The Scale Firehouse
August
15
2010

Justin Abbott Knocks Out Another One

Junior member extraordinaire Justin showed up his dad once again by finishing up another build. According to his dad Matt he was inspired to build it after seeing the full size one sitting in a parking lot of a local EMS station. after he found Mom had drove it there he had to build it. Best excuse on why to build something I’ve heard, great job Justin!

August
15
2010

Brian’s Custom Police Car Models

SFH member Brian Kreitz announced that he has just started up a new site offering custom and pre-made jurisdictions as well as an assortment of diecast models to bring your favorite law enforcement vehicle to your shelf. Be sure to check out his web site for all the goodies and The Scale Firehouse wishes him all the best in the new endeavor.

July
12
2010

Sneak Peak From SSB Resins’ R&D Department

Got a note from Jamie with SSB Resins the other day with some great news,one is he back working full time out side of the hobby and he is still going to work on the resin stiff as well then he followed that up with a preview of his next release! He says he is at about 80% completion on the ladder truck that has been highly asked for. Looking at the photos it looks like it is going to be a great kit to add to the other Seagraves he has, not to mention real impressive sitting on a table at a show! Continue on for the sneak peek at the kit in progress…. Continue Reading »

May
4
2010

Get In Your Entries!

Don’t forget to send in your entries for the contest. There are only about 10 days until the cut off date. Remember, you don’t have to have the builds completed right now, just be sure to have them done by June 15th when the photos are due. Don’t miss out on the great prizes!

April
14
2010

Working With Brass

By Charlie Rowley

imageYou’ve may have seen the Pierce Arrow 7 ton dump that I did in brass, if not the in progress photos are posted on the discussion forum in this section. Below are some of the pieces of brass work that I’m currently doing for the O-5 Crash rig. This tutorial will show some of the technique used to create the parts to build the custom models such as the ones shown in the photo to the left.

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