started puttering w this build again! I ordered Whalen lights all around from ebay seller mbc 320, which are beautiful. Since there's no interior, I blacked out the windows w some black colored card stock from packaging. Hoping to swing by the FD this week for photos to have the decals printed. I need some fender flares too, probably ordered from Ranger detail tech. 

[Gary Chastain]

Looks really good, glad to see it getting some attention 

[Mopar - D]

Nice restart Jeff. I know about the slacking off I’ve been in a slump now for awhile as well.. 

[BK9300]

Really cool to see this back in rotation, Jeff - great build going on here!

[gotnitro?]

2 hours ago, BK9300 said:

Really cool to see this back in rotation, Jeff - great build going on here!

Thanks Brian, feels good to be working on it again. 

7 hours ago, Mopar - D said:

Nice restart Jeff. I know about the slacking off I’ve been in a slump now for awhile as well.. 

Thanks Dan, I've been stuck on graveyard shift this yr and its taking a toll. Holiday break allowed me to sleep normal again

 

9 hours ago, Gary Chastain said:

Looks really good, glad to see it getting some attention 

Thanks Gary, now to keep the pedal down and get serious. There's an ALF ariel truck right behind this...

[Firebuilder]

Jeff , nice work on the chevrons and lights.  Overall truck looks great!

[Rockford]

Unique, interesting and very well executed. Excellent build. 

[Jürgen M.]

Looks really nice! Precise and clean work. You don't see many rescue vehicles here. 

Cool build!

[Pete68]

Jeff glad to see this back on the bench. Looks sharp 

[Chariots of Fire]

Can I make a suggestion?  Drop the cab down some so that the bottom of it is about even with the top of the frame.  That will fill in the gap between the fender opening and the top of the front tires and will make the steps into it closer to the bottom of the body you are building.  It's looking good from here.  Check out some rescue images and I think you will see what I mean.

[gotnitro?]

Thanks Charles, I see what your suggesting to lower the cab. Unfortunately its all mounted now, so on the next one I'll keep it lower. Thanks! The hood fit fought me after mounting the 3406, wish I'd used something smaller in height.

11 hours ago, Pete68 said:

Jeff glad to see this back on the bench. Looks sharp 

Thanks! I keep working on it every day now.

 

16 hours ago, Jürgen M. said:

Looks really nice! Precise and clean work. You don't see many rescue vehicles here. 

Cool build!

Thanks Jurgen! 

[gotnitro?]

A few hrs of puttering before we headed out to see the Grinch, I added another step and grab handles to the rear of the rescue body. The handles were carefully cut front he ALF,then both received some airbrushed chrome from AK.

Watching David Parsley videos gave me the tip on making my own fender flares, worked a charm. A strip of .020, .060 half round and roll it around the opening and we have flares. They were also treated to AK chrome. Im adding a couple air cylinder storage doors here also.

Moving forward I need to fab mounts for the telescopic scene lighting. I used plow lights from moluminum, and tube from albion alloys. The head will be white after I add mounts.

I stopped by the local FD today for pics of their motto and door art to have decals made, I love the gold leaf these trucks are adorned with.

Thanks for following along 😀 

Edited yesterday at 06:59 AM by gotnitro?

[Pete68]

7 hours ago, gotnitro? said:

David Parsley videos

Looking very crisp and clean Jeff I’m enjoying the updates. I always enjoy watching David’s videos if I ever decide to build a Fire Truck he will be one of my go too for sure. Keep the updates coming. 

Edited 21 hours ago by Pete68