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[ImLost]

Final Version Completed! Pictures updated (3/21/2010). Ladder and turntable design inspired by Steven Asbury.

This post has been edited by ImLost: 21 March 2010 - 11:21 AM

[slacker int]

Excellent Build!

8 wide isn't really my thing as it doesn't fit in size wise with what I build... but this is a great looking truck!
I like the attention to details such as the opening doors, wipers, front lights, and that grill.
The entire truck has a nice clean sleek look to it!

well done

This post has been edited by slacker int: 02 March 2010 - 06:38 AM

[lightningtiger]

Looks real good 'slacker int' - I dont normally go for eight wide trucks - but yours is loaded with detail !
Maybe some more gauges and controls on the drivers side of the truck and that would be it !
Great job and keep on bricking !

[Rufus]

That's one nice, detailed fire truck . I like the custom doors. It looks like the ladder will have a very long reach - does the vehicle have outriggers to stop it overbalancing?

[Jasper Joppe Geers]

Yes!!!! Excellent one!

This is exactly a fire truck you can't miss when there's a fire in town!
I'm one of those who do like the 8 stud standard for trucks, and this
one shows exactly why. Everything fits and works in the minifig stasndard
like it would in the real world.

Well done, and congrats on this effort!

JJ

[Ralph_S]

I agree that the pump control panels could do with a few more bits and bobs and would love to see you add some side supports you can extend somewhere.
The ladder pieces you used often look too short, certainly on vehicles built to a fairly large scale. I love how you've managed to circumvent that issue really nicely by attaching the pieces that slide out to the bottom and filling in the gap. The small ladder on the side is very nice too and overall it looks very neat.

Cheers,
Ralph

[ChefAgf]

Very nice truck.

I agree with the outriggers. A big truck like this really need those.

Would like to see some pictures of this monster in action!

[ImLost]

Thanks for the comments, everyone!

slacker int, on Mar 2 2010, 07:37 AM, said:

Excellent Build!

8 wide isn't really my thing as it doesn't fit in size wise with what I build... but this is a great looking truck!
I like the attention to details such as the opening doors, wipers, front lights, and that grill.
The entire truck has a nice clean sleek look to it!

well done

Yeah, a lot of people are not big fans of 8-wide but after looking at photos of american fire trucks, I feel a 6-wide is way too narrow. I think as an 8-wide, the truck looks more proportionally correct.

lightningtiger, on Mar 2 2010, 08:03 AM, said:

Looks real good 'slacker int' - I dont normally go for eight wide trucks - but yours is loaded with detail !
Maybe some more gauges and controls on the drivers side of the truck and that would be it !
Great job and keep on bricking !

That is one of the major flaws of my model.. there is no room to fit a steering wheel or controls on the driver's side! I know how to remedy that problem, but I lack the pieces to do so.

Rufus, on Mar 2 2010, 08:47 AM, said:

That's one nice, detailed fire truck . I like the custom doors. It looks like the ladder will have a very long reach - does the vehicle have outriggers to stop it overbalancing?

There are no outriggers unfortunately. I can't figure out how to build one at the moment. Suggestions would be great. I may have to go with "implied outriggers", which means I'll add some panels on the side to give the illusion that outriggers are behind them, when in reality, no outriggers exist.

Jasper Joppe Geers, on Mar 2 2010, 10:34 AM, said:

Yes!!!! Excellent one!

This is exactly a fire truck you can't miss when there's a fire in town!
I'm one of those who do like the 8 stud standard for trucks, and this
one shows exactly why. Everything fits and works in the minifig stasndard
like it would in the real world.

Well done, and congrats on this effort!

JJ

Yes! An 8 wide supporter! Glad I'm not alone!

Ralph_S, on Mar 2 2010, 11:39 AM, said:

I agree that the pump control panels could do with a few more bits and bobs and would love to see you add some side supports you can extend somewhere.
The ladder pieces you used often look too short, certainly on vehicles built to a fairly large scale. I love how you've managed to circumvent that issue really nicely by attaching the pieces that slide out to the bottom and filling in the gap. The small ladder on the side is very nice too and overall it looks very neat.

Cheers,
Ralph

I agree that the pump control panel could use more dials and knobs and such. I just don't have the pieces for that right now. The pump control panel used to be populated with those little one-stud round gray pieces, but I had to use up all of them to make the truck's front grill.

I'll definately try to add some out triggers but right now, I can't come up with how to do it.

ChefAgf, on Mar 2 2010, 12:02 PM, said:

Very nice truck.

I agree with the outriggers. A big truck like this really need those.

Would like to see some pictures of this monster in action!

Good suggestion! I have a bunch of creator family homes and maybe I can make some sort of diaroma with this truck in action.

