And for our Jeep folks a French license built high top Willys:





All three photos from

Great walk around photo set by Robert Blokker on the WWII Opel Blitz Fire Truck variant at:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/features/4355

Unfortunately available from Italeri ONLY in 1/24th scale!


Calibre35 does make a resin conversion kit for the Opel Blitz in 1/35th scale

Another great fire truck walk around photo set. This one, a differently styled Opel Blitz by Hans Hermann Buhling:



You can view the feature at:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/features/5119

lots of great pics here Surprised I haven't seen any of the post-war Dutch CMP conversions posted yet. Will have to dig some out along with one of the RAF's LaFrance engines that my father drove in Egypt.

one from the French Pompiers page ...
http://up.autotitre.com/86fff0629c.jpg

Bring 'm on. Show 'm if you got 'm!

Primeportal's gallery for the Jeep fire truck;

http://www.primeportal.net/trucks/cesar_ferreira/cj38/

These are all great! Thanks everyone for sharing. I'm working on deciding which civilian softskin conversion is my next project.... I'm feeling like a fire truck....

Between this and Michael's CCKW paged (linked above) it's pretty much impossible not to find something.

A nice one seen at Beltring

(Ferda Hejl 2013)

On a personal note: I have never understood historic vehicle owners who spend so much time and effort restoring their vehicles then travel great distances to bring their pride and joy to a National Show where publishers and historians (and judges) will view and photograph these restorations AND then nonsensically hang garbage bags on the bumper, sit large modern water jugs on the running board and rest assorted camping gear all over the rest of the vehicle making a truly usable period photo an impossibility???

1960's photos ... my favourite is the Quad tow-truck




1980's photo ...


more later ...

Some great photos of US Army Air Corps firefighters in action at:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/1905648@N24/pool/

Amazing amount of variation and models. One could specialize in this area alone and have plenty of choice. Great to see so many releass in this area as well.

Hi, Mike! GREAT JOB on your models, once again! I think the dirt on the Tanker Truck can be overlooked as wartime priorities negated the "Spit & Polish" of civilian Fire Apparatus'...

Looks like someone else has gotten onboard with the idea of a model firetruck.

Photos found online - unfortunately no source was given but the truck was incorrectly identified as a Studebaker US6:




Anyone know the source on this kit?

Very nice photo posted online by Bill Wolf:



Anyone happen to know what that is hanging down below the cab running board? Looks like it could be an additional Power Take Off (PTO) or maybe a hydro power assist unit for the brakes that was added later???

Looks like a 1/48th scale Class 135 Airfield Crash Truck kit from Iron Division :

http://www.rairoresins.com/id2-softskins.html

H.P.

Frenchy you hit the nail on the head with that one! Too bad they don't make a 1/35 conversion kit as well!

French (I believe) Fire Fighters circa 1943:



(Source-Bron and Owner-Eigenaar - found on website "WWII in South-Limburg")

I know the title of this thread says 'US Fire Trucks" but these Opels are just too cool to pass up!!!

Fire Truck built on Opel 3.6 chassis.


Fire Truck built on lighter Opel 2.5 chassis.

Hi, Mike! Are we EVER going to see a brand-new CAD & Slide-molded 1/35 US WC-54 Dodge Ambulance? You'd think that SOMEONE out there would produce such an important WWII vehicle- At the very least, a resin conversion for the SKYBOW/AFV CLUB kits..?

Good question - however the Dodge Ambulance was, for the most part used ONLY as an ambulance (other than the rare use as a paddywagon) so that doesn't give it a lot of broad general use applications. I would hope if a company tackled that one they would also do the heavy Signal Corps radio panel truck and the Dodge Carryall.

I admit, I too was thinking about using the Skybow kit to upgrade the old Peerless Max Dodge ambulance. But . . . (and here I go again,) other than the lack of an engine I just don't see that much that was wrong with the old Peerless kit. Maybe after market tires and definately a new set of pioneer tools but otherwise . . .

On my Peerless kit I did cut open the engine oil pan area on the bottom of the vehicle, improved the engine shape as seen from below and turn the frame rails back into "C" channels but other than that I was fairly happy with the old kit.

Four fully detail litters hanging in the back would be nice and maybe a new Medic figure set.

OK, if I am doing all that then what the heck, let's have an all new kit! YEAH!