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Thanks for sharing. I had a few of the fire trucks pass through my collection.

I saw these in a Facebook group. Likely not coming to the US or outside of China due to licensing. But If I can get my hands on a stash of these, my Greenlight blanks are gone.

we knew the Charger was coming. I am happy it is coming. I saw some comments that people wish it was diecast. I actually prefer plastic.

Yes and if anyone finds one I am interested.

RIch, I am 100% with you on both the decision to make this vs a modern box and the collector mindset. So many are just happy they have a box to use they overlook how much better a current model would be. This is so limited in releases. A current box could have been tied to their current pick chassis...

Well that shoots my Del Prado copy thought out of the water. I am pleased for the price point. In many ways, better but not. I have a few ideas planned for the custom shop. But I also got it for the box alone. I was thinking, do you think GL will get the same flack Code 3 did for making the Boston u...

Wow that is adventurous. I can't wait to see the build along photos.

Not your ususal area is it. I seem to think of you as a classic builder.

As alway top notch. And I am a sucker for non-standard units.

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Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:05 am

I dont think I have ever seen a Del Prado ambulance. Were they one piece cab/box?

I don't think there were any. A lot of the Del Prado stuff was 2 piece. It was just wild speculation on my part trying to figure out why they would do this particular model.

I've been digging through some boxes and came across the Del Prado copis of the Code 3 models. It got me thinking. I took a look at the new GL unit and it has all the hallmarks of the DP models. I am wondering if GL got access to molds for models DP never released or had in planning. It wouldn't sur...