Hey firemodelman..

lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, November 30, 2003 7:06 PM

I think the brush truck would be a good one to do. I have seen some great looking trucks that just look interesting enough to build. Unfortunatly ours is not one of those. Glad you liked my site, that is basically stuff that I have done since I joined here, efore that I keep hidden!

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 30, 2003 2:04 PM

I also plan on doing a brush truck of some sort and maybe later on I might build an ambulance but those things are going to have to wait and the models on your site are great and keep up teh good work. Resin is kind of fragile or more so than the regular modeling plastic is so when you are modeling with it you have to be extra careful.

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:47 AM

What is your opinion on the cab? I have seen them and one of the Pierces I think was could be done up as our Sutphen. I've just never worked with resin so kinda reluctant to pay what ever it is they cost. Keep us up to date on your build and post pics if you can. Just take your time and it should come out great. I've thought the same about some of my builds but they turn out allright still. Everything but them gloss paint jobs, never get those right, thats why I have liked armor so much nothing but flat.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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thanks

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:21 AM

Thanks for the info. I have been to MTFACO before and thinking about ordering their catalog and I will try emergency model castings. This will be my first body i'm doing but it will take alot of planning to do before i even get started. I don't expect this one to be the best but hopefully it will turn out good.

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:00 AM

Ron-I have yet to try it out myself, the cab that drew is talking about is a resin cast one from http://www.10-8hobbies.com there are a couple of sites that you can get them from. Firemodelman would be the one to ask about that, he seems to be pretty good with doing the bodies and such.I'm still learning and planning before I jump into it.

Drew, i don't know if you have seen this site before http://www.mtfaco.com/ but I know someone said you can get chasis from them along with alot of other stuff to. One other site I have is http://www.emergencymodelcastings.com/Index.html. Hope those help you a little.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 30, 2003 10:32 AM

hey guys, when you scratch build cabs and such, what thickness plastic do you use????

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, November 30, 2003 10:05 AM

I checked out 10-8 alot, they do have some great stuff. Have you checked on ebay for those amt kits? There is always some there and you might be able to land one for less than 10-8 or your LHS. Ebay can be a great place to find some stuff. You could even get a better deal by finding one thats allready been built, I've seen them pretty regular and take whatever you need from it like the chasis, tools and such. Those usually go pretty cheap cause no one wants one thats already been built.
You can check out my site to see my models if want just click on the web link in the bottom of the box here. Sadley there's no fire apparatus , yet. Have a couple of scrathbuild projects in the planning stage still though.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Segrave

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 30, 2003 8:37 AM

I got it from 10-8 Hobbies and I was very impressed with it. I do have to scratchbuild the body for it and on their website teh have the old AMT Almerican LaFrance kits and some other stuff that I tought might be good for the chassis. They also have that Lousiville thing that some people have been saying would be good also. Heyt lizard do you think you would be able to send me some pics pf your models . My e-mail is drew0789@aol.com.

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, November 29, 2003 4:22 PM

Welcome to the forum Drew. I have asked this before and there are a couple of possibilties. You could get one of the dump truck or concrete mixer kits and use those, you'll just have to lose one of the tandems if you are doing an engine. Or you could scratch build one, little tougher than the first option. Where did you get the segrave cab at and did it come with the body or do you have to scratchbuild that also? Look forward to seeing your progress and helping how ever I can.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 28, 2003 11:18 PM

I was wondering if you could tell me where i could find a chassis for a 2002 segrave I will be working on.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 17, 2003 3:00 AM

hey brad, just wanting to know if you got my pics yet? if you dont catch me on here, jump over to the scale auto forums. i'm on either one most everynight. tell me what you think......well i mean tell me if you liked them Black Eye [B)]

havent heard from you so i was just wondering?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 6, 2003 9:32 PM

hay brad, well i work night shift and i posted that thread last night, and when i got home thisw morning i tried to open your email again and it opened? go figure. but i did get your address and i've got the camera loaded, so i'll get some pics took this weekend and have them off to you early next week Big Smile [:D]

and as for your comment: AHMEN TO THAT BROTHER.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 6, 2003 1:09 PM

I got your e-mail but I don't know if it was before or after this message I'll send it again just in case. I can't agree with you guys more about the fires in California. I just goes to show how crowded this country is getting with all of these houses being destroyed. My thought and prayers are with every home owner a firefighter involved. Angel [angel]

brad

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 9:41 PM

hay brad, if your reading this, email me again. i had aproblem getting your email to open, so i dont have your address yet, so lets try it again! Wink [;)]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 9:40 PM

it does seem to take awhile sometimes. i found one of my best weapons in scratchbuilding is to think everything out before i even have the model on the table. i've thought out even the smallest details on some of my models months before starting the kit. that seems to work out for me, as i know what i want to do befre i do it.

