Fire/ EMS GB

i am picking up the modern german firetruck in 1/24 and i build warwheels so i might (probably) be interested but wouldn't start until september.

Ok so build roster so far is:

Me, MikeyBugs: 1/25 AMT/Ertl American LaFrance 1000 Series Custom Pumper

Wayne: Italeri 1/24 Fire Jeep

Pyrman64: AMS Supervisor Crown Victoria. 

                  '77 GMC Pickup FD support vehicle

Theuns: Some sort of medi-vac helicopter; TBA

Taxtp: 1/72 Revell Bell AD212/ UH-1N

add me with the AMR Supervisor Crown Victoria and a `77 GMC pickup (w/snow plow) FD support unit.

Do you have a badge made yet?  Need help?

SOunds like fun I might be in with a Medivac helo or similar.

Theuns

Is the Supervisor Crown Vic a fire or EMT vehicle?

Also no I don't have a badge made, and yes I might need help.

And ok Theuns. I'll add you to the roster.. And you too Pyr; for the GMC pickup for now at least.  

MikeyBugs95

Is the AMR Supervisor Crown Vic a fire or EMT vehicle?

Also no I don't have a badge made, and yes I might need help.

Mikey: AMR = American Medical Response - it's an ambulance company, so it's an EMS vehicle.

BTW, you might want to change the build title to FIRE/EMS - EMT is a training/certification level, EMS is the service.

Ah.

pyrman64

MikeyBugs95

Is the AMR Supervisor Crown Vic a fire or EMT vehicle?

Also no I don't have a badge made, and yes I might need help.

Mikey: AMR = American Medical Response - it's an ambulance company, so it's an EMS vehicle.

BTW, you might want to change the build title to FIRE/EMS - EMT is a training/certification level, EMS is the service. 

Ah. Ok. Thanks for clearing that up about the AMR vehicle. I'll add that right now.

And I just changed over the EMT to EMS, thank you. 

still haven't decided but i rarely do airplanes and i just picked up a revell 1//48 A-26B fire bomber on sale so may do that.

Cool. I haven't seen any firebomber models around anywhere. Have fun. I'll add you to the list.

I have an update on my ALF firetruck:

Much of what is painted and assembled (the engine block (anything yellow or red), the fan and fan belt, the frame itself and springs, the tires and wheels, and the cab (interior) and dash) was already painted when I got the kit. Everything else though, has been painted by me.

I got some more work done today, but nothing major. I just started finishing up the water pump and I attached the radiator/housing to the frame.

Wayne, your kit has been added to the roster.

Pyrman: I'd like some help making a build signature sign thingy.

Here's a logo that can be modeified for the GB badge:

Wayne: Do you think you could make a badge from that?

I was thinking more along the lines of having a badge with a firetruck and an ambulance with a background increasing from dark red to a lighter red...... Maybe? It could incorporate the logo too...

i can work with that for a badge

the fire bomber kit was a big surprise find at LHS. won't get a look at the german fire truck until my col spgs meeting. what is the big fire truck being built?

An American LaFrance 1000 Century Series. Its about a foot and 3/8 inches long, or should be, when completed. It's a kit from the 80's or 90's I think. I got this kit with a large package buy of about 10 or 11 other kits. One was c**p when I started working on it so I threw it out (I also have another one of the exact same model (F-4 Phantoms) which I will be disposing of via the internet).

probably won't get started on this until after nationals in august. won't get my german fire truck until next week and haven't cracked the box on the fire bomber. wish someone would make an airport firetruck based on a HEMMT 8x8. that would be cool. if youhave ideas for the badge send them to me and i can get started on that. thinking a pumper, ambulance, civilian medevac and the symbol posted earlier in a longer than taller layout.

NOTE saw there is a revell germany frankfurt flughafen 8x8 from 1988. probably now a collector and pricey.

MikeyBugs95

Anything else guys? Any updates? News?

I put the gloss clear coat on this morning when I got home from work.  Will decal it up tonight or in the morning.

just picked up the 1/24 itelari fire jeep and i see there is a volvo ladder truck which would go w/ my german fire truck and an opel tanker truck.

i built this last june when we were having the bad fires in colorado springs and loveland. the load out weighs out correctly; i ran the numbers. water cans gas cans, tools, fire retardant barrel and an MRE case and mountain dew.

The pic is nice. And do you want me to add the other kits to the build roster? Also, I have come to a conclusion.... I will extend the end date to the 12th anniversary of September 11th, 2001... Unfortunately we're the only 3 people involved in this build... No 4 people...

it's a long time frame so others may join. it means the 3 or 4 of us will have to post lots of pics and keep it on page 1 to draw attention. hell anyone can host a TIGER build.

when you posted initially i wasn't interested. now i have a truck, a jeep, a fire bomber and looking at 2 more trucks and a fireboat if i can find one. i do warwheels so the trucks aren't much different and i dabble in boats and need to practice my planes. nice change from gray, green, and sand.

are you going to post who is building what on the first page? put me down for the itelari 1/24 fire jeep. i could start that one early and probably good practice for the trucks.

Pretty neat, Wayne. Currently I actually put up an ad on a different forum (no offense FSM) trying to get another truck. I could actually try to build the C-130 (unfortunately its a 1/48 C-130 so I have no friggin' idea where I'm going to put when it's finished... I need a bigger room...) as a fireplane.

And I've already posted the build roster. Posted it about a day after I started this GB.

I have a few extra Lindberg Crown Vic's, I got them mainly for parts - lightbars, push bumpes, radio consoles, etc.  I also have quite a few sets of public safety decals, including Chimneyville's American Medical Response ambulance and the generic police sheets.  This GB seemed like an excellent opportunity to build an AMR supervisor vehicle.  Here's a few WIP pics:

the interior cabin

the radio console

the wheels

close up wheel detail

Here's where the build is currently.....

the dashboard....the kit came with an instrument decal - it didn't fit After I had put Future on for the decal, I noticed raised detail, so when the decal didn't go on, I just decided to go over the details with a white artists pencil.    

here's the completed interior

I decided to go with the MX7000 lightbar - the front and rear

The lightbar was painted in Tamiya clear orange for the rear arrow stick and clear red for the front flashers and top covers.

As always, comments encouraged and welcome

Looks much like your police cars. Good work going so far.

Well....after several spraying and sanding sessions, here's the painted body with grille installed

 here's the right-rear 3/4 view showing the tail light area painted Testors aluminum

While I post this, I'm soaking the pre-colored tail lights in 91% ETOH to get the pre-painting off.

Nice.... Looking very... White. Lol

I managed to get the windows painted.....

interior fist sprayed with MM Fabric black then followed by flat black trim and finished up with US neutral gray AN603

to prevent the window trim on the rear window from hiding the center high-mount brake light, I left a space open

Nice detail work. Howd you get such fine lines on the windows? I can never seem to mask it well enough so that I don't get any little protrusions of paint above the mask...