WIP 1/25 Fire Truck

Always inspiring to see scratch-built vehicles!

I'm guessing (by the tiny photos visible on you workboard) that it's a pumper...any idea as to the manufacturer of the prototype? Also, is it your local FD, or just a design you fancy? ["Details, man, we need details...!"]

Yes its a 2000 Ferrara Custom Pumper, it is for a local FD, i'll donate it when complete. If you look at some of my other posts i like to build and donate to police and fire departments. I created the scale drawing using reference photos and a proportion using a known dimension.

Hello!

Great project - lots of work ahead of you, too! Just be careful to plan it throughly! Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Great Start.  This is going to be a "crowd pleaser" for sure

Update

Here is the interior floor pan 

The interior "hump" where the engine would be. 

Seat frames

The pump section behind the cab

The final rear hose section side panel with one set of cabinet doors. .04 styrene layered on .06 styrene.

The rear section with all cabinet doors

Rear section with detail added near fender, and depth added on top for hard suction. 

Finally a fire truck build. I will be following your progress and it's looking very good so far.

I would just love to model old fire trucks from the 40's thru the 60's but nothing is available. The only one out there is the Heller 1/24 Delahaye Type 103 Bonneville ladder truck.

Update

The rear body section framed up. 

The whole rig mocked up

plasticjunkie

Finally a fire truck build. I will be following your progress and it's looking very good so far.

I would just love to model old fire trucks from the 40's thru the 60's but nothing is available. The only one out there is the Heller 1/24 Delahaye Type 103 Bonneville ladder truck.

Update

Enhancing the pump panel (middle section behind cab)

Inlets and outlets on the pump panel. 

Frame mock up in square brass tubing

nice work there.  it looks like it's taking shape

Update.

Masking cab stripe

With color coat

Un-masking the stripe

Center pump with primer coat

rear with color

Un-masking the rear

Masking Off. 

Painting the rear fender metallic

Paining the rear of the truck metallic

Unreal! This is awesome!

Scratchbuilder725

Update

The rear body section framed up. 

The whole rig mocked up

 

 

plasticjunkie

Finally a fire truck build. I will be following your progress and it's looking very good so far.

I would just love to model old fire trucks from the 40's thru the 60's but nothing is available. The only one out there is the Heller 1/24 Delahaye Type 103 Bonneville ladder truck.

 

 

 

 

If you like the older trucks you can always use a resin or kit cab and scratch build the rear body. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scratchbuilder725

Update

The rear body section framed up. 

The whole rig mocked up

 

 

plasticjunkie

Finally a fire truck build. I will be following your progress and it's looking very good so far.

I would just love to model old fire trucks from the 40's thru the 60's but nothing is available. The only one out there is the Heller 1/24 Delahaye Type 103 Bonneville ladder truck.

 

 

 

 

If you like the older trucks you can always use a resin or kit cab and scratch build the rear body. 

 

 My name is Damion ans my fire dept just recieved a new pumper and would like made or is thier parts for the truck it's a sutphen can any one help 

 

 

 

 

Great bit of scratchbuilding.  Looks awsome.

Jim  

Scratchbuilder725

Update.

Masking cab stripe

With color coat

Un-masking the stripe

Center pump with primer coat

rear with color

Un-masking the rear

Masking Off. 

Painting the rear fender metallic

Paining the rear of the truck metallic