This post has been edited by ImLost: 02 March 2010 - 10:54 PM

[Darth Legolas]

Spot-on! I've been waiting for someone to make a real firetruck-looking firetruck. I guess they look different in Europe? My ignorant self will have to look that up.

Any way, the entire truck part of the truck is one million percent perfect! I don't think there's a single complain that comes to mind! It's so detailed it's like model team!

I think that's pretty much minifig-scaled. Maybe about 1/8 too big, it's huge, but you should definitely keep it that way!

That's a pretty long ladder, by the way. God forbid they ever need to use it!

[Ralph_S]

Darth Legolas, on Mar 3 2010, 01:10 AM, said:

Spot-on! I've been waiting for someone to make a real firetruck-looking firetruck. I guess they look different in Europe? My ignorant self will have to look that up.

This truck is really nice and I don't want to distract from that by posting other MOCs in this thread (so I won't), but your comment is a bit of a disservice to the many builders of fire engines who have posted their trucks on eurobricks in the past. I'm sure you don't see every single MOC that passes through here (who does?), but there have been plenty of American fire trucks on eurobricks including some really nice ones.

European fire engines do look less elaborate than American ones. IMO they are more form over function. All the trinkets do make building American ones lots of fun.

Cheers,
Ralph

[ACCURATEin]

I've seen quite a few minifig scale fire trucks, and this one is by way my favorite out of ALL of them. With all the fire truck MOCs in a past few months, i have been thinking of building one myself. On the way home from work last week, i saw a brand new fire truck that distinctly caught my attention.

Great job with this MOC. I love 8 weight trucks.

[Darth Legolas]

Ralph_S, on Mar 2 2010, 08:19 PM, said:

This truck is really nice and I don't want to distract from that by posting other MOCs in this thread (so I won't), but your comment is a bit of a disservice to the many builders of fire engines who have posted their trucks on eurobricks in the past. I'm sure you don't see every single MOC that passes through here (who does?), but there have been plenty of American fire trucks on eurobricks including some really nice ones.

European fire engines do look less elaborate than American ones. IMO they are more form over function. All the trinkets do make building American ones lots of fun.

Cheers,
Ralph

Sorry... I didn't mean that way at all! I love all of the fire engine MOCs here on Eurobricks, but I was particularly referring to the fire trucks in my town!

I'm really, really sorry. Not to mention though, your fire truck is great! But that's also a different category, as it is model team and this is town scaled!

Sorry again everyone!

[Ralph_S]

Darth Legolas, on Mar 3 2010, 03:48 AM, said:

Sorry... I didn't mean that way at all! I love all of the fire engine MOCs here on Eurobricks, but I was particularly referring to the fire trucks in my town!

I'm really, really sorry. Not to mention though, your fire truck is great! But that's also a different category, as it is model team and this is town scaled!

Sorry again everyone!

No worries. I know you meant no offence and fully understand your enthusiasm for this one.

Cheers,
Ralph

[ImLost]

Darth Legolas, on Mar 3 2010, 12:10 AM, said:

Spot-on! I've been waiting for someone to make a real firetruck-looking firetruck. I guess they look different in Europe? My ignorant self will have to look that up.

Any way, the entire truck part of the truck is one million percent perfect! I don't think there's a single complain that comes to mind! It's so detailed it's like model team!

I think that's pretty much minifig-scaled. Maybe about 1/8 too big, it's huge, but you should definitely keep it that way!

That's a pretty long ladder, by the way. God forbid they ever need to use it!

ACCURATEin, on Mar 3 2010, 02:25 AM, said:

I've seen quite a few minifig scale fire trucks, and this one is by way my favorite out of ALL of them. With all the fire truck MOCs in a past few months, i have been thinking of building one myself. On the way home from work last week, i saw a brand new fire truck that distinctly caught my attention.

Great job with this MOC. I love 8 weight trucks.

Thanks for the compliments, guys. I'm still not 100percent happy with this MOC, though. I think the front of the truck is proportionally incorrect. The headlights just does not look right, IMO. Also, the compartment section of the truck is too low. Plus, I feel the back is slightly too blocky. I'll try to make some improvements over the weekend.

[Loganwan]

Beautiful! I have to know first off: How many ladders do you have stacked up there on top to make the extension? And how high does it reach? I put an extra ladder on one of my TLG fire trucks, but this looks like it would reach awesomely tall.

As someone who lives right near a fire station and has them screaming by my house at 50mph, this looks spot on. Does 8 studs fit in with the Lego City theme, or is it too big? I sure can see that 8 studs just seems to work better than 6. I sure hope you are at least 99% happy with the truck. It is very nice.