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Re: New MOC: My Fire Station - Hillandale Stn. 12
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Fri, 18 Apr 2003 02:43:05 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Roy Gal writes:
> Hi all,
>  I've been working for quite a while on building a more-or-less scale
> model of the fire station I volunteer at. It is finally almost done, and
> posted to Brickshelf:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=26574
> 
> The Lego model is 72 studs deep and 104 studs wide (yowza). The scale came from
> the piece I could not selectively compress: the garage roller doors. I tried to
> build the rest of the structure to be approximately correct in size relative to
> the garage doors on the real thing; you can see some side by side comparisons
> in the gallery.
> 
> The interior is also layed out like the real station, although currently
> lacking some furniture. The second floor comes off easily, as does the roof
> section of the quarters, and the engine bay roof is hinged:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=378789
> 
> Next up is to build our fire and EMS units; I've got the cab of the ladder
> truck done:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=377738
> 
> The pictures of the cab are a little out of date now, as I have made a few
> small mods, including a different roofline and adding telescoping lights. I'll
> post updates to this folder as construction continues.
> 
> For those interested in more real life info on this fire department, I am
> building an updated site for us, currently under construction at
> http://www.sdss.jhu.edu/~rrg/hobbies/fire/hvfd/index.html
> 
> Thanks to all those who've been posting their fire equipment on Brickshelf,
> they've been inspiring!
> 
> Build on,
> Roy

Very cool Roy. Thanks for posting the links of the pics. The ladder truck is
comming out great.

Joe



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Hi all, I've been working for quite a while on building a more-or-less scale model of the fire station I volunteer at. It is finally almost done, and posted to Brickshelf: (URL) Lego model is 72 studs deep and 104 studs wide (yowza). The scale came (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce)  

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