MOC: 4wide Dry Powder Appliance

[Farnheim]

Hi all,

another bright red vehicle I've built a while back is this fire engine that is part of my plant fire department (an oil refinery). It should be the fictitious brother of a Unimog. The exact description here in germany is TroLF 1500. Tro means "trocken" (dry) and LF "Löschfahrzeug" (appliance). The number reflects the agent in kilogramms. So the truck carries (like a real model) 1,500 kg of class B- and C-powder (effective against petroleum fires) in two tanks. You can can also find the pressuretanks for the powder with its "control panel", two hoses, and some small extinguishers. The red thing on the front end shall show a small covered winch. As an extra detail I put a 2x2 satellite dish on the roof that demontrates a roof hatch (that some orginal Unimogs have/had).

Here's a little history of the TroLF 1500: This truck was built in the mid 90s of the last century and is going to reach the end of his term at the oil refinery. But this good old low tech is almost indestructable. So his next operational area could be a reagional air field next to the city of Farnheim. Its little fire brigade is highly interested in buying the truck.

So, this is it once again. Hope you like it (a bit) . Any kind of comments and critics are welcome as usual.

Cheers,

Farnheim

[lightningtiger]

Another cool addition to your 4 wide fire fighting fleet 'Farnheim'......I wonder what's next ?

Brick On 'Farnheim' !

[bootz]

I love the classic look of your fire vehicles, the use of the round tiles is a good touch too.

[monsinjor]

Another great 4 wide! You just need to love them.

[LEGO Guy Bri]

Great job again Farnheim! What is the red thing with the 1x1 slope in front of the front wheels?

[ER0L]

Another great little fire truck from you Farnheim! The rounded shapes of the tanks are a nice contrast to the old skool appearance of the whole thing. And I love the last picture, of course. Something unexpected will surely happen in the next few seconds. (That dark red helmet is very fashionable btw.)

Keep up the great work! :thumbup: