By Charlie Rowley
You’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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By Charlie Rowley
At the close of World War 2 the US Army ordered a new and large crash truck to serve at stateside airfields. The Class 155 was the result and it was built on either Corbitt, Brockway or Kenworth chassis. It was a large truck, carried 1000 gallons of water, protein foam and had to large deck turrets for discharging the water foam mixture. The Hale pump was powered by a Continental engine. Here is a photo of the truck. I chose to model this truck because it was both a piece of fire apparatus and military oriented; something I don’t have in my collection.
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By Charlie Rowley
Someone has asked about hose loads and in the past several questions have been asked of me regarding the hose loads I put in my apparatus models. So here is a short tutorial on what I have done.
There are two types of loads that I use.
1. Accordian load and
2. The flat load.
The accordion load is where the hose sections are vertical and next to one another.
The flat load is where each section lays flat and succeeding levels lay flat on top of them. Here are examples of each.
The first one is the flat load and is most often used for large diameter hose loads since it would come off the truck easier than other kinds. I used 3M yellow tape for the LDH on this model. It is 3/4′ wide. I cut off a piece and laid it flat so that I could fold it in thirds. The hand lines on each side are made from 1/8″ wide sewing elastic that you can find in any store such as Jo-Ann Fabrics, Wally World or Target.
The second is an accordion lay and is a bit neater than the flat lay. Read more »
By Charlie Rowley
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here are different kinds of gate valves than can be used and this one is what we call a Morse Gate. It is an older style and is not used extensively today on modern apparatus. However it does have good features and is used quite a bit for tying in small supply lines from hydrants. Why? Because to open and close the gate you crank on a handle. This means the gate opens or closes slowly, eliminating water hammer that can damage pump packings or burst a line. Here is the gate we are going to model. Read more »
You’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.
Tutorials | Charlie Rowley April 14, 2010 | 
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