Personally,my favourite truck chassis is the 'eight wheeler'.I am hopelessly addicted.I have loads of them,mostly the same trucks,just different colours.As I see so many on the roads,all have been changed to U.K. specs,rear mudguards on tipper body,easysheets,beacons,and hazard striping,on the tailgate.Visible from behind.I have done the same conversion for one of my MAN tippers,basically just swapped a six wheel truck,to an eight wheel.Much better.Really like seeing other peoples similar versions.Looks good.Well done Jean-Jacques.

Steve,

Don't forget that the "hottie" is in Monaco: I suppose that it will be a little bit too expensive to fly her to North Carolina and back, just to give senior center ladies a break, as you said.

Guy

Bell helicopter, part of the Los Angeles Fire Department fleet:







Intervention and evacuation helicopter Bell Helicopter 204B (modified Corgi model)



Regards.
Guy

The Bell OH-13C Sioux, developed soon after WW2, widely used during the Korean conflict, then deployed in Vietnam:





The Bell AH-1G Cobra developed for the Vietnam conflict with its narrow fuselage, aimed at making shots from the ground more difficult to reach it:





To be continued.
Guy

The Bell UH-1B/204.Where the word 'chopper' came from.The sound of that machine is awesome.

Max,

I found a picture of the Arpra Caterpillar D8K model you mentioned on "Frusso" topic in this forum: http://forums.dhsdiecast.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1238863



Having had a look on my usual sales sites, it is apparently difficult to find for a reasonable price these days.

Regards.
Guy

Hello Guy,

jupp, that's the one I had in mind. But you're right - the standard Arpra D8K is already over 300 USD, so the special fire fighter version will be even more expensive.
On the other side, with 37 years old, I've learned you always can count on wonders. And a LA based chopper and fire fighting dozer team is just top notch to display.
Chopper and dozer for firefighting fits together like bread and butter: The dozer is the muscle on the ground while the chopper provides surveilance and directional commands - and of course, emergency rescue by dropping water when the dozer got trapped.

Here is the Huey used in the episode "Snakebite" for comparison





While the paint scheme is different, but we have a color match, it was the belly-mounted drop tank of your model that triggered the memory.

And here is the true star of this episode, the CAT D8H






Guy, thank you very much for all the posting of great models aswell as the exchange of ideas - this thread is fun!

Best wishes
Max

Yes, I agree. Your posts have been splendid over the last year. You fellows have way too many toys!!!!!! CAW

Hello Guy,

No, I wasn't aware of this difference. Thanks for pointing this out.

By the way, I'm aware of the French firefighting trucks used to battle forest fires. Are there bulldozers used, too? In Germany, in case of severe fires, military recovery tanks are used. There are a few recovery tanks converted into dedicated firefighting tanks, too.

Best regards,
Max

Still fighting fires, but back in Europe with 2 generations of British ladders carriers, other Corgi products in a 1/50 scale:





- On the left, "Pump Escape" in the 50s: Dennis F15 4x2/2 fire pump truck, carrying an Ajax 50ft evacuation mobile ladder,
- On the right, "Turntable Ladder" in the 70s: AEC Mercury 4x2/2 truck, fitted with a Merryweather 100ft multiple extension turntable ladder and a Coventry Climax autonomous fire-pump.

To be continued.
Guy