ALF Industrial Pumper

[vincen47]

What an awesome project. I love the look of the tandem axles.

[Firebuilder]

Brian,

Thank you.   The black pump panel  does stand out  and is the latest trend in fire apparatus.  They still do produce many with stainless steel, or aluminum panels. All of my older builds had the chrome look, so the black stands out  in the display cases.

Dom

[Firebuilder]

On 1/19/2025 at 10:56 AM, vincen47 said:

What an awesome project. I love the look of the tandem axles.

Victor, 

Thank you, they came out better than I thought  they would. Still some work to be done on them, I spotted  some things that need to be  sanded more and realigned.

Dom

[Firebuilder]

On 1/13/2025 at 8:56 PM, Chariots of Fire said:

That is BIG water for sure!  They will need industrial size mains and in line pumpers to supply those behemoths!😵

Charles, here are a few more photos ,  one of a rig  that was delivered to a refinery here in NJ.  Note the 12 inch inlet ! 

[Chariots of Fire]

BIG FIRE! BIG WATER!

[Firebuilder]

The hose loads and  the inlet and discharges are installed. It took some time to make them and then cast in resin . I noticed a few of the gauge decals fell off. So they will have to be replaced.  Progress has been slow, but it’s getting there!

[vincen47]

Looking good, enjoying it.

[Chariots of Fire]

Try securing the gage decals with a drop of Testors clear gloss.  They will stay in place just fine 

[Rockford]

Brilliant work here, it's going to look really impressive when complete. Excellent attention to detail on the pumping gear etc... Fire dept. equipment is just something else, so perfectly maintained.

[Firebuilder]

On 2/21/2025 at 9:36 AM, vincen47 said:

Looking good, enjoying it.

Thank you.

[Firebuilder]

On 2/21/2025 at 10:54 AM, Chariots of Fire said:

Try securing the gage decals with a drop of Testors clear gloss.  They will stay in place just fine 

Charles, I will give that a try. Thanks for the tip

[Firebuilder]

On 2/21/2025 at 1:44 PM, Rockford said:

Brilliant work here, it's going to look really impressive when complete. Excellent attention to detail on the pumping gear etc... Fire dept. equipment is just something else, so perfectly maintained.

Thank you. 

[gotnitro?]

Gage panel and hose bed looks fantastic 

[Gary Chastain]

That is some very fine building right there, well done

[Firebuilder]

It’s been awhile since I have been able to sit at my bench ,  but I finally  got some primer and paint on the body. I decided to go with a yellow over red  for this build. Still need to paint the rear of the body. The yellow took a few coats to cover the grey primer and I ran out, need to pick up another jar. I used  Tamiya  lacquer with an airbrush.

[BK9300]

Impressive looking unit, Dom!  Huge vehicle in real life.

[Firebuilder]

Thank you Brian,

Yep in real life this would be a beast, operating it would be a blast! 

[Biggu]

Wow …… what a mountain of work you have put in to this beauty !!!  I love the detailing and the paint job is really cool. Lovin this one for sure ..