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Re: New MOCs: New York Ciy fire truck, ambulance, police cruiser
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Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:10:47 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Sean Kenney writes:
> Hi everyone.
> 
> On this anniversary of the horrible terrorist attacks, I built a fire truck
> and ambulance modeled after FDNY (Fire Department of New York).  I also took
> new photos of my (older) NYPD police cruiser and threw it in the mix.  The
> fire truck was inspired by the work of Brian Gallant, Josh Baakko, and
> Pierre Normandin.
> 
> Take a look, let me know what you think.
> 
> FDNY fire truck:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25009

Really good.  A very accurate portray of the reference pictures.  One nit
pick though.  Why use the fence pieces instead of a ladder piece?

> FDNY ambulance:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25012

Again really good.  I like how you even got the jog in the stripe.
Question - Can you get a fig in the driver's seat?  Or anyone in the back?
(I would guess with the half-stud offset, that the answer to the latter is no.)

> NYPD police cruiser:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25007

Nice.  I like the sloped look.

> Sean

Great work!

-Jason

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(...) I'd seen it done once before and thought it was quite an ingenious way of making a ladder if you don't have one. :) I actually should have some ladders somewhere, since I know I've got an 80s fire station or two in my collection, but I really (...) (24 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.town)

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  New MOCs: New York Ciy fire truck, ambulance, police cruiser
 
Hi everyone. On this anniversary of the horrible terrorist attacks, I built a fire truck and ambulance modeled after FDNY (Fire Department of New York). I also took new photos of my (older) NYPD police cruiser and threw it in the mix. The fire truck (...) (24 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town)  

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