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by FireEngines
Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:30 am
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: FireEngines.net Website
Replies: 7
Views: 2430

FireEngines.net Website

Hello Everyone,

Just FYI, the FireEngines.net domain has been renewed for another year. I can't believe we have been in operation for 18 years.

Be Safe!

Larry
by FireEngines
Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:28 pm
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: NOTICE
Replies: 9
Views: 3095

NOTICE

I know I have not been involved in the forums for years. However, I know a number of collectors still use it. As a result, I have renewed FireEngines.net for an additional two years. I would like to still do end depth reviews of models, email them to me, I will post them on the main page. Have fun! ...
by FireEngines
Fri Jan 26, 2018 4:21 am
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: Code 3 Diamond Plate Philly Squirt 43
Replies: 12
Views: 6999

Re: Code 3 Diamond Plate Philly Squirt 43

Money! They already had a small run of 43 and bad press.
by FireEngines
Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:39 am
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: Code 3 Diamond Plate Philly Squirt 43
Replies: 12
Views: 6999

Re: Code 3 Diamond Plate Philly Squirt 43

I worked on this model with John from Code 3. It was a screw up from the very beginning. I was going over some of my old emails that I kept and one was of particular interest: "When I first started the project, the boom did not have "Philadelphia Fire Department" on it. I called the apparatus office...
by FireEngines
Sun Jan 14, 2018 12:49 am
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: Aurora Design Road Rail Fire Appliance - Pump Mode
Replies: 5
Views: 3457

Re: Aurora Design Road Rail Fire Appliance - Pump Mode

I added more photos and contact information to the http://www.fireengines.net main page.

It is a 1:43 scale model.
by FireEngines
Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:41 pm
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: Aurora Design Road Rail Fire Appliance - Pump Mode
Replies: 5
Views: 3457

Aurora Design Road Rail Fire Appliance - Pump Mode

According to their FB page, this is a 1:43 model. Pre-order price : HK$1,580 (USD206) Pre-order deposit : HK$400 (USD 52) Expected available date : February, 2018 For customer convenience, apart from making pre-order request at Aurora Design’s facebook page, customer can also visit the "Autorbit" an...
by FireEngines
Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:47 pm
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: Photos From Old Forum
Replies: 11
Views: 34409

Re: Photos From Old Forum

Any information on this photo found in the archives..
by FireEngines
Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:56 pm
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: Photos From Old Forum
Replies: 11
Views: 34409

Re: Photos From Old Forum

Larry retrieved them from the old Forums.

Some dated as far back as 2005.
by FireEngines
Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:08 pm
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: Photos From Old Forum
Replies: 11
Views: 34409

Photos From Old Forum

Hello Everyone...

I was able to retrieve over 500 photos from the old forums and copied them here. If you really want to step back in time, take a took:

http://fireengines.net/FireEnginesForumPhotos1/

http://fireengines.net/FireEnginesForumPhotos2/
by FireEngines
Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:12 pm
Forum: General Collecting Discussion
Topic: Gravity Sucks
Replies: 5
Views: 2837

Gravity Sucks

This weekend I started the process to thin out my collection and noticed some of the parts have have fallen off the models. Of course they did not fall anywhere near the model so I could get some idea what model they came off of. Instead they fell on the floor. One of the worst sounds is to hear tha...