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Subject: 
Re: The Jaguar Rapid Intervention Vehicle
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lugnet.general, lugnet.build
Date: 
Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:18:38 GMT
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On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:19:59 GMT, "Jonathan Lill"
<jonathanl@myriadweb.com> wrote:

I was watching the discovery channel yesterday and they were profiling the
Atlanta airport which happens to be equipped with some fantastic fire trucks
by the name above. It is the closest thing in appearance I've seen to a
spaceship on wheels save for those cars that are built to break land speed
records. The only pictures I could find in a brief search on the web were these:

http://www.feudal.cz/html/jaguar_k-15.htm

But these are of an older less splendid model. The Atlanta models have 4 to
five axels and an articulated trailer .

Actually in additon to the larger K-40's Atlanta operates, they also
operate 4 of the smaller K-15 models as Rapid Intervention Vehicles.

Its the kind of vehicle which makes me want to play with Lego but alas I
have none of the pieces necessary to duplicate it with any accuracy.
Firstly, has anyone any better pictures of the vehicle in question?

Secondly, has anyone attempted to build them?

Thirdly does anyone want to try?

Jonathan

Quite some time ago I built a test MOC, more of a mock up, using the
black sloped train window with little success. I never really did any
more work on it after a day or two of trying. Colet makes some nice
looking vehicles, they do have some problems, mainly that they have
elevated stream capabilities, but no piercing nozzles to actually
pierce the skin of an aircraft to deliver firefighting agents.

Jeff Christner

Visit Sixby Fire Tech at - http://members.aol.com/regult/

Help support my LEGO habit. Ship by rail.
Visit http://www.nscorp.com/ to find out how.



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I was watching the discovery channel yesterday and they were profiling the Atlanta airport which happens to be equipped with some fantastic fire trucks by the name above. It is the closest thing in appearance I've seen to a spaceship on wheels save (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)  

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