Building progress LACoFD Lifeguard Ford F-350
Re: Building progress LACoFD Lifeguard Ford F-350
Followed by the compartment door handles...
...the roof lights, out of tiny, self adhesive gemstones...
...and the diamond plate parts for the rear and top compartment surface together with some L-shape rods as rain gutters.
I further built the rack attachments for the surfboard and the stretcher out of T- and U-shape rods.
...the roof lights, out of tiny, self adhesive gemstones...
...and the diamond plate parts for the rear and top compartment surface together with some L-shape rods as rain gutters.
I further built the rack attachments for the surfboard and the stretcher out of T- and U-shape rods.
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The next step was to paint the compartment doorhandles chrome, using the "Molotow Liquid Chrome pen".
Some of you probably noticed that I meanwhile "shrunk" the compartment door handles, since they were out of scale.
I already noticed it after painting, but I thought when adding the chrome it will look ok Exactly the opposite happened, it pretty much highlighted the error further
So I ended up filling the former holes, drilling smaller ones into it and then repainting the whole part
Always something with my projects
Then I completed the towing hitch.
And the truck at this stage
Some of you probably noticed that I meanwhile "shrunk" the compartment door handles, since they were out of scale.
I already noticed it after painting, but I thought when adding the chrome it will look ok Exactly the opposite happened, it pretty much highlighted the error further
So I ended up filling the former holes, drilling smaller ones into it and then repainting the whole part
Always something with my projects
Then I completed the towing hitch.
And the truck at this stage
Re: Building progress LACoFD Lifeguard Ford F-350
I continued with the equipment like the rescue can/buoy.
Therefore I used 1,5mm, 1mm strip styrene and a 1mm styrene round rod.
The styrene rod was cut to an small arrow and the round rod was then horizontaly wrapped around it.
finally I added the 1mm styrene strip on top of the arrow. But since I filled the 1mm strip about half way down, i suggest a 0,5mm strip would do the job I think the outcome pretty much looks like the rescue can, even without paint on.
Therefore I used 1,5mm, 1mm strip styrene and a 1mm styrene round rod.
The styrene rod was cut to an small arrow and the round rod was then horizontaly wrapped around it.
finally I added the 1mm styrene strip on top of the arrow. But since I filled the 1mm strip about half way down, i suggest a 0,5mm strip would do the job I think the outcome pretty much looks like the rescue can, even without paint on.
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And the rescue cans with paint and some rope on
The other, nice feature were the swim fins.
These were made out of 1mm and 0,5 mm styrene sheet and strip styrene.
The other, nice feature were the swim fins.
These were made out of 1mm and 0,5 mm styrene sheet and strip styrene.
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For the rear handles on top of the compartments I simply used paper clips, cut to size.
meanwhile I also painted the diamondplates with the Molotow pen. It worked perfectly even with this, rather big, surface
Then I punched out some side reflectors, out of reflective sheet.
meanwhile I also painted the diamondplates with the Molotow pen. It worked perfectly even with this, rather big, surface
Then I punched out some side reflectors, out of reflective sheet.
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Next I concentrated on the emergency lights.
To create them I punched out round lights of self adhesive clear gemstone/decoration stickers and cutting out rectangular shapes as well. Finally I even painted a small, tiny chrome trim around the rectangular lights.
The rear part was further completed with tiny round red gemstones.
To create them I punched out round lights of self adhesive clear gemstone/decoration stickers and cutting out rectangular shapes as well. Finally I even painted a small, tiny chrome trim around the rectangular lights.
The rear part was further completed with tiny round red gemstones.
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Further parts were the rear scene lights out of clear plastic pins and ferrules.
A modified FRR MX lightbar.
Antennas
And even small, fingernail gemstones as rear cabine/brake light
A modified FRR MX lightbar.
Antennas
And even small, fingernail gemstones as rear cabine/brake light
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To conclude this build walkthrough the creation of the life wests out of the former IXO FDNY Engine "hoses"
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Since I haven´t made a picture of the finished wests, here some closeups with everything together
To end this, a final shot of the whole rig
I hope you liked it and I could answer some questions
To end this, a final shot of the whole rig
I hope you liked it and I could answer some questions
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Thanks for sharing and taking the time to download all the information!
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