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This Signature Models' 1:50 model of a 1960 Mack Fire Department Rescue Truck might have been designed to be converted to streets.  The body did not have to be cut or trimmed in any way.  I lengthened the chassis of a K-line step van by about 18 mm, and with only a tiny bit of work, it not only slipped on well, but I found a way to mount it so that I could keep the original cab interior in the body.  This is really a beautifully-rendered model and it looks spectacular on the layout.  Despite the longer wheelbase it isn't too grumpy running through D-16 curves - the new body weights two ounces less than the original, so I added 32 pennies (3.0 ounces) in a roll mounted above the rear axle so it has really good traction now.   

 

Its just a lovely model . . . 

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Opening doors, and an interior, and driver.  How cool is that?

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it runs very well, too . . . and looks spectacular doing so.

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Originally Posted by marker:

Great looking!  That's wonderful.  

 

I'm curious, is there anyway to add lights and sound?  I assume not.

In this, yes, in the Divco mile truck I posted a couple of days ago no.  This resue truck has a good deal of rool left.  I thought about ordering a blinked red LED kit to put in it.  Sound I'll wait on for now, but there is room for a small speaker (say about 1.5 x 1 inch).  And a 3 x 1 inch board.

Lee,

Fantastic work!

If you like, corgi has made a Mavk CF 600 Aerialscope 75ft single axle model that would go great with this. It's a little bit longer but it's a fantastic model. To go really crazy, you could kitbash a C model can onto the Aerialscope as the first 13 aerialscopes in 1967 were built on the C model chassis prior to the introduction of the CF in 1968.

Corgi has also made an American LaFrance Tractor Drawn Aerial aka TDA/Tiller or sometimes called hook & ladder. It's an older model though and not as detailed.

Those are you best bets right now.

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