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 6:55 PM

Yea at the rate I'm going I'll be able to include pics of my first scratch truck.And right now I don't know when I'll get a chance to try one yet.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2003 9:38 PM

hey chris, yea i've heard that before about forest fires, it brings back so much more to the forest, only if it could be done without all the devistation? like you say though , its california and who knows what will happen. i'm just harrasing you on those pics, if it takes a year it's ok by me, i'm just happy to have someone like yourself to share them with. Big Smile [:D]

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Monday, November 3, 2003 9:29 PM

I have'nt forgot about you Dave, right now the best I am able to do is when I get the settlement from my insurance I'll have a scanner. So if my lawer would only get on them a little harder. The pipe sounds like a good idea. I am sure though that after this fire that there are alot of things that will change in CA to try and keep it from happening again. But then again it is CA so who knows what will happen.Personally around here I don't mind seeing the woods burn.For one it pretty much stays on the ground and gets rid of all the dead fall that otherwise would just pile up and create a much larger fire. Plus fire is good for forrests, most people just don't want to understand that they need it. Up until the last 100 years a wildfire would just burn till winter and somehow there were still very flourishing forrests.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2003 7:33 AM

hey brad , if you want , send me your address to my email and i will gladly send you some pics of my "fleet", i enjoy sharing my work with other modelers.i just finished a ford rescue/mini pumper a few weeks ago, and completed a couple of light rescue trucks with scratchbuilt bodys as well. maybe it can give you some more ideas.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2003 7:26 AM

hi brad i built a jeep my self here not to long ago, chris has a couple pics of it hes going to post for me in the near future. (i hope ), any way, i built mine from the re-issue of the hogans heros jeep. theres a good web site for jeep fire fighting vehiclesits called fire jeeps on the CJ3B page, this is not the web address, but it should get you close, thats how i found it.you may get some ideas from it.check it out also chris, i would love to build one of the howe pumpers on there. really cool stuff. Cool [8D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 3, 2003 7:20 AM

well thats good to know your staying here for awhile.hope your wildfire season is alot better than out west, i hear they may be getting a hold on things?i wonder sometimes why they dont pipeline water from the ocean out to those remote areas for times like these? if they can get oil from alaska through one i dont see why not water, i mean even if its salt water it will still put out a fire?just my thought? Wink [;)]

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, November 2, 2003 5:03 PM

Oh yea Dave, to follow up on your question on if any of us were going to CA. I found out today on a brush fire that no one from here is going anywhere, the way the rain has been here for the past month and a half has it getting to a critcal stage here to. Here it is Nov. and today it was around 90 degrees and humidity in the 30's. Pretty good weather for fire and one we had today was getting pretty active and had potential to get up and go. So we might still get to play here, though the fires don't get anything like out west. No crowning here but mt. laurel and kudzu sure put on good show.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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lizardqing

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From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, November 2, 2003 4:39 PM

No problem Brad, thats what the forum is for. To post a pic , you have to have it histed somewhere else.Then clcik on the insert image button on the message box ( can't use the quick reply ) and insert link between the things that are put in ex:

with no spaces in the image box. Check out the general discussion forum and Ronusmc has graciously set up a page to host pics on. Any other qustions just ask.

As far as scratchbuilding the pump, I have not done it and was asking Dave the same thing for our tanker.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 7:21 AM

Thanks guys glad to get all the help. Have another quuick question, I am in the process of building a model of our grass rig that is built off of a Jeep CJ-7. I got the Body work done but I need a pump. Itt's just a honda gas job that was put on it. Have any of you guys built your own ever? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Brad

P.S. How do you post a pic with a message if a could put the pump up it might help.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, November 2, 2003 12:01 AM

hey chris, looks like we may have "sparked" something here. no pun intended Wink [;)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 1, 2003 11:37 PM

hello brad, and welcome to the forums! Smile [:)]

just loged on and seen your post here. glad to be drawing a few more like us.from reading your post it seems to me that you have the hardest part down,that is the semi frame you would have to use. as for the cab, if you can find a model of the freightliner,your set, but if not, do like lizardqing said, and go for the resin cabs. FREDS CUSTOM MODELS in san antonio texas, does all emergency resin casting. police fire ems. give him a look,he may just have what you need? he runs ads in scale auto mag, i think he charges a buck for a catalog?i used an ambulance body from him and was very impressed with the casting.hope to hear more from you. Big Smile [:D]

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lizardqing

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July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, November 1, 2003 9:17 AM

Welcome to the forum Brad. Sounds like you just got the same type truck that we have ordered right now except we talked the commmisioner into 3000 gal super tankers. I have'nt yet built one ,is on my to do list though.Firemodelman is the one that could answer all your questions on scratchbuilding. There are a couple of sites that do resin cabs and such, have seen one that would do for our Engine 1.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 1, 2003 7:43 AM

Have been reading this post list and I'm glad I found some who likes to build firetrucks. I am on our volunteer department up here in MI, and I would like nothing more then to recreate the truck we just recieved. It is a Freigthliner 1200 gallon taker built by Midwest Fire. I have never really scratch built a fire truck before though Sad [:(]

. I mainly build semi trucks and make a lot of custom parts for those but never a whole rig. I just wonder how you guys make the cabs and chassis the tank wouldn't be to hard at all. Thanks guys?

Brad

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 30, 2003 9:53 PM

i know what you mean chris, i had funeral detail once while i was in fort campbell,was on the firing squad, really humbles you, the part that broke me down was seeing the captain hand the widow the flag from the casket. his body was never recoverd ,so there was only a helmet,and a pair of boots in it. sad.

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