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Re: New MOC: HVFD Truck 12 - A 1997 Seagrave 100' Tiller
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lugnet.town
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Mon, 21 Apr 2003 18:38:39 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Roy Gal writes:
> Hi all,
> In a few days of semi-fervent construction, I have nearly completed the first
> vehicle to go with my large fire station
> (http://news.lugnet.com/build/?n=13204).
> It is a model of a 1997 Seagrave 100' Tiller Ladder Truck. Pics are on
> BrickShelf (upon moderation) at
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=41243
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> A not-so-good picture of the real thing is at
> http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mc/services/dfrs/station/12/t127085.jpg
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> Thanks for checking it out! Any suggestions for improvements are most welcome.
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> Roy
Hi Roy,
I was checking this out this morning....as well as your station over the
past few days....both quite nice. The station has a medical unit with it?
What do they do at the real station AFA medical goes? Is it an intermediary
btwn the 'accident' and the hospital?
I like the ladder on the tiller, I find the regular Lego ladders a bit
limiting. We have Seagraves here in NYC as well and one thing I noticed is
that the rear drivers cab seems to extend outward more than the storage
compartments underneath. Kind of the way I made mine here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jonathanlopes/Fire/apparatus/rigs.jpg
Also, How do you feel about the scale of the tiller to that of the station?
The truck looks a little big to me, no?
Nonetheless, both the station and the rig are quite impressive.
Thanks,
Jonathan
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| Jonathan, You are totally correct - the tiller driver cab should be a few studs further back, by 3 or 4 studs, like yours. Unfortunately, right now the truck just barely fits inside the station I built. In real life the truck is almost as long as (...) (21 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.town)
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