Figured You Guys n Gals Would Like this One..................

Butz

Member since
February 2003
From: Niagara Falls NY

Figured You Guys n Gals Would Like this One..................

Posted by Butz on Monday, August 30, 2004 4:09 AM

Hiya,
I came across this pix recently in my references and thought that it was pretty cool Wink [;)]

Might be a good subject to build...!!!!!!!!!!!

Flaps up, Mike

If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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dubix88

Member since
March 2003
From: Maine,USA

Posted by dubix88 on Monday, August 30, 2004 7:27 AM

HEY,
White fire trucks? Ok, i could understand the yellow, its ver bright. But getting rid of all color on a fire truck is just wrong, evil, and not understandable. I guess they think the flashing lights and sirens and big red thing dont stand out enough. Id have to paint mine red if i built one.

Randy

THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Monday, August 30, 2004 7:59 AM

There are some places that do the colors otehr than red for some reason. Supposedly white and yellow are more visible than red, but red is more identifiable as a fire truck. Wish some one would bring out a crash truck kit, those things are just tough looking.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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dubix88

Member since
March 2003
From: Maine,USA

Posted by dubix88 on Monday, August 30, 2004 7:02 PM

HEY,
The yellow works nice, but how many cars out there are wht? And with glare and stuff, it would be hard to see it, nonetheless identfy it. Kinda interesting though.

Randy

THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Monday, August 30, 2004 8:10 PM

Oh I agree Randy. The city where my office is has the white ones. allways have to look twice to see if it is a fire apparatus or not. I guess I am more of a traditional red guy myself.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 10:49 AM

I too have seen fire trucks in white, in fact all of the local VFD trucks are, probably to differentiate them from the full time guys. The trucks in the above pic are from Baghdad Int'l, so I'd bet that they're NATO or UN trucks. One of those groups colors are blue and white, aren't they? Either way, probably painted white to signify non-combatants.

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ckfredrickson

Member since
April 2003
From: Halfway back to where I started

Posted by ckfredrickson on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:09 AM

Perhaps I need to get out more, but I've never seen a red crash truck at an airport. Usually they're yellow or fluorescent green.

They aren't your run-of-the-mill firetrucks for putting out housefires; they're for handling the aftermath of an airplane crash. Every once in a while I've seen them used effectively for other purposes.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:22 AM

Ckfredrickson speaks the truth. The flourescent green color has a higher frequency than red, therefore easier to see at longer distances. When you're driving fast near aircraft that are also driving fast, visibility is important.

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 4:01 PM

Someone mention never seeing a red crash truck? Wink [;)]

Assigned to the Pentagon Fire Station Heloport

And of coarse there is always the Jaguars that are staioned at the Atlanta airport.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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ckfredrickson

Member since
April 2003
From: Halfway back to where I started

Posted by ckfredrickson on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 8:53 PM

I guess I do need to get out more. I'm used to looking at these:

http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/fire/photos/apparatus/fr33.jpg
http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/fire/photos/apparatus/fr21.jpg

Thanks qing.

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Butz

Member since
February 2003
From: Niagara Falls NY

Posted by Butz on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 10:03 PM

MMMmmmmm, some pretty cool vehicles here!!
Flaps up, Mike

If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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oldhooker

Member since
July 2003
From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)

Posted by oldhooker on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 10:34 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Butz

MMMmmmmm, some pretty cool vehicles here!!
Flaps up, Mike

Indeed... especially the last one, "atlanta.jpg"... that's nice! Wink [;)]

Great post Mike, thanks!
Take care,
Frank

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Butz

Member since
February 2003
From: Niagara Falls NY

Posted by Butz on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:37 PM

I hear ya... It looks to be something from the future!!
Flaps up, Mike

If you would listen to everybody about the inaccuracies, most of the kits on your shelf would not have been built Too Close For Guns, Switching To Finger

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 4:57 PM

Yea the Jaguars that the Atlanta Fire Depthas used at the airport are pretty cool. They have had them for about 10 years now at least and I remeber when they first got them no one was to sure about them. One of my Chiefs also works for them and said that they have been great trucks. You can control everything on the truck from the driver seat by remote control and there is also a heads up display that shows infared. Cool stuff indeed. Now if someone would just make a kit out of it!

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Jim Barton

Member since
February 2003

Posted by Jim Barton on Thursday, September 2, 2004 4:30 PM

I don't know; I just can't get used to fire engines in colors other than red. I know some of them are a bright lime green; almost chartreuse in color. (Glendale, California is an example of a city with lime green fire trucks.) I've even seen a few white ones around. But somehow, fire engines are supposed to be RED! Any five year old can tell you that! Big Smile [:D]

"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Thursday, September 2, 2004 5:00 PM

I know my 5 year old can. Along with what type truck they are and how to turn on the red lights. Big Smile [:D]

Of coarse i did see a pic of a purple truck in one magazine I used to get. I can only imagine the guys reaction to it when they delivered that one. Boohoo [BH]

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 3, 2004 12:09 PM

I believe the purple one you refer to is in Grapesville, PA. Read a few years ago that they had them.

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