Blue Rig Completed

[Chariots of Fire]

Now that my arm has begun to heal to the point where I can pick things up and move them around some I was able to get the hose load finished, spot lights filled in with clear resin and do up the decals.  It is now ready to join the other blue rig, the 1957 Reo Gold Comet.  This one is Eagle Hose No. 3

 

 

[freightshaker2]

Awesome lookin fire truck! Great job! The whole thing all the small details really make this build

[cifenet]

What a fantastic blue duo!  Great craftmanship, looking mighty good!  Both of them~

[Jürgen M.]

Nice change to see a blue fire truck! Looks perfect! Great job! 

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[Gary Chastain]

Outstanding build, well done. 

[Swamp Dog]

Awesome job on both.

[Jim B]

Great looking rig.  Very well done.

[BK9300]

Another build well made, Charles.  The different colouration in your hose racks are realistic, too.

[The Brush]

Impressive work. They look great plenty of detail, Well done.

[Chariots of Fire]

On 3/31/2025 at 5:14 PM, BK9300 said:

Another build well made, Charles.  The different colouration in your hose racks are realistic, too.

Hi, Brian.  I used dark yellow acrylic by Tamiya to stain the elastic for the hose.  It's almost a brown color but it's just right for the old cotton jacket working and supply lines of the day.  It has to be done before putting the elastic into the hose bed because it tends to swell with the water and acrylic.  Once it dries it's ok to work with.

[happy grumpy]

It doesn't get any better than this. Awesome work on all of it. 

[Warren D]

Looks good Charles, glad to hear you're on the mend.

[Chariots of Fire]

Thanks, Warren.  Into rehab now and getting some range of motion back.  Amazing how stiff you can get over a short period of time!

[vincen47]

Excellent addition to the collection. Glad to see you’re able to get progress done again in the hobby. Happy recovery.

[PappyD340]

Super nice build!

[Bronzekeg]

good stuff as usual!!

[Tom Hall]

Nicely done...good details.