[MOC] 1970 American LaFrance 900 Series "Pumper" Fire Engine

[XTN]

It has been on my mind for sooo long, but only the Bronco fenders made it possible:

1970 American LaFrance 900 Series "Pumper" Fire Engine

American LaFrance Pumper - Bricksafe

 

 

It features:

• HOG steering with reduction
• fake V6 engine
• openable doors for driver and co-driver
• openable storage compartments: 2 * 4x2 studs, 4 * 3x4 studs
• ladder, hoses, fire extinguishers, axes, boxes (fit in the compartments, can be filled with all kinds of fire fighters' equipment)

It's in "MACK" scale, like most 15 studs wide trucks.

As said before, it heavily benefits from the new fender pieces from the Bronco.
The only downside is, that the inner arches are available in black only. If they come in red or lbg, these are the ones I will swap.
At first I was afraid, that the mounting point one stud inwards, compared to without the additional inner arch, might make the wheels collide with the chassis when turning. But everything works fine with the narrower truck tires.
I will use these too to equip the rear axle with twin tires, but I need to order some first. 

Here are some more details:

 

Thanks for reading.
If you like it, you can find more pics on my bricksafe page American LaFrance Pumper - Bricksafe

 

[Paul B Technic]

I really love the level of detail in this.

[2GodBDGlory]

Nicely done! Looks are good, and it's cool to see those new panels being used so effectively already

[grum64]

What an awesome build. Instantly recognisable and with great attention to detail. Love all the accessories.

[Jurss]

Very good, especially, that it is fully technic, almost or no bricks.

[gyenesvi]

Looks beautiful, great use of the new fender parts! Let's hope for more to come in the same style!

[MangaNOID]

Super nice build! you captured the original very nicely 

[Thirdwigg]

Stunning build! You keep getting better with these vehicles in this scale. Well done.