In lugnet.general, Jennifer Clark writes:
>
> > After a few failed starts and several redesigns along the way, I came up
> > with start of what will eventually be my first fire station.
> >
> > http://www.apotome.com/lego/station71/engine71.htm
>
> I think that is really good, it manages to employ a lot of detail whilst
> retaining the essential utilitarian look. For the ladder on the side, I
> managed to get a not bad result by using 1x3 technic liftarms and flex tubes
> on my skip truck:
>
> http://www.telepresence.strath.ac.uk/jen/lego/skip_lrg/ladder_lrg.htm
>
> This was inspired by the ladder on Rosco's tower crane which used axles
> instead of the flex tubes:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.net/gallery/RoscoHead/towercrane/climb.jpg
Glad to be of assistance! And the ladder was really only an afterthought, too!
(...) retaining the essential utilitarian look. For the ladder on the side, I managed to get a not bad result by using 1x3 technic liftarms and flex tubes on my skip truck: (URL) was inspired by the ladder on Rosco's tower crane which used axles (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
